Mechanical Engineering Technology, AS (Statewide Locations Only)

Degree Requirements

60 Credits Required

Departmental/Program Major Courses (27 credits)

Other Departmental/Program Course Requirements (30 Credits)

• ECET 22400 - Electronic Systems Credits: 3.00
• CHM 11100 - General Chemistry Credits: 3.00
• PHYS 22000 - General Physics Credits: 4.00
• TECH 12000 - Design Thinking In Technology Credits: 3.00
• Freshman Speech Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00 (satisfies Oral Communication for core) 
• Freshman Composition Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00 (satisfies Written Communication for core) 
• Math Selective - Credit Hours:3.00 (satisfies Quantitative Reasoning for core)
• General Education  Human Cultures: Behavior/Social Sciences - Credit Hours: 3.00 (satisfies Human Cultures: Behavioral Sciences for core)
• General Education Human Cultures: Humanities Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00 (satisfies Human Cultures Humanities for core)
• CAD Selective - Credit Hours: 2.00

Tech Electives (3 credits)

Additional Requirements

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University Requirements

Civics Literacy Proficiency Requirement

The Civics Literacy Proficiency activities are designed to develop civic knowledge of Purdue students in an effort to graduate a more informed citizenry. For more information visit the Civics Literacy Proficiency website.

Students will complete the Proficiency by passing a test of civic knowledge, and completing one of three paths:

• Attending six approved civics-related events and completing an assessment for each; or
• Completing 12 podcasts created by the Purdue Center for C-SPAN Scholarship and Engagement that use C-SPAN material and completing an assessment for each; or
• Earning a passing grade for one of these approved courses (or transferring in approved AP or departmental credit in lieu of taking a course).

Resident Study Requirement

Required resident study at Purdue University for at least two semesters and the enrollment in and completion of at least 32 semester hours of coursework required and approved for the completion of the degree.

Notes

1. 60 semester credits and a 2.0 Graduation GPA are required for the Associate of Science degree.
2. Students must earn a “D-” or better in all courses unless otherwise noted. 
3. Courses at Purdue University may only be attempted a maximum of three (3) times, including W, WF, I, IF and all graded attempts.

Program Requirements

Critical Course

The ♦ course is considered critical.

In alignment with the Degree Map Guidance for Indiana’s Public Colleges and Universities, published by the Commission for Higher Education (pursuant to HEA 1348-2013), a Critical Course is identified as “one that a student must be able to pass to persist and succeed in a particular major. Students who want to be nurses, for example, should know that they are expected to be proficient in courses like biology in order to be successful. These would be identified by the institutions for each degree program.”

Disclaimer

The student is ultimately responsible for knowing and completing all degree requirements. Consultation with an advisor may result in an altered plan customized for an individual student. The myPurduePlan powered by DegreeWorks is the knowledge source for specific requirements and completion.

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