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Curriculum in Engineering Technology

Leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Science

Mechanical Engineering Technology Concentration

(see footnotes at bottom)


FIRST YEAR

First Semester

††ET 100 Introduction to Engineering Technology 3 hours
ENGL 101G Freshman Composition 3 hours
MATH 165G Pre-Calculus with Trigonometry 3 hours
CHEM 121 General Chemistry I for Science Majors 3 hours
SE 101 Freshman Academic Success at Southeastern 2 hours
  Total: 14 hours

 

Second Semester

††ET 111 Engineering Graphics 3 hours
ENGL 102G Critical Reading and Writing 3 hours
MATH 200G Calculus I 5 hours
PHYS 191G General Physics 3 hours
PLAB 193 General Physics Laboratory                              1 hour
  Total: 15 hours


 

SECOND  YEAR

First Semester

††ET 205 Mathematical Methods for Engineering                      3 hours
††ET 241 Introduction to Engineering Materials 3 hours
††ET 202 Computer Applications 3 hours
ENGL 230, or
ENGL 231, or
ENGL 232G		 World Literature
English Literature
American Literature		 3 hours
GBIO 151G General Biology I 3 hours
BIOL 152 General Biology Laboratory I                           1 hour
  Total: 16 hours

 

Second Semester

††ET 213 Electrical Circuits 3 hours
††ET 271 Engineering Statistics 3 hours
††ET 283 Manufacturing Processes 3 hours
ENGL 322 Introduction to Professional and Technical Writing 3 hours
PHYS 192G General Physics 3 hours
PLAB 194 General Physics Laboratory 1 hour
  Total: 16 hours

 

 

THIRD YEAR

First Semester

††ET 212 Introduction to Programming 3 hours
††ET 376 Applied Fluid Mechanics 3 hours
††ET 375 Applied Thermodynamics 3 hours
††ET 381 Engineering Materials 3 hours
ECON 201 or
ECON 202G		 Principles of Economics (Macroeconomics)
Principles of Economics (Microeconomics)                 		3 hours
  Total: 15 hours

 

Second Semester

††ET 305 Human Factors Engineering 3 hours
††ET 371 Engineering Dynamics 3 hours
††ET 385 Mechanical Design 3 hours
††ET 478 HVAC 3 hours
††IT 407 Six Sigma Industrial Quality 3 hours
COMM 211G Introduction to Public Speaking                        3 hours
  Total: 18 hours

 

 

FOURTH YEAR

First Semester

††ET 386 Machines and Controls 3 hours
††ET 492 Project Management 3 hours
††ET 493 Senior Design I 3 hours
††Technical
Elective I2		   3 hours
††OSHE 111 Introduction to Occupational Safety and Health,
and Environment		 3 hours
  Total: 15 hours

 

 

Second Semester

††ET 494 Senior Design II 3 hours
HIST 101, or
HIST 102, or
HIST 201, or
HIST 202G		 Western Civilization to 1500
Western Civilization since 1500                        
American History to 1877
American History since 1877		 3 hours
Music, Art,
Theatre, or
DanceG		   3 hours
Social
Science1,G		   3 hours
Technical
Elective II2		   3 hours
  Total: 15 hours

 

Total semester hours required 124

Southeastern 101 is not required of transfer or readmitted Southeastern students with 30 hours or more. Those students will replace Southeastern 101 with 2 hours of electives.

GGeneral Education Courses
HHonors students to take Honors course option:
ENGL 101 or 121H or 123H
ENGL 102 or 122H or 124H
ENGL 230 or 231 or 232 or 210H or 291H or 292H
HIST 101 or 102 or 201 or 202 or 101H or 102H or 201H or 202H
COMM 211 or 211H
GBIO 106 or 151H
GBIO 151 or 151H
Art Elective or HONR 191 

††A grade of "C" or better is required in all major courses; an overall GPA of 2.0 is required to graduate.
1Economics, Psychology, Anthropology, Sociology, Criminal Justice, or Political Science.
2Technical electives should be selected by students in consultation with their advisor.