Mechanical Engineering

Engineering Degree/A.A.

Career Opportunities: More than three out of five jobs are in manufacturing. Of these, many are in the machinery, transportation equipment, electrical equipment, instruments, and fabricated metal products industries.

Requirements for Graduation

In order to earn an Associate of Arts Degree in Engineering with a major in Mechanical Engineering, a student must complete a minimum of 68 credit-hours of required and elective course work.

Note: ENGR 199 replaces WVUe 191 as a first-semester requirement.

Recommended Two-Year Sequence

FIRST YEAR

First Semester

 

Hrs.

ENGL

101

Composition and Rhetoric

3

ENGR

101

Engineering Problem Solving 1

2

ENGR

199

Orientation to Engineering

1

MATH

155

Calculus 1

4

GEC Electives

 

6

Total

 

 

16

 

Second Semester

 

Hrs.

ENGL

102

Composition and Rhetoric

3

ENGR

102

Engineering Problem Solving 2

3

MATH

156

Calculus 2

4

CHEM

115

Principles of Chemistry

4

GEC Elective

 

3

Total

 

 

17

 

SECOND YEAR

First Semester

 

Hrs.

MATH

251

Multivariable Calculus

4

PHYS

111

General Physics I

4

MAE

241

Statics

3

EE

221

Introduction to Electrical Engineering

3

EE

222

Introduction to Electrical Engineering Lab

1

GEC Elective

 

3

Total

 

 

18

 

Second Semester

 

Hrs.

MATH

261

Elementary Differential Equations

4

PHYS

112

General Physics II

4

MAE

242

Dynamics

3

MAE

243

Mechanics of Materials

3
MAE 320 Thermodynamics 3

Total

 

 

17

Total Hours: 68