College of Business and Technology
Department of Engineering Technology, Surveying, and Digital Media
Engineering Technology Program Information
Main Office
213 Wilson Wallis Hall
ETSU Box 70552
Johnson City, TN 37614
(423) 439-7822 (Voice)
(423) 439-7830 (Fax - Admin)
(423) 439-7750 (Fax - Faculty)
email: johnsonk@etsu.edu
The Department of Engineering Technology, Surveying, & Digital Media, a unit of the College of Business and Technology [CBAT], is one of the largest and most academically diverse units of East Tennessee State University. The Department offers undergraduate degree programs in numerous concentrations, undergraduate minors in two areas, and graduate degree programs in three concentrations. Several programs are accredited through ABET. Additionally, there are many majors and/or programs that are available through the Academic Common Market allowing out-of-state students to enroll at ETSU at in-state tuition rates.
The department’s administrative and faculty offices are housed primarily in two buildings on the ETSU main campus. The Engineering Technology and Surveying & Mapping programs are located in Wilson-Wallis Hall while the Digital Media program is housed across State of Franklin Road from the main campus in the Scott M. Niswonger Digital Media Center.
www.etsu.edu/scitech/entc/index.htm
Work done for an Associate Degree will not substitute for 4xxx level work.
Product Development Concentration
The Product Development concentration is a multidisciplinary, manufacturing-based curriculum designed to educate and prepare students to be multifunctional, creative, and knowledgeable leaders and team members of product design teams. Graduates are able to apply their knowledge and understanding of the product development processes and new product realization.
General Program Information
To earn a degree from ETSU, there are specific course requirements established by ETSU, by the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR), by each college, and by each department. All students must meet the degree requirements at each of these levels outlined in the following list:
University-level Degree and Graduation Requirements
Total Credit Hours for Degree: 128
TBR General Education Requirements: 41 Credit Hours
Listed below are the categories and courses specified under TBR General Education Requirements. Note that certain courses are required for this degree, specific to this major. Thus, these courses will satisfy both a TBR General Education requirement AND a requirement of this major. (Other majors may require different General Education courses.) Where specific courses are required for this major, only those courses are listed under the category. If there are no specific major requirements for a category, all course options appear.
Communication
9 credits, consisting of 6 credits of written composition and 3 credits of oral communication.
Written Composition
Complete both of the following:
Oral Communication
Complete one of the following:
Humanities and Fine Arts
9 credits, consisting of 3 credits of literature, 3 credits of fine arts, and 3 credits of humanities electives.
Literature
Complete one of the following:
Fine Arts
Complete one of the following:
Humanities
Complete the following:
Social and Behavioral Sciences
6 credits, consisting of both of the following:
History
6 credits, consisting of both of the following:
Natural Sciences
8 credits, consisting of the following lectures and labs:
Mathematics
Students will enroll in the appropriate general education math course during their first calendar year of enrollment at ETSU. Students required to complete learning support in mathematics must enroll in a learning support-designated section (L01-L99) of MATH 1530 during their first 15 hours at ETSU (not including summer) unless they are also required to complete learning support in reading or writing. Students needing learning support in reading or writing in addition to learning support in math should enroll in MATH 1530-Lxx immediately upon completing their other learning support requirements. Additional information may be found on the University Advisement Center website www.etsu.edu/uac/learningsupport/
Technology Core Requirements: 19 Credit Hours
Product Development Core Requirements: 20 Credit Hours
Technical Support Core Courses: 21 Credit Hours
For Specialty Sequence Requirements, choose ONE of the following sets:
- Electronics & Communications and Manufacturing & Materials Specialty Sequences OR
- Electronics & Communications and Digital Media & Visualization Specialty Sequences OR
- Electronics & Communications and Construction & Architectural Specialty Sequences OR
- Manufacturing & Materials and Digital Media & Visualization Specialty Sequences OR
- Manufacturing & Materials and Construction & Architectural Specialty Sequences
Specialty Sequence Requirements: 27 Credit Hours
Choose two of the four specialty sequence of courses to complete 27 credits (either the Electronics & Communications and/or the Manufacturing & Materials Specialty Sequence must be chosen):
See Note 6
Specialty Engineering Technology Sequences
(Choose one or both)
Electronics & Communications Specialty Sequence:
Required:
Complete at least one or more of the following to complete credits in specialty sequence:
Manufacturing & Materials Specialty Sequence:
Required (see Note 3):
Complete at least one or more of the following to complete credits in specialty sequence:
Specialty Technical Support Sequences
(Choose either both above or one below)
Digital Media & Visualization Specialty Sequence: 14-15 Credit Hours
Choose at least one of the following:
Construction & Architectural Specialty Sequence:
Required (see Note 7):
Complete at least two or more of the following to complete credits in specialty sequence (see Note 7):
Transferring Policy
All non-technology coursework such as English, mathematics, and science is evaluated for transfer by an analyst in the Office of Admissions. All technology coursework submitted for transfer will be analyzed by the department chair or the appropriate program coordinator. The following criteria apply:
- Coursework must have been taken at a regionally accredited two- or four-year institution.
- Coursework must be equivalent to an ETSU course; if not, it will count as elective credit.
- Only coursework for which a grade of C (2.0) or higher was earned will be accepted for transfer credit for courses in English, mathematics, science, and technology.
- No associate degree coursework will be accepted for Engineering Technology coursework at the 4xxx level.
Upon admission, the transfer student may consult the corresponding academic advisor for an agreement listing the coursework that must be successfully completed by the student.
Students contemplating the transfer of their technology-based associate degree should read the policy statement regarding transfer student admissions elsewhere in this catalog and confer with the corresponding academic advisor with the Department of Engineering Technology, Surveying, and Digital Media.
Return to: