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.

Learning Support

Additional courses may be required to overcome deficiencies in English, mathematics, and reading.

Fall

• Behavioral/Social Science - Select one approved course Credits: 3^*
• CHEM 1110 - ♦General Chemistry I Credits: 4 ^**
• EDUC 1030 - ♦College and Lifelong Learning Credits: 3
• ENGL 1010 - ♦English Composition I Credits: 3
• MATH 1910 - ♦Calculus I Credits: 4 ^***

Spring

• ENGL 1020 - ♦English Composition II Credits: 3
• Humanities and/or Fine Arts - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• MATH 1920 - ♦Calculus II Credits: 4
• PHYS 2110 - ♦Calculus-Based Physics I Credits: 4
• Communication - Select one approved course Credits: 3

Fall

• ENGR 2110 - ♦Engineering Statics Credits: 3
• History - Select one approved course Credits: 3^****
• MATH 2010 - ♦Introduction to Linear Algebra Credits: 3
• MATH 2110 - ♦Calculus III Credits: 4
• PHYS 2120 - ♦Calculus-Based Physics II Credits: 4

Spring

• Behavioral/Social Science - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• ENGR 2330 - ♦Engineering Dynamics Credits: 3
• History - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• Humanities and/or Fine Arts - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• Literature - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• MATH 2120 - ♦Differential Equations Credits: 3

Total Credit Hours: 69

Additional Information

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

**Students who are not prepared for CHEM 1110 will need some or all of the following based on placement test scores: MATH 1100 and/or MATH 1710 or CHEM 1000 .

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

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

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 a 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

Contact the Mathematics division