2017 - 2018 Catalog
Engineering Degrees

ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Offered at Richland College in conjunction with the
University of Texas at Dallas

Degree Code: AS.UTD.MECH.ENGR

Students who complete this degree with a GPA of 2.50 with no grade below that of "C" and who meet all admissions requirements at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) will be accepted into the UTD's Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering program. Students should follow this plan only if they wish to transfer to UTD in Mechanical Engineering. Students wishing to transfer to another university should not assume this entire plan will transfer.

In order to be eligible to receive this AS degree in Mechanical Engineering, a student must:

1. Complete a minimum of 60 credit hours indicated in this degree plan;
2. Earn a grade of "C" or better in English 1301 and the selected college-level mathematics course;
3. Receive a GPA (2) of at least 2.00 ("C")
   [NOTE:  UTD guarantees admission with a 2.50 GPA with no grade below a “C”];
4. Give permission to DCCCD and UTD to share transcript data in order to evaluate degree program progress and assist in degree completion requirements and reporting;
5. Meet all Texas Success Initiative (TSI) requirements and course prerequisites; and
6. Complete at least 25% of the credit hours required for graduation through instruction by the college awarding the degree.

This degree does not include all core course requirements. Students who plan to transfer must work closely with an advisor/counselor.

Students completing this degree must submit to UTD a completed Texas Common Application within 12 months of their anticipated enrollment at UTD.

CRITICAL READING AND WRITING
Select EACH of the following:
ENGL 1301 (a grade of "C" or better required) CB010
HIST 1301     CB060

QUANTITATIVE REASONING
Select the following: CB020  
MATH 2413 (a grade of "C" or better required)

QUALITATIVE REASONING, LITERACY AND RESEARCH
Select the following: CB010  
ENGL 1302    

SELF AND SOCIETY

Select ONE of the following: CB080  
ANTH 2302, 2346, 2351; BIOL 1322; BUSI 1307; COMM 1307; CRIJ 1301, 1307; ECON 1301, 2301, 2302; GEOG 1302, 1303; GOVT 2304, 2311; HIST 2321, 2322, 2327; PHED 1304; PSYC 2301, 2306, 2314, 2316; SOCI 1301, 1306, 2301, 2306, 2319; TECA 1303, 1354

Select the following: CB070  
GOVT 2305

Select ONE of the following: CB060  
HIST 1302, 2301, 2328, 2381

SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY AND SUSTAINABILITY
Select EACH of the following: CB030  
PHYS 2425
PHYS 2426

CRITICAL ISSUES IN THE STATE-FEDERAL RELATIONSHIP
Select the following: CB070  
GOVT 2306

Select EACH of the following:
ENGR 2300 Applied Linear Algebra
ENGR 2301 Engineering Mechanics - Statics
ENGR 2302 Engineering Mechanics - Dynamics
ENGR 2304 Programing for Engineers
ENGR 2332 Mechanics of Materials
MATH 2414 Calculus II
MATH 2415 Calculus III
MATH 2420 Differential Equations

Note: MATH 2413, 2414 and 2415 are required to satisfy the MATH 2417 and 2419. UTD's accelerated two-semester calculus sequence, MATH 2417 and MATH 2419, is equivalent to the three-semester calculus sequence offered at community colleges. Students must take Calculus I, Calculus II and Calculus III in order to be equivalent.

Note: Students must take both ENGR 2301 and ENGR 2302 to receive credit for UTD MECH 2310.

Additional courses that may be completed by the student that will be accepted for transfer into the UTD Mechanical Engineering Program:

Select EACH of the following:
CHEM 1411 General Chemistry I
ENGR 1201 Introduction to Engineering