73 credits minimum

Engineering Department
Taylorsville Redwood Campus, SI 220
General Information: (801) 957-4073
Program Information: (801) 957-4780
www.slcc.edu/engineering
Academic Advisor: SI 209, (801) 957-4858

Program Faculty:
Professors − Nick Safai
Associate Professors − Francis Afghan, Lee Brinton, Holly Moore, Sara Farida
Instructors − James Smith, Wesley Sanders, Andrew Vogt, Quentin McRae

Program Description:
Mechanical engineering is one of the oldest and broadest areas of engineering. It requires an understanding of mechanics, kinematics, thermodynamics, materials science, structural analysis and electronics. Mechanical engineers use math and physics to analyze and design mechanical devices and machine systems - things that move. They work in aerospace, automotive, robotics, metallurgy, petroleum and other manufacturing and design industries.

Transfer/Articulation Information: The associate of pre-engineering degree is a transfer degree similar to the associate of science degree, but has reduced General Education requirements. Current accreditation board of engineering and technology (ABET) standards require upper-division General Education courses. Engineering students who complete this degree may apply for advanced-placement at an engineering school, but must complete General Education requirements at the senior institution.

Admission into an engineering major program at a transfer institution depends upon the receiving institution’s requirements for that major. Some major programs are restricted and require special application as well as a competitive GPA. See an Academic Advisor at both SLCC and the intended receiving institution for specific articulation information.

Program Entry Requirements: Each program requires as a prerequisite a science-oriented high school curriculum which includes as much mathematics, chemistry, physics and English as possible. Students who do not qualify to enter MATH 1210 , CHEM 1210  and ENGL 1010  should take prerequisite courses before entering the first semester of their program. Students who need to take preparatory courses to meet the requirements of first semester courses should plan on extra time to complete the program. Consult with the academic advisor concerning these courses. It is the student’s responsibility to examine each course description for details of prerequisite courses. Those prerequisites must be satisfied before the designated class may be taken.

Estimated Time to Completion: If students follow the suggested sample schedule, time to completion is four semesters.