Jul 23, 2025

2016-2017 College Catalog

2016-2017 College Catalog [Consult with Your Academic Advisor for Your Catalog Year]

Engineering, AS for Transfer to ATU BS in Mechanical Engineering

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The curriculum is designed for persons who plan to obtain an Associate of Science in Engineering 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 this suggested plan of study.

This degree program requires a total of 123 semester credit hours.

General Education Core - 38 Transferable Hours

ORT 1100 - NPC Orientation 0 Credits
ORT 0 - Blackboard Student Training 0 Credits
ENGLISH - 6 CREDIT HOURS
ENG 1113 - English Composition I* 3 Credits
ENG 1123 - English Composition II* 3 Credits
MATHEMATICS - 8 CREDIT HOURS
MATH 2214 - Calculus I* 4 Credits
MATH 2224 - Calculus II* 4 Credits
LAB SCIENCES - 12 CREDIT HOURS
CHEM 1204 - General Chemistry I* 4 Credits
PHYS 2114 - University Physics I* 4 Credits
Select one of the following courses:
CHEM 2204 - General Chemistry II* 4 Credits
PHYS 2124 - University Physics II* 4 Credits
FINE ARTS/HUMANITIES - 6 CREDIT HOURS
Select two of the following courses:
ART 1593 - Art Appreciation For Non-Art Majors* 3 Credits
ENG 2223 - American Literature I* 3 Credits
ENG 2273 - World Literature I* 3 Credits
MUS 1213 - Music Appreciation* 3 Credits
PHIL 1123 - Introduction To Philosophy* 3 Credits
TART 1153 - Introduction To Theater* 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
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

Engineering Core - 22 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 2254 - Calculus III* 4 Credits

60 Transferable Credit Hours

See the NPU Transfer Center Coordinator for degree and graduation information.

Remaining Courses to be Completed at ATU

ATU Courses - 62 Credit Hours Total

ELEG Courses - 6 Credit Hours
ELEG 2123	Electric Circuits II	3 credits
ELEG 4303	Control Systems	3 credits
MATH Course - 3 Credit Hours
MATH 3243	Differential Equations I	3 credits
MCEG Courses - 36 Credit Hours
MCEG 2203	Computational Methods in Engineering	3 credits
MCEG/ELEG 3003	Engineering Modeling and Design	3 credits
MCEG 3013	Mechanics of Materials	3 credits
MCEG 3313	Thermodynamics I	3 credits
MCEG 3413	Fundamentals of Mechanical Design	3 credits
MCEG 3442	Mechanical Laboratory I	2 credits
MCEG/ELEG 4202	Engineering Design	2 credits
MCEG 4403	Mechanics of Fluids and Hydraulics	3 credits
MCEG 4423	Machine Component Design	3 credits
MCEG 4433	Thermodynamics II	3 credits
MCEG 4442	Mechanical Laboratory II	2 credits
MCEG 4443	Heat Transfer	3 credits
MCEG 4493	Mechanical Design Project	3 credits
Elective Courses - 17 Credit Hours
3000-4000	Engineering Electives	6 credits
4000	Engineering Elective	3 credits
3000-4000	Engineering Lab Elective	2 credits
	Math Elective (Department Approval Required)	3 credits
	Technical Elective (Department Approval Required)	3 credits