Purpose: This curriculum is designed to prepare the student for employment as a mechanical engineering technician or for transfer to a four-year college to seek a bachelor's degree. Students who intend to transfer to a four-year degree program must see a faculty advisor prior to selecting courses. Occupational objectives include: mechanical draftsman, engineering technician, research and development technician, engineering equipment inspector, engineering plant operator or estimator.
Recommended Preparation: Two years of high school algebra and geometry.
Credits
First Year 1st Semester 2nd Semester
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CSC 110 Introduction to Computing or
IST 160 Computer Programming, Basic ........ 3-4
(1) EGR 115 Engineering Graphics .................... 2
ENG 111 College Composition I ................... 3
(2) MTH 166 Pre-calculus with Trigonometry .......... 5
(3) PED 116 Lifetime Fitness & Wellness ............. 1
STD Elective .................................... 1
DRF 152 Engineering Draw. Fund. II .............. 3
DRF 231 Computer Aided Drafting I ............... 3
MEC 112 Processes of Industry ................... 3
MEC 118 Automated Manufacturing Tech. ........... 3
(3) PED/RPK .......................................... 1
(4) ___ Social science elective ..................... 3
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Total Credits 15 16
Credits
Second Year 1st Semester 2nd Semester
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DRF 232 Computer Aided Drafting II .............. 3
EGR 130 Statics and Strength of Materials ....... 5
MEC 265 Fluid Mechanics ......................... 3
PHY 201 General College Physics I ............... 4
(5) ___ Technical Elective .......................... 3
DRF 233 Computer Aided Drafting III ............. 3
MEC 210 Machine Design .......................... 3
PHY 202 General College Physics II .............. 4
(4) ___ Social science elective ..................... 3
SPD Elective .................................... 3
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Total Credits 18 16
Total minimum credits for the Mechanical Engineering Technology major (A.A.S. degree) = 65.
(1) DRF 151 may be substituted for EGR 115.
(2) MTH 163-164 Precalculus I-II, 6 cr may be substituted for MTH 166
(3) The PED requirement may be met by one of the following options: PED 116, 2 cr.; PED 116, 1 cr. plus a PED activities course, 1 cr.; or PED 116, 1 cr. plus RPK 205, 207, 208, 216, or 225. PED 116 is offered as both a 1-credit and a 2-credit course.
(4) Social science courses may be selected from the following: economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, or sociology (includes anthropology). Students planning to transfer should consider taking a two-semester sequence of a social science.
(5) Internships are available through Cooperative Education and students are encouraged to participate to complement academic preparation.