Mechanical Engineering Technology (BS)

The objective of the Mechanical Engineering Technology Program (MET) is to provide the knowledge necessary to apply state-of-the-art techniques to design and build products and systems to meet the current and future needs of society. The Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology is designed for a student who is doer or implementer - one who is able to apply mathematics, the natural and engineering sciences, engineering principles, and current engineering practices to the solution of design problems and to the operation and testing of mechanical systems.

The MET graduate applies established procedures that use current state-of-the-art techniques to work with mechanical systems.  Laboratory courses are an integral component of the MET program and are designed to develop student competence to apply experimental design methods, as well as provide a “hands-on” approach to designing and building products and systems to meet the current and future needs of society.  The employment of METs in manufacturing related areas should increase as the demand for improved machinery and machine tools grows and industrial machinery and processes become increasingly complex. Emerging technologies in biotechnology, and nanotechnology will create new job opportunities for METs. In addition to job openings from growth, many openings should result from the need to replace workers who leave the labor force. 

The BS MET program is 126 semester hours and is accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission (ETAC) of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). To graduate with a major in mechanical engineering technology, a student must earn, with no more than three attempts, at least a grade of "C" in the major courses and all prerequisites, and take the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam at an NCEES-approved test center prior to graduation.