Engineering - Transfer - Degree

Associate of Science in Engineering

Faculty Adviser

John Dryden: 503-491-7065 | Room AC2581 | John.Dryden@mhcc.edu

civil engineer

The Engineering transfer curriculum offered at MHCC is designed to closely follow the pre-engineering program at regional universities and to meet the requirements for an Associate of Science degree. This course plan is tailored for civil and mechanical engineering majors. However, the student should meet with his or her adviser to create an educational plan that meets his or her specific needs.

Curricular Outcomes

At the completion of this curriculum, students should be able to:

  • Apply mathematics, science and engineering skills
  • Design and conduct experiments, as well as analyze and interpret data
  • Design a system, component or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints
  • Function on multidisciplinary teams
  • Identify, formulate and solve engineering problems
  • Describe professional and ethical responsibility

Note: This plan is specifically designed for transfer to a four-year college, and is not intended for students who seek direct entry into the job market after completion of an associate degree. For the direct-to-job-market program, see: Engineering Technology.

General education courses (such as math, writing, health, etc.) can be taken during any term, or before starting the program. Students are expected to meet the following course requirements before starting the first term courses:

  • Placement into RD115+, or completion of RD090.
  • Placement into WR121, or completion of WR115.
  • Placement into MTH251+, or completion of MTH112 with a grade of "C" or better.
Plan of Study Grid
First Quarter
FallCredits
CH221 General Chemistry I 5
GE101 Engineering Orientation 4
MTH251 Calculus I: Differential Calculus 5
WR121Z Composition I (Course offered online) 4
 Credits18
Second Quarter
Winter
CH222 General Chemistry II 5
COMM111Z Public Speaking (Course offered online) 4
GE115
Engineering Graphics
or Engineering Graphics: Solidworks
3
MTH252 Calculus II: Integral Calculus 5
 Credits17
Third Quarter
Spring
GE102 Engineering Computations 3
MTH261 Linear Algebra 4
WR227Z Technical Writing (Course offered online) 4
Arts and Letters requirement 3
Social Science requirement 3
 Credits17
Fourth Quarter
Fall
ENGR211 Statics 4
MTH254 Calculus IV: Vector Calculus 5
PH211 General Physics with Calculus I 5
 Credits14
Fifth Quarter
Winter
ENGR213 Strength of Materials 4
ENGR201 (winter) for Mechanical Engineering transfer, or ET150 (spring) for Civil Engineering transfer 4-5
PH212 General Physics with Calculus II 5
Social Science requirement 3-4
Health and Physical Education requirement 3
 Credits19-21
Sixth Quarter
Spring
ENGR212 Dynamics 4
ET150 (spring) for Civil Engineering transfer, or ENGR201 (winter) for Mechanical Engineering transfer
MTH256 Differential Equations 5
PH213 General Physics with Calculus III 5
Arts and Letters requirement 3
 Credits17
 Total Credits102-104

Note: Not every course required by different schools is offered at MHCC.

Transfer Schools

ENGR201 Electrical Fundamentals I

Credits 5Winter

Registration Requirement: RD090, WR090 and MTH252, each with a grade of "C" or better; or placement above stated course levels.

In this study of basic electrical circuit theory for engineers, students analyze voltage and current relationships. The course covers circuit parameters of resistance, inductance and capacitance. It includes basic DC and AC circuits and their natural responses.

Additional Course Fee: $25.00

This course fulfills: Non-Lab Science

View Course Outcomes:

  1. Analyze passive circuit elements in the phasor domain
  2. Apply circuit analysis techniques and resistive circuits that have non-ideal sources, calculate source transformation and maximum power transfer
  3. Apply circuit analysis techniques to operational amplifiers
  4. Define energy storage elements
  5. Define voltage, current, power and energy
  6. Define, using integral calculus and differential equations, current and voltage relationships for capacitors and inductors
  7. Demonstrate Ohm's Law, Kirchhoff's Current Law and Kirchhoff's Voltage Law
  8. Demonstrate the fundamentals of electrical safety
  9. Demonstrate the use of basic electrical instruments and analytical techniques involving empirical data
  10. Explain Thevenin and Norton Equivalents
  11. Identify ideal voltage and current sources
  12. Solve fundamental series and parallel resistive circuits

ENGR211 Statics

Credits 4Fall

Registration Requirement: RD090 and WR090, or IECC201R and IECC201W; and MTH252; each with a grade of "C" or better; or placement above stated course levels.

Statics students analyze the forces induced in structures and machines by various types of loading. Topics include 3-D equilibrium analysis, internal forces, centroids, moments of inertia and frictional equilibrium.

This course fulfills: Non-Lab Science

View Course Outcomes:

  1. Apply vector algebra and to solve relatively simple geometry problems, and to calculate moments of forces, projection of forces and moments onto various axes
  2. Construct shear force and bending moment diagrams for simple beams
  3. Determine whether a system is statically determinate
  4. Draw free-body diagrams and write the corresponding equations of equilibrium
  5. Handle problems involving dry friction
  6. Solve equilibrium equations for unknown force components

ENGR212 Dynamics

Credits 4Spring

Registration Requirement: ENGR211 and PH211.

Dynamics students apply kinematics, Newton's laws of motion, work-energy relationships and impulse-momentum relationships to engineering systems.

This course fulfills: Non-Lab Science

View Course Outcomes:

  1. Calculate speed and distance by separation of variable in one-dimensional problems
  2. Calculate speed and distance of a particle by direct integration when the force is a given function of time
  3. Calculate velocities of points on a rigid body, in relationship to its angular velocity for two-dimensional motion
  4. Calculate velocity and acceleration where position or speed and radius of curvature are given
  5. Draw correct free-body diagrams, and correct equations expressing Newton's second law of motion for a particle
  6. Evaluate velocities and accelerations of points in simple mechanisms, involving gears, sliders and cams
  7. Solve force systems, and draw free-body diagrams
  8. Solve moments of force and momentum for rigid body problems in which the direction of angular velocity is fixed
  9. Solve the work-kinetic energy relationship for a particle, particularly for the case of conservative forces
  10. Use differential and integral calculus, statics, and physics, to solve dynamic problems
  11. Use vector algebra to solve simple geometry problems, and to calculate moments for forces, projection of forces, and moments, onto various axes

ENGR213 Strength of Materials

Credits 4Winter

Registration Requirement: ENGR211.

This course covers properties of structural materials and the analysis of stress and deformation in axially loaded members, circular shafts, beams and statically indeterminate systems.

This course fulfills: Non-Lab Science

View Course Outcomes:

  1. Analyze internal forces in structural members due to axial, torsional, shear, bending moment and combined loading in both two and three dimensions
  2. Analyze stress and strain and their relationships due to the above loading conditions
  3. Calculate deflections due to axial and torsional loading
  4. Predict stress or strain magnitude on various planes based on the corresponding stress or strain components on a defined plane

ENGR248 Engineering Graphics: Solidworks

Credits 3Winter/Spring

Registration Requirement: RD090 and WR090, or IECC201R and IECC201W; and MTH020; each with a grade of "C" or better; or placement above stated course levels.

This course provides an introduction to engineering graphics using Solidworks. Topics include graphic communication, multiview and pictorial representation, graphical analysis and solution. Construction of parametric based 3-D models and assemblies is also covered.

Additional Course Fee: $25.00

View Course Outcomes:

  1. Apply introductory knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerance (GD&T) to part drawings
  2. Compose proportioned multiview, isometric, and oblique sketches
  3. Construct 2D drawings and 3D models in Solidworks using basic geometric construction techniques
  4. Construct 3D assemblies in Solidworks
  5. Define and identify projection types including multiview, isometric, oblique, and perspective
  6. Dimension 2D drawings following engineering standards
  7. Discuss the role of graphical communication in the engineering design process
  8. List and describe the components of a set of working drawings