School Information

Engineering | Philip Rufe, Interim Director | 111 Sill Hall, 734.487.2040, prufe@emich.edu

Advisor Information

General Education (and other university requirements) Advising

College of Engineering and Technology Student Services, 203 Sill Hall, 734.487.9751, cet_advising@emich.edu | Make an appointment

Faculty Advisor

To find your faculty advisor, please see School of Engineering Advisors.

Student Eligibility

A student’s eligibility to graduate from this major is determined by the following

• Apply and be granted admission to Eastern Michigan University (emich.edu/admissions).
• Apply and be granted admission to their major (See Program Admission for specific information).
• A completed associate degree, certificate, or adequate coursework. Students eligible to follow an articulation agreement, typically transfer in 64 credit hours to EMU. Eligible students who transferred in less than 64 credit hours, had unique circumstances and were granted permission to follow the articulation agreement by the Director of Community College Relations (emich.edu/ccr).

Interested students should meet with their community college advisor for information on following the articulation agreement before transferring to EMU. After transferring to EMU, a student must consult with the Community College Relations Office to confirm eligibility.

Program Admission

Requirements for Admission

Students must meet the following requirements to be admitted to the Mechanical Engineering Technology Program:

• A minimum EMU cumulative GPA  of 2.3. (If a student has not yet established an EMU GPA, a combined GPA of 2.3 from all transfer institutions will be accepted)
• Completion of PHY 221  (or satisfy with PHY 151 - General Physics I @ MCCC) or PHY 223  with a minimum grade of C (or equivalent Transfer Credit)
• Completion of MATH 120  (or satisfy with MATH 171 - Calculus I @ MCCC) or MATH 140  with a minimum grade of C (or equivalent Transfer Credit)

Application Process

Students who wish to be admitted to the Mechanical Engineering Technology Program must do the following: 

1. Complete all requirements listed above. Students may be enrolled in one or two of the required courses listed above during the semester they apply.
2. Submit an online application (https://emich.tfaforms.net/217810) by January 1st, May 1st, or August 1st.
3. Attend a mandatory meeting a MET faculty member or CET Staff Advisor. (Student will be contacted to schedule appointment after the receipt of their application)

Decision Notification Process

Students, will be notified by letter after a decision is made. This notification will be made no later than the start of the semester following the application.

General Education Requirements:

A student with a Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA) endorsement on their transcript only needs to complete the General Education Application Requirements of

• One Perspectives on a Diverse World  [GEUS or GEGA] course
• One Learning Beyond the Classroom  [GELB] course or experience
• One Writing Intensive [GEWI] course in the major

To use MTA, a student must have an official community college transcript, with the “MTA Satisfied” endorsement sent to EMU’s Admissions Office. The MTA may be completed after admission to EMU, however, students should inform their advisor or they may be advised to complete additional courses for the general education program.

Students who do not have “MTA Satisfied” on their community college transcript, will be required to satisfy EMU’s general education requirements as applied to transfer students. For specific General Education requirements, click here  or print a General Education Worksheet .

Major Requirements: 83-86 hours

In addition to secondary admission requirements, program majors will be required to:

1. Complete each program core course (e.g., all courses having a MET prefix);
2. Maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 2.3 on a 4.0 scale. A student whose cumulative GPA or cumulative major GPA falls below 2.3 will be placed on program probation for the next succeeding term or two semesters if the student is a part-time student (defined as taking 11 credits or less). If the student fails to raise his or her GPA to 2.3 or higher with the grades earned during the probationary term(s), the student will be dismissed from the program. Students may reapply for admission once their GPA is raised to 2.3 or higher.
3. Must see an advisor for academic advising before enrolling in each semester.

• Core Courses: 61 hours

• CET 151 - Introduction to Computing in Engineering Technology 3 hrs
• ELEC 200 - Circuit Analysis I 3 hrs

• or satisfied by ELEC 125 - Introduction to Electricity @ MCCC

• ET 100 - Introduction to Engineering Technology 3 hrs

• or satisfied by METC 100 - Introduction to Engineering and Technology @ MCCC

• MET 211 - Statics 3 hrs
• MET 312 - Applied Dynamics Principles 3 hrs
• MET 313 - Applied Mechanics of Materials 3 hrs
• MET 314 - Applied Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer 3 hrs
• MET 319 - Applied Fluid Mechanics 3 hrs
• MET 387L4 - Cooperative Education in Mechanical Engineering Technology [GELB] 3 hrs
• MET 411 - Mechanical/Machine Design 3 hrs
• MET 430 - Computer Aided Engineering 3 hrs
• MET 437 - Kinematics of Machines 3 hrs
• MET 470 - Mechanical Vibrations 3 hrs
• MET 492L6 - Senior Design Projects I [GELB] 3 hrs
• MET 493 - Senior Design Projects II 3 hrs
• PDET 111 - Materials 3 hrs

• or satisfied by MATL 101 - Industrial Materials @ MCCC

• PDET 122 - Engineering Graphics 3 hrs

• or satisfied by MDTC 160 - Mechanical Drafting and CAD I @ MCCC (4 hrs)

• PDET 123 - Manufacturing Processes 4 hrs

• or satisfied by MECH 102 - Manufacturing Processes @ MCCC

• PDET 224 - Solid Modeling 3 hrs

• or satisfied by MDTC 228 - Introduction to SolidWorks @ MCCC [subsitution]

• SET 350W - Engineering Communication [GEWI] 3 hrs

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  Additional Requirements: 22-25 hours

• CHEM 121 - General Chemistry I [GEKN] 3 hrs

• and CHEM 122 - General Chemistry I Laboratory [GEKN]  1 hr

• or satisfied by CHEM 151 - General College Chemistry I @ MCCC

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  One course from the following:

• ELEC 218 - Motors and Controls 3 hrs
• MATH 122 - Elementary Linear Algebra 3 hrs
• PDET 220 - Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing 3 hrs

• or satisfied by MDTC 226 - Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing @ MCCC

• QUAL 320 - Industrial Quality Control 3 hrs

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  One course from the following:

• PHY 221 - Mechanics, Sound and Heat [GEKN] 4 hrs

• or satisfied by PHY 151 - General Physics I @ MCCC

• PHY 223 - Mechanics and Sound [GEKN] 5 hrs

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  One course from the following:

• PHY 222 - Electricity and Light 4 hrs

• or satisfied by PHY 152 - General Physics II @ MCCC

• PHY 224 - Electricity and Light 5 hrs

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  One course from the following:

• MATH 120 - Calculus I [GEQR] 4 hrs

• or satisfied by MATH 171 - Calculus I @ MCCC

• MATH 140 - Applied Trigonometry and Calculus I for Technology [GEQR] 4 hrs

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  One course from the following:

• MATH 121 - Calculus II 4 hrs

• or satisfied by MATH 172 - Calculus II @ MCCC

• MATH 141 - Applied Calculus II for Technology 3 hrs

Minor Requirement:

This major does not require a minor.

Program Total:

Students must earn a minimum total of 124 credits at the 100-level or above. If sufficient credits hours are not transferred in, additional EMU credits must be completed to reach the minimum of 124 credit hours required to graduate.

Beginning in Fall 2022, all baccalaureate degree programs for all undergraduates (regardless of catalog year) will require a minimum of 120 credit hours for completion.

Critical Graduation Information

This articulation agreement provides the following exceptions:

University Requirements

• Under this agreement, EMU will waive the 60-hour rule and require that a minimum of 30 credit hours must be completed in EMU courses, with at least 15 hours in the program at the 300-level or above. Of the last 30 hours completed before graduating, a minimum of 10 credit hours must be in courses offered by EMU.

Substitutions

• PDET 224  may be substituted with PDET 000, satisfied by MDTC 228 - Introduction to SolidWorks @ MCCC.

​Students are required to satisfy all requirements listed below, not waived or modified above

Each undergraduate student will be responsible for the fulfillment of the requirements or their equivalents of the Eastern Michigan University catalog in force at the time of their initial registration at a college or university or a subsequent catalog including the one in effect at the time of their graduation.

In the event an undergraduate student does not complete the degree requirements within seven years of the date of their original registration at a college or university, the student may be required to have their credits re-evaluated by the academic department(s) of their major/minor in keeping with catalog requirements in force during the year of their graduation.

The following are minimum requirements for all bachelor’s degrees awarded by Eastern Michigan University. Some majors and minors require more than the minimum in one or more of the areas below; students are urged to consult the online catalog for the requirements of their particular programs.

• Earn a minimum total of 124 credits at the 100-level and above. Courses with numbers below 100 will not be counted toward this degree requirement. At most 8 credit hours of physical education (PEGN) activity courses will be counted toward this requirement.
• Meet the requirements of the General Education program (see information below).
• Complete a Writing Intensive (GEWI) Course in your major.
• Earn a minimum of 60 credits from a four-year college or university; courses taken at community colleges cannot be used to meet this requirement. (Some formal program-to-program articulation agreements modify this requirement. See specific agreements for details.)
• Earn a minimum of 30 credits from courses taken at EMU.
• Complete 10 of the last 30 hours for the degree from courses taken at EMU.
• Have a minimum of 30 unique credit hours in their major and 20 unique credit hours in their minor for a total of at least 50 unique credit hours between them. Some majors that require 50 or more hours themselves do not require a minor; students should check requirements of the selected major in the undergraduate catalog to see if a minor is required.
• Earn no more than 60 credit hours in one subject area (prefix). Credits in excess of the 60 maximum will not be counted toward the minimum of 124 credits required for a bachelor’s degree.
• Earn the minimum number of credits in 300-level and above courses in each major and minor as specified below - these credits must be earned in distinct courses; that is, no course can be used to fulfill this requirement in more than one major or minor.
  • Earn a minimum of 6 credits in 300-level or higher courses at EMU in each minor
  • Earn a minimum of 9 credits in 300-level or higher courses at EMU in each major that requires a minor.
  • Earn a minimum of 15 credits in 300-level or higher courses at EMU in each major that does not require a minor
• Transfer credit will be awarded for courses taken at colleges and universities that are accredited by one of the recognized regional accrediting bodies only if the courses are college-level (equated to 100-level or above at EMU) and the student earned a “C” (or 2.0 on a 4 point scale) or better. Transfer credit may be awarded on a case-by-case basis for college-level courses in which a “C” (2.0) or better was earned at institutions outside the U.S. or at non-accredited U.S. institutions; individual departments/schools conduct the internal review of such courses within EMU, and additional documentation may be required. Please note: EMU awards only credit for transferred courses; grades are not used in the calculation of an EMU GPA.
• Earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 in courses taken at EMU in order to graduate. In addition, a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 must be reached in each major and minor. Only courses taken at EMU and those applied to a student’s major or minor will be used in the calculation of their major and minor cumulative GPAs. (Note: some programs may require a higher GPA - check with your program advisor.)

General Education Requirements EMU’s General Education Program requires students to choose from a menu of approved courses in several different areas; do not assume that other courses in the same department or with similar names will fulfill these requirements. A detailed description of General Education requirements is available in the General Education  section of the catalog.

Students who transferred to EMU may have modified general education requirements based on Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA) or articulation agreements; consult your academic advisor for additional information.

Effective Date: September 1, 2019 until August 31, 2022.

This agreement is consistent with the 2019-2020 catalog. Students have until Summer 2027 to graduate from Eastern Michigan University following this agreement. In the event that a student does not complete the program within seven years, they may be required to have their credits reevaluated using the requirements of the current articulation guide.