About This Degree

Start Here / Finish There

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

This curriculum is designed for persons who plan to obtain an Associate of Science in STEM (AS-STEM) at National Park College (NPC) and transfer to the University of Arkansas (UA) 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 this suggested plan of study.

Additional UA admission requirements for this program:

• The student must complete the requirements necessary for general admission to UA
• The student will have earned the Associate of Science in STEM at NPC with a minimum 2.00 cumulative grade point average in general education courses.
• All courses in the AS in STEM completed with a grade of ‘C’ or higher and required for the degree will be applied to the bachelor’s degree. 
• Degree program admission requirements will be determined in the same manner as if their initial enrollment had been at UA.

UA Transfer Admission information and policies

UA Transfer Scholarship information and policies

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

General Education Core - 30 Credit 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

• 
  SOCIAL SCIENCES - 9 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 two of the following courses:

• HIST 2253 - World Civilization To 1500* 3 Credits
• HIST 2263 - World Civilization Since 1500* 3 Credits
• PSYC 1103 - General Psychology* 3 Credits
• SOC 1103 - Introduction To Sociology* 3 Credits

• 
  FINE ARTS - 3 CREDIT HOURS

• Select one of the following courses:

• ART 1593 - Art Appreciation* 3 Credits
• MUS 1213 - Music Appreciation* 3 Credits

Engineering Core - 31 Credit Hours

• ECON 2203 - Macroeconomics* 3 Credits
• EGR 1122 - Intro to Engineering 2 Credits
• EGR 2123 - Statics 3 Credits
• EGR 2213 - Dynamics 3 Credits
• MATH 2224 - Calculus II* 4 Credits
• MATH 2254 - Calculus III* 4 Credits
• MATH 2284 - Differential Equations 4 Credits
• PHYS 2124 - Physics II for Majors* 4 Credits

• 
  Select one of the following courses:

• BIOL 1114 - Biology for Majors* 4 Credits
• CHEM 2204 - Chemistry II for Majors* 4 Credits
• GEOL 1104 - Physical Geology* 4 Credits
• PHYS 1124 - Astronomy* 4 Credits

61 Credit Hours

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

Remaining Courses to be Completed at UA - Mechanical Engineering (BSME) - 64 Credit Hours

Humanities (3 credit hours)

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