College of Technology
Degree – Bachelor of Science
Major: Mechanical Engineering Technology
Catalog Year: 2016-17
Degree Requirements
Details
Credit Hours
120 credit hours For example, students starting a 120 credit hour program in Fall 2016 must complete a minimum of 15 credit
hours per semester/30 credit hours per academic year to earn a Bachelor’s Degree on time in 4 years and graduate by May 2020.
2.0 GPA
Complete at least 32 hours at the 30000 or higher course level at Purdue University Northwest
2 courses approved with the E X L attribute. E X L courses are noted by (e) next to the course title.
Purdue University Northwest requires a minimum of 30 credit hours in the following General Education competencies:
English Composition (6 credits);
Technology (3 credit hours);
Freshman Experience Course (1 to 3 credits) For
Speech Communication (3 credits);
Humanities (3 credits);
courses less than 3 credits, 1 or 2 credits must
Quantitative Reasoning (3 credits);
Social Science (3 credits);
be earned from another general education
Natural Science (3 credits);
Any General Education (3 credits);
approved course.
Some courses may fulfill more than one requirement. Additional General Education coursework may be required to achieve the
minimum 30 credit hours. Only courses approved by University Senate will satisfy Gen Ed Requirements. (See Course Descriptions
at http://www.pnw.edu/registration/class-schedule-and-course-descriptions for more information.)
Grade Point Average ( GPA)
Residency Rule
Experiential Learning (E X L)
General Education Core
Milestone Courses noted by (m) next to the course title have been identified as being critical to your success in this field of study. Failure to master the
subject matter in milestone courses may impact your ability to progress in your degree program. This may entail achieving higher grades than just the minimum noted in this
plan of study. Review program requirements with your academic advisor to stay on track for graduation. E X L courses are noted by (e) next to the course title.
SEMESTER 1 - Program
Requirements (Course Title)
Subject Code/
Course Number
Algebra & Trig for Technology I
MA 14700
English Composition I
Intro to Engineering Technology
ENGL 10400
MET 16100
Production Drawing & CAD
Manufacturing Processes II
Fundamentals of Speech
Semester
Offered
Credit
Hours
Gen
Ed
3
Yes
ALL
FA
3
1
Yes
Yes
MET 10000
MET 24200
COM 11400
FA, SP
FA, SP
ALL
3
3
3
Yes
SEMESTER 2 - Program
Requirements (Course Title)
Subject Code/
Course Number
Semester
Offered
Algebra & Trig for Technology II
Applied Mechanics Statics
MA 14800
MET 11800 (m)
FA, SP
3
3
Materials I
Computational Analysis Tools
Intro. to Parametric Modeling
Humanities or Social Science
Elective
MET 14100
MET 16200
MET 10100
FA, SP
SP
SP
ALL
3
1
3
3
SEMESTER 3 - Program
Requirements (Course Title)
Subject Code/
Course Number
Semester
Offered
Calculus for Technology I
Applied Strength of Materials
MA 16019
MET 21100 (m)
FA
4
4
General Physics I
Dynamics
PHYS 22000
MET 21300 (m)
FA, SP
4
3
SEMESTER 4 - Program
Requirements (Course Title)
Subject Code/
Course Number
Semester
Offered
Production Drawing
Fluid Power
Applied Calc II and Diff. Eqs.
MET 10200
MET 23000
MA 16021
SP
SP
Machine Elements
MET 21500 (m)
FA, SP
3
Technical Report Writing
ENGL 22000
ALL
3
Credit
Hours
Credit
Hours
Credit
Hours
Min
Grade
Notes
Also
Allowed
MA 15300
C-
Pre/Co-requisite Courses
MA 11500 or SAT Mathematics 449 or
ALEKS Math Placement 030
ENGL 10100 High School Grades
See
Note 1
Co-requisite: MET 10000
Yes
Gen
Ed
Min
Grade
Notes
Also
Allowed
MA 15400
MET 11100
Pre/Co-requisite Courses
MA 14700 or MA 15300
Co-requisite: MA 14800 or MA
15400
MA 14700 or MA 15300
MET 10000
Yes
Gen
Ed
See
Note 2
Min
Grade
Notes
Also
Allowed
MA 16300
Yes
Gen
Ed
3
3
3
Min
Grade
Notes
Also
Allowed
Pre/Co-requisite Courses
MA 14800 or MA 15400
MET 11800 or MET 11100 and Coreq: MA 16019
MA 14800 or MA 15400
MET 11800 or MET 11100 and Coreq: MA 16019
Pre/Co-requisite Courses
MET 10000 and MET 16200
PHYS 22000
MA 22400 or
MA16400
Yes
MET 16200 and MET 21100 and
MET 21300
ENGL 10000, 10100,10400, or
10800
SEMESTER 5 - Program
Requirements (Course Title)
Subject Code/
Course Number
Electricity Fundamentals
Applied Heat Transfer
General Physics II
ECET 21401
MET 32900
PHYS 22100
Engineering Project Management & IET 30800
Economic Analysis
Semester
Offered
FA
FA, SP
Credit
Hours
3
3
4
3
Elementary Statistical Methods I
STAT 30100
SEMESTER 6 - Program
Requirements (Course Title)
Subject Code/
Course Number
Semester
Offered
Operations Management
Controls & Instr. for Automation
Safety and Health for Tech
Computer Programming Course
IET 35200
MET 38200
OLS 30000
SP
SP
ALL
Applied Thermodynamics
MET 32500
SP
SEMESTER 7 - Program
Requirements (Course Title)
Subject Code/
Course Number
Semester
Offered
Comp Integrated Design &
Manufacturing (e)
Applied Fluid Mechanics
MET / IET Elective
MET 46100
FA
3
MET 31300
FA
FA,SP
3
3
Senior Project Survey (e)
MET 49500
FA, SP
3
FA,SP
3
Tech / CHM Elective
SEMESTER 8 - Program
Requirements (Course Title)
Subject Code/
Course Number
Semester
Offered
Credit
Hours
Also
Allowed
Notes
Yes
IET 45100
Gen
Ed
Min
Grade
Also
Allowed
Notes
TECH Elect
Credit
Hours
3
COM / OLS Elective (30000
level and above)
Senior Project (e)
Humanities or Social Science
Elective
FA, SP
3
FA, SP
ALL
3
3
PHYS 22000 and MA 16019
PHYS 22000
Junior or Senior standing
Pre/Co-requisite Courses
STAT 30100
MA 16019 and Phys 22000
Junior or Senior standing
See
Note 3
3
Credit
Hours
Pre/Co-requisite Courses
MA 14700 or 15300 or College Level
Mathematics
3
3
3
3
FA, SP
Program Total
Min
Grade
3
MET / IET Elective
MET 49700
Gen
Ed
MA 16021 and PHYS 22000
Gen
Ed
Min
Grade
Also
Allowed
Notes
EXL
MET 41100
Pre/Co-requisite Courses
MET 10200 and MET 21100 and
MET 24200
MET 23000 and MA 16021
See
Note 4
IET 30800 and OLS 30000 and
MET 21501
EXL
See
Note 5
Gen
Ed
Min
Grade
Notes
Also
Allowed
Pre/Co-requisite Courses
See
Note 4
Yes
EXL
See
Note 2
MET 49500
120
Additional Information and Guidelines
Note 1: Intro to Engineering Technology MET 16100 meets the Technology and Freshman Experience General Education Core requirements.
Note 2: Humanities or Social Science – Approved AD Art & Design; COM Communication; ENGL English; FR French; GR German; HIST History;
JPNS Japanese; MUS Music; OLS 16300 Fundamentals of Self Leadership; or PHIL Philosophy; SPAN Spanish; ANTH Anthropology;
ECON Economics; ETHN Ethnic Studies; GEOG Geography; OLS Organizational Leadership & Supervision; POL Political Science; PSY
Psychology; SOC Sociology; WOST Women’s Studies One approved Humanities and one approved Social Science course must be taken to
satisfy the respective General Education Core requirements.
Note 3: Computer Programming Course – Any programming course from ECET or CIT with advisor approval.
Note 4: MET / IET Elective – Any 30000 level or higher MET or IET course with advisor approval.
Note 5: Tech / CHM Elective – Suggest a Chemistry (CHM) course or other course with advisor approval.
Note 6 : ABET requires 40 credits of non-MET, IET, ECET CEMT, CGT, ET, or ITS (non-technology) courses. MET curriculum has 26 from Gen Ed
+22 MA, STAT, OLS or COM credits not in the Gen Ed Core.
Resources
The 8 semester plan of study is a recommended sequence of classes designed to show how this program can be completed within four
years. Visit www.15toFinishIndiana.org for information and resources.
To learn more about this program, go to http://www.pnw.edu/catalog and select the appropriate academic department.
For career information, check out “What Can I Do With this Major?” at http://whatcanidowiththismajor.com/major.
For Financial Aid eligibility, go to http://admissions.pnw.edu/financial-aid. Annual FAFSA filing deadline is March 10. Financial Aid recipients are required
to complete 30 credits per calendar year to stay eligible for the standard financial aid award.
Financial Guarantee: If you follow the degree map and find a course unavailable, you may be able to take the course for free in a future semester. Certain
exclusions apply.
Major: METC
Conc: none
CIP: 158999
Program: TECH-BS
Catalog Year: 2016-17 Revised: 8/18/2016