Bachelor of Science in Manufacturing Technology with Process Option

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The process option for the Bachelor of Science in Manufacturing Technology will prepare you for a manufacturing career. In this option, you’ll take courses that are more centered around manufacturing technology and cover topics such as machine tooling and welding.

Curriculum & RequirementsAcademic Plan

Curriculum & Requirements

Manufacturing Technology Major, Process Option, Bachelor of Science (BS)

The manufacturing process option focuses on select areas of technology, science and methods of materials processing. This option prepares the student to enter and progress in industry in a variety of areas including, quality assurance, inventory control, production line supervision or process management.

Note: Including university requirements, the above program requires a minimum of 180 credits, an average of 15 credits per quarter for a 12 quarter, four-year program. The 180 credits are based upon the following assumptions:

  • students have had one year of high school drafting. If this assumption is not true, then the student will have to take METC 102​;
  • students will have satisfied university proficencies. If this assumption is not true, then the student will have to complete up to six more classes. (See Undergraduate Degree Requirements.)

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 121CHEMISTRY AND ITS ROLE IN SOCIETY5
or CHEM 171
171L
GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I
MATH 142PRECALCULUS MATH II5
or MATH 161 CALCULUS I
or HONS 161 CALCULUS I
PHYS 100PHYSICAL SCIENCE I5
or PHYS 110 ENERGY, SOCIETY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
or PHYS 121 DESCRIPTIVE ASTRONOMY
or PHYS 131 INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS I
or PHYS 151 GENERAL PHYSICS I
Required Departmental Courses
MENG 2173D PARAMETRIC COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN4
METC 110ENGINEERING GRAPHICS5
TECH 330TECHNOLOGY PROBLEM ANALYSIS AND DESIGN I4
TECH 331TECHNOLOGY PROBLEM ANALYSIS AND DESIGN II4
TECH/HONS 393TECHNOLOGY WORLD CIVILIZATION4
TECH 403COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT4
TECH 452ENGINEERING ECONOMICS4
TECH 454ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING4
TECH 456ENGINEERING ETHICS, CONTRACTS AND PATENTS4
TECH 458QUALITY ASSURANCE4
TECH 462INDUSTRIAL SAFETY ENGINEERING4
Required Manufacturing Technology Courses
MENG 353INDUSTRIAL MATERIALS5
MNTC 208SURVEY OF ELECTRICITY4
MNTC 301METALLIC PROCESSES5
MNTC 320NON-METALLIC PROCESSES5
MNTC 402MACHINE TOOL I5
MNTC 404COMPUTER NUMERICAL CONTROL5
MNTC 406WELDING TECHNOLOGY4
MNTC 430MACHINE TOOL II5
Required Senior Capstone Series
MNTC/APTC/CMTC/DNTC/TECH 490SENIOR CAPSTONE: PRODUCTION LAB4
MNTC/APTC/CMTC/DNTC/TECH 491SENIOR PROJECT (variable credit)4-6
MNTC/DNTC/TECH 495INTERNSHIP1-15
or MNTC 439 TOPICS IN MANUFACTURING
Total Credits107-123

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