Mechanical Engineering Technology Major, Bachelor of Science (BS)
This degree combines studies of mathematics, computer science, physics and mechanical engineering technology with an emphasis on applications. The Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Technology is accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission (ETAC) of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the General Criteria and the Mechanical Engineering Technology Program Criteria. Before graduation each student will participate in a design project and an internship in industry to gain industrial experience during their academic career before employment. The emphasis of this program is the application of engineering principles to the solution of practical problems. MET graduates are in great demand and are employed in a variety of interesting, high-tech careers throughout the state and region. Employment opportunities are available in mechanical design, industrial engineering technology, industrial management, manufacturing, CAD, applied research and technical sales and service. The number of majors, pre-majors and graduates for Mechanical Engineering Technology are available on the program website.
Professional Licensing: Completion of the Mechanical Engineering program at EWU, an ABET-accredited program, meets the curricular requirements on the pathway to becoming licensed as a Professional Engineering (PE License) in Washington State. This program requires that students complete the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam (FE). In addition to these requirements, most states, including the state of Washington, require several years of experience working under a licensed Professional Engineer before being qualified to sit for the Professional Engineer (PE) Exam. Licensure requirements differ by state, please refer to each state's licensing board, or contact mechengineering@ewu.edu for more information.
Minimum Course Grades
Courses that serve as prerequisites to those listed below usually require a minimum grade of C or better. This information can be found in the prerequisites listed for the specific course.
Courses Required to be Completed at EWU
In order to ensure all EWU Mechanical Engineering Technology graduates meet EWU ABET accreditation requirements, all Mechanical Engineering Technology students are required to take MENG 300, MENG 353, MENG 385, METC 415, MENG 412 and MENG 490A/MENG 490B from EWU. Exceptions to this policy will be reviewed on a case by case basis by the Mechanical Engineering Technology curriculum review committee to ensure the student has successfully met the EWU ABET performance indicators required for each course.
Notes: Including university requirements for the degree the above program requires a minimum of 188 credits or an average load of 15.67 credits per quarter, for a 12 quarter, four-year program. The 188 credits are based on the following assumption: a. students have had one year of high school drafting. If this assumption is not true, then the student will have to take METC 102.
Grade Requirements: In order to graduate, students majoring in the department must earn an average GPA ≥2.5 in all courses required for this major (all courses in the list below).
| Required Supporting Outside Department Courses | ||
| CHEM 171 & 171L | GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I | 5 |
| MATH 161 | CALCULUS I | 5 |
| MATH 162 | CALCULUS II | 5 |
| PHYS 131 | INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS I | 4 |
| or PHYS 151 | GENERAL PHYSICS I | |
| PHYS 132 | INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS II | 4 |
| or PHYS 152 | GENERAL PHYSICS II | |
| PHYS 133 | INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS III | 4 |
| or PHYS 153 | GENERAL PHYSICS III | |
| PHYS 161 | MECHANICS LABORATORY | 1 |
| PHYS 162 | HEAT AND OPTICS LABORATORY | 1 |
| PHYS 163 | ELECTRONICS LABORATORY I | 1 |
| Required Supporting MATH Courses–choose from the following | 10 | |
| PRECALCULUS I | ||
| PRECALCULUS MATH II | ||
| CALCULUS III | ||
| LINEAR ALGEBRA | ||
| CALCULUS IV | ||
| MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING LABORATORY III | ||
| INTRODUCTORY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS | ||
| ELEMENTARY PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS | ||
| Required Departmental Courses | ||
| MENG 201 | MATLAB | 4-5 |
| or CSCD 255 | C PROGRAMMING FOR ENGINEERS | |
| or CSCD 409 | SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMMING | |
| MENG 207 | ELECTRICITY | 3 |
| MENG 217 | 3D PARAMETRIC COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN | 4 |
| MENG 300 | LABORATORY ANALYSIS AND REPORTS | 5 |
| MENG 307 | INDUSTRIAL CONTROLS AND INSTRUMENTATION | 5 |
| MENG 353 | INDUSTRIAL MATERIALS | 5 |
| MENG 385 | ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION | 5 |
| MENG 412 | FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGINEERING | 2 |
| MENG 452 | ENGINEERING ECONOMICS | 2 |
| MENG 493 | SENIOR SEMINAR | 1 |
| METC 110 | ENGINEERING GRAPHICS | 5 |
| METC 340 | STATICS | 4-5 |
| or MENG 240 | STATICS | |
| METC 341 | STRENGTH OF MATERIALS | 4 |
| or MENG 241 | STRENGTH OF MATERIALS | |
| METC 342 | DYNAMICS | 4 |
| or MENG 242 | DYNAMICS | |
| METC 387 | FLUID MECHANICS | 5 |
| METC 388 | THERMODYNAMICS AND HEAT TRANSFER | 5 |
| METC 415 | DESIGN OF MACHINE ELEMENTS | 5 |
| METC 456 | ENGINEERING ETHICS, CONTRACTS AND PATENTS | 2 |
| MNTC 301 | METALLIC PROCESSES | 5 |
| TECH/HONS 393 | TECHNOLOGY WORLD CIVILIZATION | 4 |
| TECH 403 | COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT | 4 |
| Required Supporting Departmental Courses–choose three from the following | 15 | |
| HEATING, VENTILATING AND AIR CONDITIONING | ||
| MATERIALS AND DESIGN | ||
| COMPOSITE MATERIALS | ||
| ADVANCED ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION | ||
| PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS IN AUTOMATION | ||
| MECHATRONICS | ||
| ADVANCED PARAMETRIC DESIGN | ||
| QUALITY ASSURANCE AND INTRO TO LEAN | ||
| SENIOR PROJECT | ||
| INTERNSHIP (variable credit) | ||
| COMPUTER NUMERICAL CONTROL | ||
| Required Senior Capstone Series | ||
| MENG 490A | SENIOR CAPSTONE: DESIGN LABORATORY I | 2 |
| MENG 490B | SENIOR CAPSTONE: DESIGN LABORATORY II | 3 |
| Total Credits | 143-145 | |
Plan of Study
The following plan of study is for a student with zero credits. Individual students may have different factors such as: credit through transfer work, Advanced Placement, Running Start, or any other type of college-level coursework that requires an individual plan.
Courses may be offered in different terms and not all courses are offered every term, checking the academic schedule is paramount in keeping an individual plan current. There may be some courses that have required prerequisites not listed in the plan, review the course descriptions for information. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.
All Undergraduate students are required to meet the Undergraduate Degree Requirements.
| First Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| ENGL 101 | 5 | ENGL 201 | 5 | MATH 161 | 5 |
| MATH 1413 | 5 | MATH 1423 | 5 | Humanities & Arts BACR 11 | 5 |
| METC 110 | 5 | MENG 217 | 4 | Social Science BACR 11 | 5 |
| 15 | 14 | 15 | |||
| Second Year | |||||
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| MATH 162 | 5 | CHEM 171 & 171L | 5 | MNTC 301 | 5 |
| PHYS 131 & PHYS 161 (Natural Science BACR 1) | 5 | MENG 201, CSCD 255, or CSCD 409 | 4-5 | PHYS 133 & PHYS 163 | 5 |
| Humanities & Arts BACR 21 | 5 | PHYS 132 & PHYS 162 (Natural Science BACR 2) | 5 | Social Science BACR 21 | 5 |
| 15 | 14-15 | 15 | |||
| Third Year | |||||
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| MENG 300 | 5 | MENG 207 | 3 | MENG 307 | 5 |
| MENG 385 | 5 | MENG 353 | 5 | METC 342 | 4 |
| METC 340 | 5 | METC 341 | 4 | METC 387 | 5 |
| TECH 393 (Global Studies - graduation requirement) | 4 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 1 | ||
| 15 | 16 | 15 | |||
| Fourth Year | |||||
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| MENG 452 | 2 | MENG 412 | 2 | METC 415 | 5 |
| MENG 493 | 1 | METC 456 | 2 | MENG 490B (Senior Capstone - graduation requirement) | 3 |
| METC 388 | 5 | MENG 490A (Senior Capstone - graduation requirement) | 2 | Mechanical Engineering Technology Elective2 | 5 |
| TECH 403 | 4 | Mechanical Engineering Technology Elective2 | 5 | ||
| Mechanical Engineering Technology Elective2 | 5 | Diversity - graduation requirement1 | 5 | ||
| 17 | 16 | 13 | |||
| Total Credits 180-181 | |||||
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University Graduation Requirements (UGR) and Breadth Area Course Requirements (BACR) courses may be less than 5 credits and additional credits may be required to reach the required 180 total credits needed to graduate. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.
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Required Supporting Departmental Courses–choose three from the approved list.
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Required Supporting MATH Course
University Competencies and Proficiencies
English
Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning
Placement and Clearance
Prior Learning/Sources of Credit AP, CLEP, IB
General Education Requirements (GER)
- Minimum Credits—180 cumulative credit hours
- 60 upper-division credits (300 level or above)
- 45 credits in residence (attendance) at Eastern, with at least 15 upper-division credits in major in residence at Eastern
- Minimum Cumulative GPA ≥2.0
Breadth Area Core Requirements (BACR)
Humanities and Arts
Natural Sciences
Social Sciences
University Graduation Requirements (UGR)
Diversity Course List
World Language (for Bachelor of Arts)
Global Studies Course List
Minor or Certificate
Senior Capstone Course List
Application for Graduation (use EagleNET) must be made at least two terms in advance of the term you expect to graduate (undergraduate and post-baccalaureate).
Use the Catalog Archives to determine two important catalog years.
Requirements in Degree Works are based on these two catalog years:
- The catalog in effect at the student's first term of current matriculation is used to determine BACR (Breadth Area Credit Requirements) and UGR (Undergraduate Graduation Requirements).
- The catalog in effect at the time the student declares a major or minor is used to determine the program requirements.
Students who earn a BS in Mechanical Engineering Technology from EWU should be able to:
- solve a wide range of applied engineering problems using what they learned both in school and after graduation;
- find the information they need in order to develop problem solutions;
- lead projects and small teams by serving as a liaison between the more technical and applied aspects of engineering and manufacturing;
- use their skills as an Engineering Professional to benefit society in whatever career path they choose.
The most current Program Educational Objectives (PEOs) and Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) are available on the program web page.