Engineering Mechanics - Associate of Arts

AA Degree

Melissa P. Clauson, Ph.D. Co-Chair,Natural and Behavioral Sciences Division
Fugitte Science Center - Room 226
(270) 384-8229  clausonm@lindsey.edu

D. Scott Dillery, PhD, Co-chair, Natural & Behavioral Sciences Division
Fugitte Science Center - Room 117
(270) 384-8105  dillerys@lindsey.edu

Mark L. McKinnon, PhD, Engineering Mechanics Program Coordinator
Fugitte Science Center - Room 323
(270) 384-8092  mckinnonm@lindsey.edu 

The mission of the Engineering Mechanics program is to prepare students to have the analytical skills and knowledge to succeed in an engineering discipline.

The Associate of Arts degree in Engineering Mechanics provides the curriculum necessary to become prepared to succeed in an engineering discipline. This two-year program is designed to provide the foundational material in both lecture and laboratory settings for the first two years of the undergraduate curriculum in engineering. The student will then complete the bachelor's degree in engineering by transferring to a school of engineering for the remaining undergraduate work.

This program is designed in conjunction with the University of Kentucky's College of Engineering, but students who complete this curriculum are also prepared to enter many other engineering schools. A student interested in engineering or actively pursuing this program should consult often with the Program Coordinator. In addition, students intending to continue study in engineering should consult the engineering entrance requirements for the college in question in order to ensure that admission issues are properly addressed.

Degree Requirements

A. General Education Requirements: 24 - 28 hours

• Functions and Algebra (MATH 1013) is a prerequisite for CHEM 1214 - 3 hours

B. Program Prerequisites: 8 hours

• Precalculus (MATH 1123) **or the equivalent is a prerequisite for MATH 2315, PHYS 2713 - 3 hours
• Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (MATH 2315) **is a prerequisite for PHYC 2413 - 5 hours

C. Program Requirements: 18 hours

• General Physics I (PHYS 2414) - 4 hours**
• General Physics II (PHYS 2424) - 4 hours
• Thermodynamics (PHYS 2614) - 4 hours
• Introduction to Computational Science (PHYS/MATH/CIS 2713) - 3 hours
• Statics (PHYS 3103) - 3 hours

D. Related Studies Requirements: 25 hours

• General Chemistry I (CHEM 1214) - 4 hours**
• General Chemistry II (CHEM 1224) - 4 hours
• Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (MATH 2315) - 5 hours
• Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (MATH 2325) - 5 hours
• Calculus III (MATH 3314) - 3 hours
• Differential Equations (MATH 3323) - 3 hours

** This course may satisfy General Education Requirements.

TOTAL: 77 HOURS