Mechanical Engineering Technology, B.S.

Graduates are capable of applying engineering principles to today’s industrial problems. In the four-year Bachelor’s degree programs, emphasis is placed on necessary theoretical concepts as well as practical laboratory experience in manufacturing processes and techniques, instrumentation and controls, and equipment and machinery design, and performance testing and evaluation. Particular emphasis is placed on studies meeting the needs of those industries which are prevalent in the Southeast.

The Bachelor of Science with a major in Mechanical Engineering Technology program is accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org.

General Education (42 Credit Hours)

See listing of requirements.

General Education Requirements Specific to This Major:

Area A2: MATH 1112 or MATH 1113
Area B2: COM 1100 (Recommended)
Area D1: MATH 1190
Area D2: (PHYS 2211 and PHYS 2211L ) and (PHYS 2212 and PHYS 2212L )
Area E4: STS 1101 (Recommended)

PHYS 1111 /PHYS 1111L and PHYS 1112 /PHYS 1112L may be substituted for PHYS 2211 /PHYS 2211L and PHYS 2212 /PHYS 2212L .

Lower Division Major Requirements (Area F) (18 Credit Hours)

Required Courses (56 Credit Hours)

Choose One of the Concentrations Below (12 Credit Hours)

General Concentration

Select one of the following: (3 Credit Hours)

Upper Level Electives (9 Credit Hours)

Select any nine credit hours from the following:

MET 3XXX
MET 4XXX
IET 4135
EDG 3XXX
EDG 4XXX (Maximum of 2 EDG courses allowed for General Concentration)

Note: Students taking the General Concentration are not allowed to select minors in Engineering Design Graphics, Manufacturing Engineering Technology, or Energy/HVAC.

Energy-HVAC Concentration

MET 3402:Thermodynamics II

Choose three courses from the following:

Engineering Graphics Design Concentration

MET 4112:Computer Aided Engineering & Analysis

Choose three courses from the following:

Manufacturing Concentration

MET 3331:Tool Design

Choose three courses from the following:

Program Total (128 Credit Hours)

University-Wide Degree Requirements

See listing of requirements.

Note: Program is exempt from the WELL 1000 course requirement.

Mechanical Engineering Technology, B.S.

General Education (42 Credit Hours)

General Education Requirements Specific to This Major:

Lower Division Major Requirements (Area F) (18 Credit Hours)

Required Courses (56 Credit Hours)

Choose One of the Concentrations Below (12 Credit Hours)

General Concentration

Select one of the following: (3 Credit Hours)

Upper Level Electives (9 Credit Hours)

Energy-HVAC Concentration

Choose three courses from the following:

Engineering Graphics Design Concentration

Choose three courses from the following:

Manufacturing Concentration

Choose three courses from the following:

Program Total (128 Credit Hours)

University-Wide Degree Requirements

Graduation Credit Hour Total (128 Credit Hours)