TSAP - Ivy Tech - Mechanical Engineering, BSME

Admission Requirements

Ivy Tech students graduating with an A.S. degree in Engineering are eligible for
admission with junior standing to Purdue University Northwest provided:

• The student has submitted a complete application for admission to Purdue University Northwest
• A course grade of “C” or better must be earned to be accepted for transfer
• The student has a 3.0 or higher grade point average on a 4-point scale

Sample Semester Sequence at Ivy Tech Community College - 60-62 Credits

First Semester

Course	Title	Credits
*ENGL 111	English Composition	3
IVYT 111	Student Success for University Transfer	1
*MATH 211	Calculus I	4
	Transfer Cluster Elective	3
ENGR 140 or ENGR 160 or ENGR 196	Introduction to Engineering Software Tools or Introduction to Engineering Software Tools or Introduction to Engineering	3
	Total Credits	14

Second Semester

Course	Title	Credits
*MATH 212	Calculus II	4
*PHYS 220	Mechanics	5
	Transfer Cluster Elective	3
	Transfer Cluster Elective	3
	Total Credits	15

Third Semester

Course	Title	Credits
*MATH 261	Multivariate Calculus I	4
*PHYS 221 or *CHEM 106	Heat, Electricity, and Optics or General Chemistry II	5
	Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing Elective	3
	Transfer Cluster Elective	3-5
	Total Credits	15-17

Fourth Semester

Course	Title	Credits
*COMM 101	Fundamentals of Public Speaking	3
**ENGR 279	Capstone Course	1
MATH 264	Differential Equations	3
	Social and Behavioral Ways of Knowing Elective	3
	Transfer Cluster Elective	3
	Transfer Cluster Elective	3
	Total Credits	16

*Required for Indiana College Core Certificate
The Indiana College Core requirements for this degree require a minimum of 30 credits. The ICC Certificate requires
a minimum of one course from six areas of study. The number of ICC elective courses shown above may vary based
on required ICC course credits earned, area of study, and the student’s Individual Academic Plan. The remaining
degree requirements provide a mechanism for students to obtain the required minimum 60 credits to graduate with
the appropriate Associate level transfer degree.

**Capstone Course

Sample Semester Sequence at Purdue University Northwest - 60 Credits

Fifth Semester

Course	Title	Credits
ME 31200	Fluid Mechanics	3
ME 31300	Fluid Mechanics Laboratory	1
ME 32000	Kinematic Analysis and Design	3
ME 32500	Dynamics of Physical Systems	3
ME 34500	Mechanical Engineering Experimentation	3
	Total Credits	13

Sixth Semester

Course	Title	Credits
CE 27300	Mechanics of Materials	3
ME 31100	Engineering Economics and Project Management	3
ME 41600	Heat Transfer	3
ME 41700	Heat Transfer Laboratory	1
MSE 20000	Materials Science	3
ENGL 30700	Written and Oral Communication for Engineers	3
	Total Credits	16

Seventh Semester

Course	Title	Credits
ME 42900	Senior Engineering Design	3
ME 46100	Machine Design I	4
	Mechanical Engineering Elective	3
	Mechanical Engineering Elective	3
	Free Elective	3
	Total Credits	16

Eighth Semester

Course	Title	Credits
ME 43900	Senior Engineering Design II	3
PHIL 32400	Ethics for the Professions	3
	Mechanical Engineering Elective	3
	Mechanical Engineering Elective	3
	Engineering Elective	3
	Total Credits	15

Degree program completion requires 122 credit hours for a Bachelor’s degree