Engineering Technology (Applied Systems Technology Concentration), B.S.

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Total number of hours for the program: 125.

Liberal Studies Hours: 42

Liberal Studies Program Requirements

Major Requirements

The major requires 95 hours, 12 of which also meet the Liberal Studies requirements (ENGR 199, MATH 153, CHEM 139, and PHYS 130), as follows:

Applied Systems Technology (AST) Concentration Requirements

Accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, www.abet.org

ECET 301 - Electrical Systems Credits: (3)
ENGL 402 - Technical Writing Credits: 3
ENGR 132 - Engineering Graphics Credits: (3) Contact Hours: (4)
ENGR 199 - Introduction to Engineering Practices and Principles I Credits: 3
ENGR 200 - Engineering Practices and Principles II Credits: (3)
ENGR 231 - 3-D Solid Modeling Credits: (3) Contact Hours: (4)
ENGR 350 - Engineering Practices and Principles III Credits: (3)
ENGR 352 - Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer Credits: (3)
ENGR 400 - Engineering Capstone I Credits: 3
ENGR 450 - Engineering Capstone II Credits: 3
ET 141 - Engineering Materials and Processes Credits: (3)
ET 232 - Engineering Statics Credits: (3)
ET 310 - Advanced 3D Computer Modeling and Rapid Prototyping Credits: (3) Contact Hours: (4)
ET 331 - Quality Systems Credits: (3) Contact Hours: (3)
ET 332 - Strength of Materials Credits: (3)
ET 333 - Strength of Materials Laboratory Credits: 1
ET 334 - Lean Six Sigma Credits: (3)
ET 349 - Rapid Tooling and Prototyping Credits: (3)
ET 351 - Engineering Analysis Credits: (3)
ET 420 - Advanced Engineering Materials Credits: 3
ET 425 - Metrology and Reverse Engineering Credits: (3)
ET 436 - Engineering Economic Analysis Credits: (3)
ET 441 - Power Transmission Systems Credits: (3)
ET 472 - Integrated Control Systems Credits: (3)

Technical Electives

Technical Elective Credits (3)

Math and Science Requirements (19 hours)

CHEM 139 - General Chemistry I Credits: 4
MATH 146 - Precalculus Credits: (4)
MATH 153 - Calculus I Credits: (4)
MATH 170 - Applied Statistics Credits: (3)
PHYS 130 - Introductory Physics I Credits: (4)

General Electives

General electives (3 hours).

To graduate with an ET degree, all students must have a cumulative GPA 2.3 or higher for all courses in the major taken at Western Carolina University.

Additional Requirements

The mathematics, sciences and first-year seminar courses that are required in the major may be used to satisfy liberal studies categories C2, C5, and FYS.

Visit the department’s website at https://www.wcu.edu/learn/departments-schools-colleges/cet/undergrad-programs/eng-tech-applied-systems.aspx to view the 8 semester curriculum guide.

Accreditation

The Engineering Technology (Applied Systems Technology Concentration) Program is accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org.