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2023-2024

Mechatronics Engineering Technology Associate in Applied Science Degree A40350 Mechatronics Engineering Technology (40350) CIP 15.0403

Last updated on June 6, 2023, 5:19 p.m.

The following is a suggested program of study for completing this degree in five semesters. Some students' programs of study may be different, depending on their enrollment status (day, evening, full-time or part-time).

The following courses are required for successful completion of the award base program.

First Year Fall:

Take the following courses.

ELC-131 Circuit Analysis I
4.00
ELC-131A Circuit Analysis I Lab
1.00
ISC-112 Industrial Safety
2.00

Take one of the following computer application courses.

CIS-110 Introduction to Computers
3.00
EGR-125 Appl Software for Tech
2.00

Take one of the following fluid mechanics courses.

HYD-110 Hydraulics/Pneumatics I
3.00
MEC-265 Fluid Mechanics
3.00

Take one of the following math courses.

MAT-121 Algebra/Trigonometry I
3.00
MAT-171 Precalculus Algebra
4.00

Credits: 15-17

First Year Spring:

Take the following courses.

ATR-112 Intro to Automation
3.00
ELN-260 Prog Logic Controllers
4.00
ENG-111 Writing and Inquiry
3.00

Take one of the following drawing courses.

DFT-151 CAD I
3.00
DFT-154 Intro to Solid Modeling
3.00

Take 2 semester hour credits from the MAJOR ELECTIVES course list located at the end of this program.

Credits: 15

First Year Summer:

Take three semester hour credits from the following standardized list of humanities/fine arts courses.

ART-111 Art Appreciation
3.00
ART-114 Art History Survey I
3.00
ART-115 Art History Survey II
3.00
ART-121 Two-Dimensional Design
3.00
ART-131 Drawing I
3.00
ART-132 Drawing II
3.00
ART-240 Painting I
3.00
ART-241 Painting II
3.00
ART-244 Watercolor
3.00
ART-261 Photography I
3.00
ART-262 Photography II
3.00
ART-266 Videography I
3.00
ART-281 Sculpture I
3.00
ART-283 Ceramics I
3.00
ART-288 Studio
3.00
DRA-111 Theatre Appreciation
3.00
DRA-126 Storytelling
3.00
ENG-125 Creative Writing I
3.00
ENG-131 Introduction to Literature
3.00
ENG-231 American Literature I
3.00
ENG-232 American Literature II
3.00
ENG-241 British Literature I
3.00
ENG-242 British Literature II
3.00
ENG-273 African-American Literature
3.00
ENG-274 Literature by Women
3.00
HUM-110 Technology and Society
3.00
HUM-115 Critical Thinking
3.00
HUM-120 Cultural Studies
3.00
HUM-122 Southern Culture
3.00
HUM-130 Myth in Human Culture
3.00
HUM-170 The Holocaust
3.00
MUS-110 Music Appreciation
3.00
MUS-112 Introduction to Jazz
3.00
MUS-210 History of Rock Music
3.00
PHI-240 Introduction to Ethics
3.00
REL-110 World Religions
3.00
REL-211 Introduction to Old Testament
3.00
REL-212 Introduction to New Testament
3.00

Take three semester hour credits from the following standardized list of social/behavioral sciences courses.

ANT-210 General Anthropology
3.00
ANT-220 Cultural Anthropology
3.00
ECO-151 Survey of Economics
3.00
ECO-251 Principles of Microeconomics
3.00
ECO-252 Principles of Macroeconomics
3.00
GEO-111 World Regional Geography
3.00
GEO-112 Cultural Geography
3.00
HIS-111 World Civilizations I
3.00
HIS-112 World Civilizations II
3.00
HIS-131 American History I
3.00
HIS-132 American History II
3.00
HIS-221 African-American History
3.00
HIS-226 The Civil War
3.00
HIS-236 North Carolina History
3.00
POL-120 American Government
3.00
POL-130 State & Local Government
3.00
POL-220 International Relations
3.00
PSY-110 Life Span Development
3.00
PSY-118 Interpersonal Psychology
3.00
PSY-150 General Psychology
3.00
PSY-211 Psychology of Adjustment
3.00
PSY-237 Social Psychology
3.00
PSY-239 Psychology of Personality
3.00
PSY-241 Developmental Psychology
3.00
PSY-246 Adolescent Psychology
3.00
PSY-249 Psychology of Aging
3.00
PSY-259 Human Sexuality
3.00
PSY-275 Health Psychology
3.00
PSY-281 Abnormal Psychology
3.00
SOC-210 Introduction to Sociology
3.00
SOC-213 Sociology of the Family
3.00
SOC-220 Social Problems
3.00
SOC-230 Race and Ethnic Relations
3.00
SOC-234 Sociology of Gender
3.00
SOC-240 Social Psychology
3.00
SOC-242 Sociology of Deviance
3.00

Credits: 6

Second Year Fall:

Take the following courses.

ELC-130 Advanced Motors/Controls
3.00
ENG-114 Professional Research & Reporting
3.00

Take one of the following physics courses.

PHY-131 Physics-Mechanics
4.00
PHY-151 College Physics I
4.00

Take 5 semester hour credits from the MAJOR ELECTIVES course list located at the end of this program.

Credits: 15

Second Year Spring:

Take the following courses.

ELC-213 Instrumentation
4.00

Take one of the following mechanical drives courses.

MEC-130 Mechanisms
3.00
MEC-275 Engineering Mechanisms
3.00

Take 6 semester hour credits from the MAJOR ELECTIVES course list located at the end of this program.

Credits: 13

MAJOR ELECTIVES Course List:

Select a minimum of 13 semester hour credits (SHC) from the following courses. No more than a total of 9 SHC of CSC or MAT may be taken for this program, including General Education and Major Electives. Up to 4 SHC of WBL courses/combination of courses may be taken. Courses selected for CORE courses cannot count toward the required Major Electives.

AHR-110 Introduction to Refrigeration
5.00
AHR-112 Heating Technology
4.00
ATR-214 Advanced PLCs
4.00
ATR-219 Automation Troubleshooting
2.00
ATR-280 Robotic Fundamentals
4.00
ATR-281 Automated Manufacturing
4.00
BPR-111 Print Reading
2.00
BPR-121 Blueprint Reading-Mechanical
2.00
BUS-110 Introduction to Business
3.00
BUS-115 Business Law I
3.00
BUS-121 Business Math
3.00
CCT-112 Ethics & High Technology
3.00
CHM-151 General Chemistry I
4.00
CHM-152 General Chemistry II
4.00
CIS-110 Introduction to Computers
3.00
CIV-240 Project Management
3.00
CMT-120 Codes and Inspections
3.00
CMT-210 Construction Management Fundamentals
3.00
CMT-212 Total Safety Performance
3.00
CSC-120 Computing Fundamentals I
4.00
CSC-134 C++ Programming
3.00
CSC-151 JAVA Programming
3.00
CTI-110 Web, Programming, and Database Foundation
3.00
CTI-120 Network and Security Foundation
3.00
CTI-140 Virtualization Concepts
3.00
CTS-115 Information Systems Business Concepts
3.00
CTS-130 Spreadsheet
3.00
DBA-110 Database Concepts
3.00
DBA-120 Database Programming I
3.00
DFT-111 Technical Drafting I
2.00
DFT-112 Technical Drafting II
2.00
DFT-121 Introduction to GD&T
2.00
DFT-151 CAD I
3.00
DFT-154 Intro to Solid Modeling
3.00
DFT-254 Intermediate Solid Modeling & Rendering
3.00
EGR-110 Intro to Engineering Tech
2.00
EGR-125 Appl Software for Tech
2.00
EGR-150 Introduction to Engineering
2.00
EGR-251 Statics
3.00
EGR-252 Strength of Materials
3.00
ELC-113 Residential Wiring
4.00
ELC-115 Industrial Wiring
4.00
ELC-117 Motors and Controls
4.00
ELC-118 National Electrical Code
2.00
ELC-119 NEC Calculations
2.00
ELC-215 Electrical Maintenance
3.00
ELN-131 Analog Electronics I
4.00
ELN-132 Analog Electronics II
4.00
ELN-133 Digital Electronics
4.00
ELN-150 Computer-Aided Drafting for Electronics
2.00
ELN-232 Introduction to Microprocessors
4.00
ELN-234 Communication Systems
4.00
EPT-120 Sociology of Disaster
3.00
EPT-140 Emergency Management
3.00
EPT-150 Incident Management
3.00
HYD-110 Hydraulics/Pneumatics I
3.00
ISC-113 Industrial Specifications
1.00
ISC-132 Manufacturing Quality Control
3.00
ISC-135 Principles of Industrial Management
4.00
ISC-136 Productivity Analysis I
3.00
ISC-220 Lean Manufacturing
3.00
ISC-243 Production and Operations Management I
3.00
MAC-111 Machining Technology I
6.00
MAC-114 Introduction to Metrology
2.00
MAT-171 Precalculus Algebra
4.00
MAT-172 Precalculus Trigonometry
4.00
MAT-271 Calculus I
4.00
MAT-272 Calculus II
4.00
MEC-110 Introduction to CAD/CAM
2.00
MEC-111 Machine Processes I
3.00
MEC-130 Mechanisms
3.00
MEC-145 Manufacturing Materials I
3.00
MEC-231 Computer-Aided Manufacturing I
3.00
MEC-232 Computer-Aided Manufacturing II
3.00
MEC-265 Fluid Mechanics
3.00
MEC-275 Engineering Mechanisms
3.00
MKT-120 Principles of Marketing
3.00
MKT-123 Fundamentals of Selling
3.00
MKT-220 Advertising and Sales Promotion
3.00
MSM-110 Intro to Motorsports Mgmt
3.00
MSM-210 Motorsports Marketing
3.00
MSM-216 Organization Mobility
2.00
NET-125 Introduction to Networks
3.00
NET-126 Switching and Routing
3.00
NOS-120 Linux/UNIX Single User
3.00
NOS-130 Windows Single User
3.00
NOS-230 Windows Administration I
3.00
PHY-131 Physics-Mechanics
4.00
PHY-151 College Physics I
4.00
PHY-152 College Physics II
4.00
PHY-251 General Physics I
4.00
SEC-110 Security Concepts
3.00
SEC-150 Secure Communications
3.00
SST-140 Green Building and Design Concepts
3.00
TRN-110 Introduction to Transport Technology
2.00
TRN-120 Basic Transportation Electricity
5.00
WBL-110 World of Work
1.00
WBL-111 Work-Based Learning I
1.00
WBL-112 Work-Based Learning I
2.00
WBL-121 Work-Based Learning II
1.00
WBL-122 Work-Based Learning II
2.00
WEB-110 Web Development Fundamentals
3.00
WLD-110 Cutting Processes
2.00
WLD-112 Basic Welding Processes
2.00
WLD-115 SMAW (Stick) Plate
5.00

Total Credits To Complete
64-66