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

• EDUC 1030 - ♦College and Lifelong Learning Credits: 3
• ENGL 1010 - ♦Composition I Credits: 3
• ENGL 1020 - ♦Composition II Credits: 3
• SPCH 1010 - ♦Fundamentals of Speech Communication Credits: 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 Credits: 4
• PHYS 2120 - ♦Calculus-Based Physics II Credits: 4
• MATH 1910 - ♦Calculus I Credits: 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 Credits: 4
• MATH 2110 - ♦Calculus III Credits: 4
• MATH 2010 - ♦Linear Algebra Credits: 3
• MATH 2120 - ♦Differential Equations Credits: 3
• CHEM 1110 - ♦General Chemistry I Credits: 4
• ENGR 2110 - ♦Engineering Statics Credits: 3
• ENGR 2330 - ♦Engineering Dynamics Credits: 3

Total Credit Hours: 69

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

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