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Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Technology: Manufacturing Option

The Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology: Manufacturing Option offers students in the Mechanical Engineering Technology program a greater concentration of courses directly applicable to manufacturing. Career opportunities include manufacturing, plant management, product testing and evaluation, quality assurance, and engineering-support operations.

The amount of time it takes for a student to complete this degree will depend upon the individual student's course load. Students may earn the Associate’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology (64 credits) as they work towards the Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology: Manufacturing Option (125 credits). Many of the courses taken toward this degree can be applied toward a related certificate program, allowing students to earn additional credentials as they pursue their degree.

Suggested Course of Study - Total Credits: 125
For students who entered the program in or after September 2005
The following course outline, which lists 2 to 3 courses each semester, is only a suggested course load. First-year students should not take more than 1 or 2 courses their first semester. Subsequent course loads may be determined by the student’s own personal time constraints.

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First Year

First Semester
92.120 Precalculus Mathematics I - 3cr.
23.101 Engineering Graphics - 2cr.
42.101 College Writing I - 3cr.
Total Credits: 8

Second Semester
92.123 Precalculus Mathematics II - 3cr.
23.102 Engineering Design & Graphics - 3cr.
42.102 College Writing II - 3cr.
Total Credits: 9

Second Year

First Semester
92.125 Calculus A - 3cr.
99.131 Technical Physics I - 3cr.
42.226 Technical and Scientific Communication - 3cr.
Total Credits: 9

Second Semester
92.126 Calculus B - 3cr.
99.132 Technical Physics II - 3cr.
23.295 Materials Science - 3cr.
Total Credits: 9

Third Year

First Semester
23.200 Computer-Aided Drafting - 3cr.
23.221 Statics - 3cr.
23.241 Elements of Thermodynamics I - 3cr.
Total Credits: 9

Second Semester
17.130 Electrical Basics & Laboratory - 2cr.
23.222 Dynamics - 3cr.
23.223 Mechanics of Materials - 3cr.
Total Credits: 8

Fourth Year

First Semester
23.242 Applied Fluid Mechanics - 3cr.
23.202 Thermo/Fluids Laboratory - 2cr.
Total Credits: 5

Second Semester
17.131 Electronic Basics and Lab. - 2cr.
43.--- General Education - Arts & Humanities (AH) - 3cr.
23.302 Mechanics/Materials Lab - 2cr.
Total Credits: 7

Fifth Year

First Semester
23.3— Mechanical Engineering Technology Elective - 3cr.
92.225 Calculus C - 3cr.
84.111 General Chemistry I - 3cr.
Total Credits: 9

Second Semester
17.132 Digital Basics and Laboratory - 2cr.
90.211 Introduction to Programming with C - I - 3cr.
23.301 Manufacturing Technology Lab - 2cr.
Total Credits: 7

Sixth Year

First Semester
23.320 Machine Design - 3cr.
84.113 General Chemistry Lab I - 1cr.
23.262 Engineering Data Analysis - 3cr.
Total Credits: 7

Second Semester
48.--- General Education - Social Sciences (SS) - 3cr.
23.243 Elements of Thermodynamics II - 3cr.
45.--- General Education - Arts & Humanities (AH) (D or E) - 3cr.
Total Credits: 9

Seventh Year

First Semester
49.201 Economics I (Microeconomics) (SS) - 3cr.
23.475 Heat Transfer - 3cr.
42.--- General Education - Arts & Humanities (AH) - 3cr.
Total Credits: 9

Second Semester
47.101 General Psychology - 3cr.
23.480 Computer-Aided Design - 3cr.
23.305 Manufacturing Processes - 3cr.
Total Credits: 9

Eighth Year

First Semester
23.414 Engineering Economics (SS) - 3cr.
23.402 Engineering Measurement Lab - 2cr.
23.416 Statistical Quality Control - 3cr.
Total Credits: 8

Second Semester
23.419 Computer Aided Manufacturing - 3cr.
Total Credits: 3

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