Mechanical Engineering (Tennessee Transfer Pathway), A.S.

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The Mechanical Engineering emphasis provides students various foundational courses in the field. The student completes the first two years of requirements leading toward a baccalaureate degree.

To facilitate success in this program, all students should enroll in ORN 1010 - Orientation: Learning to Succeed during their first semester at DSCC.

Major/Concentration Codes: UTPS-UME

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GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

ENGL 1010 - English Composition I Credits: 3
ENGL 1020 - English Composition II Credits: 3
COMM 2025 - Fundamentals of Communication Credits: 3
Humanities/Fine Arts Electives Credits: 9 ^{* **}
Social Sciences Electives Credits: 6 ^{* ***}
History Electives Credits: 6 ^{* ****}
PHYS 2110 - Calculus-Based Physics I Credits: 4
PHYS 2120 - Calculus-Based Physics II Credits: 4
MATH 1910 - Calculus I Credits: 4

AREA OF EMPHASIS REQUIREMENTS:

MATH 1920 - Calculus II Credits: 4
MATH 2110 - Calculus III Credits: 4
MATH 2010 - Introduction to Linear Algebra Credits: 3 *****
MATH 2120 - Differential Equations Credits: 3
CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I Credits: 4
ENGR 2110 - Statics Credits: 3
ENGR 2120 - Dynamics Credits: 3

Additional Degree Requirements:

ORN 1010 - Orientation: Learning to Succeed Credits: 3

Total: 69 Semester Hours

*For lists of eligible electives, see the appropriate section of the General Education Core Requirements .

**One course must be in literature.

***Students transferring to UTK or UoM should take ECON 2100: Macroeconomics as one of their Social/Behavioral Science general education courses.

****Students transferring to UTC will need to complete at least one course in, non-Western Cultures.

*****Students transferring to UTC will need to take an Introductory Statistics course. MATH 2010: Introduction to Linear Algebra is not required at UoM, UTC, or UTK

NOTE: Courses in engineering technology do not fulfill any of the requirements for the Area of Emphasis in Mechanical Engineering.

NOTE: Although it is possible to complete the B.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering in four semesters after earning the associate’s degree, students typically need five or six semesters to complete the requirements