Associate of Science Transfer in Engineering
This program of study provides core courses in engineering, science and mathematics for students interested in pursuing a four-year degree program in engineering.
The NWIC engineering program is designed to meet most of the prerequisites for entrance into a four-year college or university engineering program in Washington State and may be transferrable to other institutions out of state. Students may be required to complete additional General University Requirements (GUR/GER) after transfer. Students must consult with the pre-engineering advisor before selecting courses to ensure that they meet the minimum entry requirements of the college or university engineering program to which they plan to transfer.
Program Coordinator & Faculty
Lisa Redsteer
Program Coordinator – Pre-Engineering
Work Email: lmredsteer@nwic.edu
Anna Waschke
Faculty – Pre-Engineering
Work Email: awaschke@nwic.edu
PROGRAM OUTCOMES
AS-T in Pre-Engineering
The four sacred directions are used in Indigenous ceremony to help Indigenous people develop a framework to connect to place. A navigational compass has been used since time immemorial for peoples of all cultures to navigate the natural environment. The Pre-Engineering program at NWIC will prepare students with tools for understanding community and societal needs to develop solutions with Indigenous perspectives and traditional knowledge.
EAST – THE SELF (MIND, BODY, SPIRIT)
Indigenous communities have a strong connection to their environment as well as their well-being. In some communities, this symbol represents the mental, physical, and spiritual component of the self.
- Demonstrate the ability to apply analytic, laboratory, and computer-based tools.
SOUTH – THE PRESENT (ENVIRONMENT)
Understanding the connections between the social, environmental, and inner-self is foundational to the survival and identity of Indigenous people. Communicating these connections and serving others is what has enabled Indigenous people to be sovereign communities.
- Communicate work in a variety of formats (oral, written, or graphical).
WEST – THE PAST (INQUIRY)
Problem solving is the heart of Ancestral and Indigenous Knowledge. Environmental restoration, construction, and de-construction are an example of efforts stemming from Indigenous inquiry. Since time immemorial, Indigenous people have been observing, questioning, and engineering solutions to issues related to place.
- Know how to apply the engineering design process to respond to the needs of Indigenous communities and serve to promote Indigenous self-determination.
NORTH – THE FUTURE (COMMUNITY GOALS)
Service learning and outreach are ways Indigenous peoples serve community and societal needs as well as promote intergenerational learning and self-determination.
- Contribute to an engineering project in a tribal, federal, or private context.
NWIC’s new Engineering program and Lummi Nation’s work towards Energy Soverignty is featured on PBS!
Episode 5, “Toward Energy Independence”
