Program Curriculum
The EGT program offers to students the following options:
- EGT3 – a 2-year associate degree that requires 74 credit hours to complete. This option send a is known as the Associate Degree in EGT .
- EGT1 – a 1-year diploma that requires 50 credit hours to complete. This option is known as the Diploma in EGT .
- DCD7 – a 1-year certificate that requires 39 credit hours to complete. This option is known as the Drafting & CAD Certificate .
- DCF6 – a 3-semester certificate that requires 23 credit hours to complete. This option is known as the Drafting & CAD Fundamentals Certificate .
- CCD6 – a 5-course certificate that requires 17 credit hours to complete. This option is known as the CATIA CAD Design Certificate .
Click on the name of the degree or certificate above for a detailed description of each.
EGT Course Descriptions
EGR 130 Engineering Technology Applications & Programming (2-3-3)
Offered Fall, Spring and Summer Semesters
Prerequisite: MAT 102
Co-requisite: RDG 100
This course covers the development and use of computer programs to solve engineering technology problems, including spreadsheets, word processing and operating systems. Analytical problem solving using calculators and computers as preparation for physics and statics courses is also covered.
( this course is an acceptable substitute for CPT 101 )
Back to top...EGR 170 Engineering Materials (2-3-3)
Offered Fall and Spring Semesters
Co-requisites: ENG 101, MAT 102 or suitable math placement
This course is a study of the properties, material behaviors, and applications of materials used in engineering structures and products. The mechanical properties and the classification systems of metals, ceramics, plastics and composites are covered. Studies start with the forces that bind atoms together and proceed up through crystal structure to macroscopic properties. Includes techniques for improving the strength of materials, with heavy emphasis on the heat treatment of steel.
Back to top...EGR 175 Manufacturing Processes (1.5-4.5-3)
Offered Spring and Summer Semesters
Co-requisites: ENG 101, MAT 178
This course includes the processes, alternatives, and operation in the manufacturing environment. The most important methods used by modern industry to convert materials into useful shape, including numerous variants of casting, forging, rolling, extruding, pressing and sintering, molding, joining, machining and grinding. Emphasis will be placed on types of parts for which each process is best suited.
( this course now includes an on-line component utilizing Web-CT )
Back to top...EGR 194 Statics & Strength of Materials (2-6-4)
Offered Fall, Spring and Summer Semesters
Prerequisite: PHY 201
This course covers external and internal forces in structures and/or machines, including conditions of equilibrium, systems of force, moment of inertia and friction. It also covers the stress/strain relationships in materials, centroids, shear and moment diagrams, bending stresses and shear stresses with application to size determination of components under various loading conditions.
Back to top...EGR 275 Introduction to Engineering/Computer Graphics (2-3-3)
Offered Fall, Spring and Summer Semesters
Prerequisite: CPT 101 or EGR 130
A pre-engineering university transfer course. This course is a study of basic graphical concepts needed for engineering applications. Computer Aided Drawing (CAD) is introduced in this course.
( this course now includes an on-line component utilizing Web-CT )
Back to top...EGT 110 Engineering Graphics I (2-6-4)
Offered Fall, Spring and Summer Semesters
Co-requisites: Placement into RDG 031 and placement into MAT 101
This is an introductory course in engineering graphics science, which includes beginning drawing techniques and development of skills to produce basic technical drawings.
Back to top...EGT 115 Engineering Graphics II (2-6-4)
Offered Fall, Spring and Summer Semesters
Prerequisite: EGT 110
Co-requisite: EGT 151 or EGR 275
This course in engineering graphics science includes additional drawing techniques for industrial applications.
Back to top...EGT 119 Geometrics (3-0-3)
Offered Summer Semester
Prerequisites: EGT 110 and MTT 121 or EGR 175
This course provides the student with an in-depth knowledge of both the interpretation of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing symbols, and the inspection techniques (conventional and X, Y, Z coordinate measuring machines) necessary to determine if parts meet the specification required by the drawing.
( this course now includes an on-line component utilizing Web-CT )
Back to top...EGT 127 Descriptive Geometry for Drafters (3-0-3)
Offered Summer Semester
Prerequisites: EGT 110 and EGT 151 or EGR 275
This basic course in descriptive geometry covers the theory of orthographic projection, points and lines in space, auxiliary views, planes, intersections and developments.
Back to top...EGT 152 Fundamentals of CAD (2-3-3)
Offered Fall, Spring and Summer Semesters
Prerequisite: EGT 115, EGT 151 or EGR 275, or permission of instructor
This course includes a related series of problems and exercises utilizing the computer graphics station as a drafting tool. The student will produce three-dimensional solid models, assemblies and technical drawings using Solid Works software.
Back to top...EGT 210 Engineering Graphics III (2-6-4)
Offered FallSemester
Prerequisites: EGT 115, EGT 151 or EGR 275
This advanced course in engineering graphics science covers the production of technical working drawings. A project based survey of basic mechanical and electrical engineering technology applications. The design process is explored with the results being presented as a set of technical drawings.
( this course now includes an on-line component utilizing Web-CT )
Back to top...EGT 215 Mechanical Drawing Applications (2-6-4)
Offered Fall Semester
Prerequisites: EGT 115, EGT 119, and EGT 151 or EGR 275
This advanced drawing course covers industrial applications. Provides an in-depth study of the mechanical design process. This includes analysis calculations, vendor catalogs, GD&T, and the creation of a complete drawing package for manufacture of a consumer product or industrial machine.
( this course now includes an on-line component utilizing Web-CT )
Back to top...EGT 220 Structural & Piping Applications (2-6-4)
Offered Spring Semester
Prerequisites: EGT 115, EGT 151 or EGR 275
This advanced drawing course covers structural steel and process piping applications. These tools are used by engineers in order to design and build systems in a wide variety of commercial and industrial applications.
( this course now includes an on-line component utilizing Web-CT )
Back to top...EGT 240 Engineering Graphics Technology Senior Project (0-3-1)
Offered Spring Semester
Prerequisite: Completion of all other technical courses in the EGT curriculum in which the student is majoring or approval of department head.
This course is designed to include teamwork to complete an industrial design and/or manufacturing project approved by the instructor. Students work in teams on industrial design or manufacturing projects, usually real ones supplied by industry, and solve them by applying skills learned in previous EGT courses.
Back to top...EGT 245 Principles of Parametric CAD (2-3-3)
Offered Fall, Spring, and Summer Semesters
Prerequisites: EGT 151 or EGR 275 or permission of instructor
This course is the study of 3-D product and machine design utilizing state-of-the-art parametric design software. This course in an introduction to Catia 3-D CAD software.
( this course now includes an on-line component utilizing Web-CT )
Back to top...EGT 252 Advanced CAD (2-3-3)
Offered Spring Semester
Prerequisites: EGT 152
This course covers advanced concepts of CAD software and applications. This course constitutes part two of Solid Works. Advanced features of this design software are covered.
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