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 Department
Requirements
Candidates for the Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering must
select their general education courses in the humanities and the arts, social
sciences, and interdisciplinary studies to satisfy both university and the
accreditation agency (Engineering Accreditation Commission of the
Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) requirements. These
requirements are described under Special General Education Requirements for
Mechanical Engineering Major in the College of Engineering
and Engineering Technology section of the catalog. Although transfer students
with the A.A. or A.S. degree may already have completed the university's
general education requirements as discussed in "Admissions" in the
catalog, their course work must include 18 hours of general education course
work which fulfills ABET requirements.
Meeting ABET requirements means selecting the 18 hours of general education
course work to include one sequence in the humanities and arts and one
sequence in the social sciences. A sequence is defined as a minimum of 6
hours of course work chosen from the same department; however, related course
work from two different departments or disciplines may also be selected to
form a sequence. The two sequences cannot be chosen from the same department.
The courses chosen for the two sequences, along with the remaining hours,
must be selected from the courses listed in the general education
requirements. Transfer courses selected from the NIU Articulation Handbook
for Illinois Community Colleges must articulate as courses listed in the
general education requirements or as humanities or social science electives.
Approved sequences in the humanities and arts and the social sciences are
listed below. Students are required to consult with their faculty advisers
for approval of all course and sequence selections not shown below to insure
fulfillment of the university general education and ABET requirements.
Students must also consult their respective faculty advisors to determine
appropriate courses.
All mechanical engineering students must have their schedule reviewed,
approved and signed by their faculty advisor each semester. Any deviation
from an approved course schedule may delay graduation.
Information
for transfer students
Transfer applicants must submit the following:
A current application for admission
An official high school transcript and ACT or SAT score report (NOTE:
Applicants with 24 or more completed semester hours of transferable credit
are not required to submit a high school transcript.);
An official transcript from each college attended (sent by each college to
the Office of Admissions).
Enrollment into courses offered at NIU which fulfill NIU's core competency
requirement in mathematics requires an entry-skill level, determined through
placement testing and/or explicit prerequisite, at least equal to that
expected from the successful completion of an intermediate algebra course.
Because intermediate algebra is not offered at NIU, you will be expected to
have attained this skill level prior to enrollment into NIU core competency
mathematics courses.;
Applicants who have attempted up to and including 12 semester hours of credit
will be evaluated as freshmen for admission purposes and must meet the
current freshman admission requirements. The grade point average earned for
the attempted 12 hours or less will not affect the admission decision. (This
policy has been developed to encourage students to take advantage of local
post-secondary educational opportunities, either during their senior year in
high school or during the summer before NIU enrollment, without jeopardizing
their admission to Northern.)
 Applicants who have attempted more than 12
semester hours but who have earned fewer than 24 semester hours of
transferable college-level credit at the time of application must:;
1.; Meet current freshman admission criteria.;
2.; Be in good standing at the last college attended.;
3.; Have a GPA of at least a C (2.00 on a 4.00 scale) from all colleges
attended (as computed by NIU standards).;
Applicants who have earned between 24 and
59 semester hours of transferable college-level credit at the time of
application must:;
1.; Have at least a C grade point average (2.00 on a 4.00 scale) from all
colleges attended (as computed by NIU standards).;
2.; Be in good standing at the last college attended.;
3.; Satisfy Northern's competitive transfer grade point average.
Enrollment into courses offered at NIU which fulfill NIU's core competency
requirement in mathematics requires an entry-skill level, determined;;;;
through placement testing and/or explicit prerequisite, at least equal to
that expected from the successful completion of an intermediate algebra;;;;;;
course. Because intermediate algebra is not offered at NIU, you will be
expected to have attained this skill level prior to enrollment into NIU core
competency mathematics courses.;
Applicants who have earned 60 or more
semester hours of transferable college-level credit at the time of
application must:;
1.; Have at least a C grade point average (2.00 on a 4.00 scale) from all
colleges attended (as computed by NIU standards).;
2.; Be in good standing at the last college attended.
Enrollment into courses offered at NIU which fulfill NIU's core competency
requirement in mathematics requires an entry-skill level, determined through
placement testing and/or explicit prerequisite, at least equal to that
expected from the successful completion of an intermediate algebra course.
Because intermediate algebra is not offered at NIU, you will be expected to
have attained this skill level prior to enrollment into NIU core competency
mathematics courses.;
For further information regarding transfer students contact Office of
Admissions
International
students contact ISFO;
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