Program: Mechanical Engineering, AS-STEM for Transfer to ATU BS in Mechanical Engineering - National Park College

About This Degree

Start Here / Finish There

NPC Faculty Mentor: Julian Post (Julian.Post@np.edu) 501.760.4215

This curriculum is designed for students who plan to obtain an Associate of Science in STEM (AS-STEM) at National Park College (NPC) and transfer to Arkansas Tech University (ATU) to complete a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering degree. Students should be aware that prerequisite courses and/or developmental courses may need to be taken in addition to the course requirements shown.

ATU Transfer Admission information and policies

ATU Admissions Requirements
To be accepted for transfer into the ATU Mechanical Engineering program with junior classification, students must have at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA and have earned a grade of “C” or higher in all courses taken to satisfy the AS in STEM degree.

ATU Transfer Scholarship information and policies

NPUC Transfer Resources: • Transfer 101 • Transfer Checklists • Transfer FAQ

NPC Honors Program: The NPC Honors Program is accepting applications. Learn more about the NPC Honors Program.

General Education Core - 30 Transferable Hours

ORT 1100 - NPC Orientation 0 Credits
ORT 1000 - Student LMS Training 0 Credits
ENGLISH - 6 CREDIT HOURS
ENG 1113 - English Composition I* 3 Credits
ENG 1123 - English Composition II* 3 Credits
MATHEMATICS - 4 CREDIT HOURS
MATH 2214 - Calculus I* 4 Credits
LAB SCIENCES - 8 CREDIT HOURS
CHEM 1204 - Chemistry I for Majors* 4 Credits
PHYS 2114 - Physics I for Majors* 4 Credits
FINE ARTS/HUMANITIES - 6 CREDIT HOURS
Select one of the following courses:
ART 1593 - Art Appreciation* 3 Credits
MUS 1213 - Music Appreciation* 3 Credits
Select one of the following courses:
ENG 2223 - American Literature I* 3 Credits
ENG 2273 - World Literature I* 3 Credits
SOCIAL SCIENCES - 6 CREDIT HOURS
Select one of the following courses:
HIST 2223 - United States History To 1865* 3 Credits
HIST 2233 - United States History Since 1865* 3 Credits
POLS 1113 - American National Government* 3 Credits
Select one of the following courses:
ECON 2203 - Macroeconomics* 3 Credits
ECON 2213 - Microeconomics* 3 Credits

Engineering Core - 30 Transferable Hours

EGR 1122 - Intro to Engineering 2 Credits
EGR 1143 - Engineering Graphics 3 Credits
EGR 2104 - Electrical Circuits I 4 Credits
EGR 2113 - Engineering Materials 3 Credits
EGR 2123 - Statics 3 Credits
EGR 2213 - Dynamics 3 Credits
MATH 2224 - Calculus II* 4 Credits
MATH 2254 - Calculus III* 4 Credits
PHYS 2124 - Physics II for Majors* 4 Credits

60 Credit Hours

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* Denotes NPC courses included in the Arkansas Course Transfer System (ACTS)}}

Remaining Courses to be Completed at ATU - Mechanical Engineering - 62 Credit Hours

Prefix	Course #	Course Name	Credit Hours
TECH	1001	Orientation to the University	Waive
MCEG	2203	Computational Methods in Engineering	3
MCEG/ ELEG	3003	Engineering Modeling and Design	3
MCEG	3013	Mechanics of Materials	3
MATH	3243	Differential Equations I	3
ELEG	2113	Electric Circuits II	3
MCEG	3313	Thermodynamics I	3
MCEG	3413	Fundamentals of Mechanical Design	3
MCEG	3442	Mechanical Laboratory I	2
MCEG/ ELEG	4202	Engineering Design	2
MCEG	4403	Mechanics of Fluids and Hydraulics	3
MCEG	4423	Machine Component Design	3
MCEG	4433	Thermodynamics II	3
MCEG	4442	Mechanical Laboratory II	2
MCEG	4443	Heat Transfer	3
MCEG	4491	Mechanical Design Project I	1
ELEG	4303	Control Systems	3
MCEG	4492	Mechanical Design Project II	2
		3000-4000 level Engineering Electives	6
		4000 level Engineering Elective	3
		3000-4000 Engineering Lab Elective	2
		Math Elective	3
		Technical Elective	3
		Total ATU Credit Hours:	62
		Total Credit Hours:	122

^{_{Academic Year: 2022-2023

Revised: June, 2022}}