General Education Requirements

Note: All courses must be from the  Approved Courses for General Education  courses for each category listed in the General Education section of this catalog. Additional courses may be required to overcome deficiencies in English, mathematics, and reading.

General Courses

• ENGL 1010 - ♦Composition I Credit Hours: 3
• ENGL 1020 - ♦Composition II Credit Hours: 3
• SPCH 1010 - ♦Fundamentals of Speech Communication Credit Hours: 3

• or other approved speech/communication course Credits: 3

• Humanities and/or Fine Arts (at least one course in literature) Credits: 9
• Behavioral/Social Sciences - Select two approved courses Credits: 6
• History - Select two approved courses Credits: 6
• PHYS 2110 - ♦Calculus-Based Physics I Credit Hours: 4
• PHYS 2120 - ♦Calculus-Based Physics II Credit Hours: 4
• MATH 1910 - ♦Calculus I Credit Hours: 4

• Students who are not prepared for calculus will need some or all of the following courses based on placement testing: MATH 1100, MATH 1710, and MATH 1720.

Emphasis Courses

• MATH 1920 - ♦Calculus II Credit Hours: 4
• MATH 2110 - ♦Calculus III Credit Hours: 4
• MATH 2010 - ♦Linear Algebra Credit Hours: 3
• MATH 2120 - ♦Differential Equations Credit Hours: 3
• CHEM 1110 - ♦General Chemistry I Credit Hours: 4
• ENGR 2110 - ♦Engineering Statics Credit Hours: 3
• ENGR 2330 - ♦Engineering Dynamics Credit Hours: 3

Total Credit Hours: 66

Additional Information

Students are strongly encouraged to complete a course in Mechanics of Materials, also known as Strength of Materials, before transferring to a university.

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

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

Students interested in Pre-Engineering: Industrial and Systems should follow the Tennessee Transfer Pathway for Pre-Engineering: Mechanical.

Transfer Requirements

Tennessee Transfer Path to UT/TBR four year universities in compliance with Complete College Tennessee Act of 2010.

For Further Information

Dr. Anahita Ayasoufi
Pre-Engineering Department
Telephone: 423.354.2506
aayasoufi@NortheastState.edu

or

Malissa Trent
Dean, Mathematics
Telephone: 423.354.2521
mbtrent@NortheastState.edu