Program Curriculum Upgrade Request
Institution Submitting Request: Utah Valley University
Proposed Title: Mechatronics Engineering Technology
Currently Approved Title: Mechatronics Technology
School or Division or Location: College of Technology & Computing
Department(s) or Area(s) Location: Engineering Technology Department
Recommended Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Code: 15.0406
Current Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Code: 15.0406
Proposed Beginning Date (for new programs): Fall 2015
Institutional Board of Trustees’ Approval Date: 1/15/2015
Proposal Type (check all that apply):
Regents’ General Consent Calendar Items
R401-5 OCHE Review and Recommendation; Approval on General Consent Calendar
SECTION
NO.
5.1.1
5.1.2
5.2.1
5.2.3
Minor*
Emphasis*
Certificate of Proficiency*
Graduate Certificate*
New Administrative Unit
ITEM
Administrative Unit Transfer
Administrative Unit Restructure
Administrative Unit Consolidation
5.4.1
5.4.2
5.5.1
5.5.2
5.5.3
5.5.4
5.5.5
New Center
New Institute
New Bureau
Out-of-Service Area Delivery of Programs
Program Transfer
Program Restructure
Program Consolidation
Name Change of Existing Programs
Program Discontinuation
Program Suspension
Reinstatement of Previously Suspended Program
Reinstatement of Previously Suspended Administrative Unit
Chief Academic Officer (or Designee) Signature:
I certify that all required institutional approvals have been obtained prior to submitting this request to the
Office of the Commissioner.
Signature: _____________________________ Date: 1/7/2015
Printed Name: Jeffery Olson, Senior Vice President, Academic Affairs

Program Curriculum Upgrade Request
Utah Valley University
AAS Mechatronics Engineering Technology
8/29/2014
Section I: Request
Utah Valley University Department of Engineering Technology requests a restructure of the AAS
Mechatronics Engineering Technology Program to be in line with the needs of local industry and with the proposed BS degree program in Mechatronics Engineering Technology. This degree was originally approved by the State Board of Regents in 2007. UVU requests that these changes be implemented Fall
2015. This restructure was approved by the Utah Valley University Board of Trustees on January 15, 2015.
Section II: Need
The purpose of the Mechatronics Engineering Technology Program is to prepare students to work in the local industrial sectors as automation engineering technologists. These proposed program changes will align the Mechatronics Engineering Technology content with the needs of industry so that the graduates of the program will realize strong employment potential, as well as immediate productivity as automation engineering technicians.
These changes are in response to feedback from former students as well as potential employers. The changes in the program have been made to reflect the job requirements associated with an AAS level graduate and bring the curriculum more in line with the needs of industry and the proposed BS degree in
Mechatronics Engineering Technology. These changes ensure the AAS degree to be a stackable degree.
Many of the courses are of the same content just the course number has been changed to provide a logical sequence. All EART courses have been replaced with MECH courses to emphasize design and to not be confused with the EART program.
One of the important changes is to align the computer hardware and programming courses with the industry need. Industry uses Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC's) in automation manufacturing applications. Classical computer introductory courses (CS 1400-Fundamentals of Programming C++, CS
2810-Computer Organization and Architecture, and EENG 2700/2705-Digital Design I and lab) have been replaced by MECH 1250-Logic Fundamentals for Mechatronic design, MECH 2300-Microcontroller
Architecture and Programming, and MECH 2500-Introduction to PLC’s in Mechatronic Design. As a result of this change, Mechatronics students are exposed to computer hardware with applied C programming language as well as industry standard ladder logic. These three classes in the new Mechatronics Program provide 11 credit hours of industry specific computer hardware and programming experience.
Section III: Institutional Impact
The restructured curriculum enables the AAS students and BS students to be enrolled in the same lower division classes. This optimizes the demand on faculty teaching loads and has no financial impact. No new labs will need to be added as a result of these changes, and the lab space that is currently being used for the program will accommodate these changes.

One new tenure track faculty has been added to support the AAS Mechatronics Program; however, this addition was necessary whether or not these changes are put into place.
Section IV: Finances
It is expected that program costs will stay the same with these changes because the lab, classroom, and faculty loads will not be affected.
Section V: Program Curriculum
All Program Courses (with New Courses in Bold)
Course Prefix and Number
Required Courses:
Title
Credit
Hours
ENGL 1010
ENGL 2020
ENGL 2310
MGMT 1010 or
ECON 1010
PHYS 2010
PHYS 2015
Introduction to Writing
Intermediate Writing–Science and Technology
Technical Communication
Introduction to Business or
Economics as a Social Science
College Physics I
College Physics I Lab
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
4.0
1.0
HLTH 1100 or
PES 1097
MATH 1050
EGDT 1071
MECH 1010
MECH 1200
MECH 1250
MECH 2200
MECH 2300
MECH 2400
MECH 2500
MECH 2510
MECH 2550
MECH 2600
Personal Health and Wellness or
Fitness for Life
College Algebra
3 Dimensional Modeling-Solidworks
Introduction to Mechatronics
Electronics in Automation Design
Logic Fundamentals for Mechatronic Design
Semiconductors Used in Mechatronic
Systems
Microcontroller Architecture and Programming
Mechanical Components
2.0
4.0
3.0
3.0
5.0
3.0
4.0
4.0
4.0
Introduction to PLC’s in Mechatronic Design
Automation System Sensors
Advanced PLC Programming and Applications
4.0
3.0
4.0
Introduction to Pneumatics 3.0
Total Number of Credits 63.0
Program Schedule
COURSE NUMBER CREDITS
MATH 1050
MECH 1200
COURSE TITLE
Fall Semester First Year
College Algebra
Electronics in Automation Design
4.0
5.0

MECH 1250
ENGL 1010
MECH 1010
EGDT 1071
MECH 2200
MECH 2300
ENGL 2020
Logic Fundamentals for Mechatronic Design
Introduction to Writing
SEMESTER TOTAL
Spring Semester First Year
Introduction to Mechatronics
3 Dimensional Modeling-Solidworks
Semiconductors Used in Mechatronic Systems
Microcontroller Architecture and Programming
Intermediate Writing-Science and Technology
SEMESTER TOTAL
MECH 2400
Fall Semester Second Year
Mechanical Components
MECH 2500
MECH 2510
Introduction to PLC’s in Mechatronic Design
Automation System Sensors
MGMT 1010 or ECON 1010 Introduction to Business or Economics
HLTH 1100 or PES 1097 Personal Health and Wellness or Fitness for Life
SEMESTER TOTAL
Spring Semester Second Year
MECH 2550
MECH 2600
PHYS 2010
PHYS 2015
ENGL 2310
Advanced PLC Programming and Applications
Introduction to Pneumatics
College Physics I
College Physics I Lab
Technical Communication
SEMESTER TOTAL
TOTAL AAS DEGREE CREDITS
3.0
3.0
15.0
3.0
3.0
4.0
4.0
3.0
17.0
4.0
3.0
4.0
1.0
3.0
15.0
63.0
4.0
4.0
3.0
3.0
2.0
16.0