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Engineering

Mechanical Engineering advising guide

Engineering courses

Engineering courses
Course number Course name Credits OSU equivalent PSU equivalent OIT equivalent Prerequisites
ENGR 101 Engr Fundamentals 4 ENGR 100 ME 120 / 121/ 122 ENGR 111 MTH 95; Pr/c WR 115
ENGR 105 Engr Graphics 3-D 3 ENGR 248 ME 250 MET 241 MTH 95 or any MTH course for which MTH 95 is a prerequisite
ENGR 114 Engr Programming 4 ENGR 102 ME 120 / 121/ 122 – ENGR 101
ENGR 211 Statics 4 ENGR 211 EAS 211 ENGR 211 MTH 252, PHY 211, ENGR 101
ENGR 212 Dynamics 4 – EAS 215 ENGR 212 ENGR 211
ENGR 213 Strength of Materials 4 ENGR 213 EAS 212 ENGR 213 ENGR 211
ENGR 221 Electrical Circuits I 5 ENGR 201 ECE 241 ENGR 236 ENGR 101, MTH 252; Rec MTH 253, PHY 213
ENGR 222 Electrical Circuits II 5 ENGR 202 – – ENGR 221
ENGR 231 Material Science 4 – ME 213 MECH 260 PHY 211, MTH 252, CH 222
ENGR 262 Mfg. Processes 4 – ME 240 – (CMET 121 and CMET 122) or (ENGR 101 and PHY 211)

Science and programming courses

 

Science/programming courses
Course number Course name Credits OSU equivalent PSU equivalent OIT equivalent Prerequisites
CH 151 Preparatory Chemistry 5 PCC Prereq PCC Prereq PCC Prereq WR 115 & RD 115 & MTH 95
CH 221 General Chemistry 5 CH 201 CH 221 / 227 CHE 201/204 MTH 111, WR115, RD115, and (CH 151 or pass the CH151 Competency Exam)
CH 222 General Chemistry 5 CH 202 / CH 205 CH 222 / 228 CHE 202/205 CH 221
PHY 211 Physics (Calculus) 5 PH 211 PH 211 / 214 PHY 221 MTH 251; Pr/c: MTH 252
PHY 212 Physics (Calculus) 5 PH 212 PH 213 / 216 PHY 223 PHY 211, MTH 252
PHY 213 Physics (Calculus) 5 PH 213 PH 212 / 215 PHY 222 PHY 211, MTH 252
CS 133U C Programming 4 ENGR 103 ECE 103 – Rec: CS 160

Mathematics courses

Mathematics courses
Course number Course name Credits OSU equivalent PSU equivalent OIT equivalent Prerequisites
MTH 251 Calculus I 4 MTH 251 MTH 251 MATH 251 MTH 112 or CMET 131, and WR 115
MTH 252 Calculus II 4 MTH 252 MTH 252 MATH 252 MTH 251
MTH 254 Vector Calculus I 5 MTH 254 MTH 254 MATH 254 MTH 252
MTH 256 Differential Equations 5 MTH 256 MTH 256 MATH 321 MTH 252 and MTH 261
MTH 261 Linear Algebra 5 – MTH 261 – MTH 252
MTH 243/244 Statistics I/II 5/4 – – MATH 361 MTH 95 or 98 or higher

Communications courses

Communication courses
Course number Course name Credits OSU equivalent PSU equivalent OIT equivalent Prerequisites
WR 121 English Composition 4 WR 121 WR 121 WRI 121 WR 115 & RD 115 or Plc WR 121
WR 227 Tech./Prof. Writing 1 4 WR 327 – WRI 227 WR 121 *take Ling 399 at PSU for mechanical engineering
COMM 111 Public Speaking 4 COMM 111 COMM 220 SPE 111 WR 121
COMM 215 Comm in Teams and Small Groups 4 – – SPE 321 WR 121

General education and other requirements

General education courses
Course number Course name Credits OSU equivalent PSU equivalent OIT equivalent Prerequisites
GEN ED General Education Credits 16-21 19 – See General Education Advising Guide for Engineering Students
EC 201 Principles of Economics: Microeconomics 4 ECON 201 – – MTH 95
HE&PE 295 Health and Fitness 3 HHS 231 – – HE 295 & PE 295 must be taken concurrently
MCH 121 Manufacturing Processes I 5 – – MFG 120 APR 100M or MCH 100
WLD 101 Welding Process & Applications 4 – – MFG 103

Additional required classes that are not offered by PCC

ENGR 391, ST 314

Forecast of Engineering class offerings

This is a complete list of Engineering offerings at PCC – not all courses listed may be required for your degree.

Engineering course offerings forecast for the upcoming year
Course number Course name Fall term Winter term Spring term Summer term
ENGR 101 Engr Fundamentals check check check check
ENGR 102 Engr Graphics check check check
ENGR 105 Engr Graphics 3-D check check check check
ENGR 114 Engr Programming check check check check
ENGR 171 Intro Digital Logic Des. check
ENGR 211 Statics check check check
ENGR 212 Dynamics check check check
ENGR 213 Strength of Materials check check
ENGR 221 Electrical Circuits I check check check
ENGR 222 Electrical Circuits II check check
ENGR 223 Electrical Circuits III check check
ENGR 226 Plane Surveying check
ENGR 231 Material Science check
ENGR 262 Mfg. Processes check
ENGR 271 Digital Logic Design check