First Year Undergraduate Curriculum
The freshman year curriculum is identical for most engineering undergraduate degree programs. Undergraduate students are admitted to the Texas A&M University College of Engineering with a preference for the major noted on their admissions application and follow the same first-year engineering curriculum. The Entry to a Major process is designed for students to take ownership of their future to identify at least three majors that are a good match for their career goals and academic performance.
Successful graduates of the Multidisciplinary Engineering Technology (MXET) program will complete 127 semester hours of work which includes:
- University Core Curriculum (27 hrs)
- Math and Science sequence (23 hrs) – (Includes 1 credit hour from ENGR 216 and ENGR 217)
Following these preparatory courses, MXET students will complete:
- MXET Core (48 hrs)
- MXET Focus (29 hrs) (Current focus areas are Mechatronics and science, technology, engineering and mathematics [STEM] Educator)
MXET Core Curriculum
- Freshman Engineering (Includes one (1) credit hour from ENGR 216 and ENGR 217)
- Five (5) Electronic Systems Engineering Technology (ESET) fundamentals courses
- Five (5) Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology (MMET) fundamentals courses
- One (1) MXET fundamental course
- A two-semester capstone design experience
MXET Mechatronics Focus
- Three (3) advanced ESET courses
- Two (2) advanced MMET courses
- Two (2) MXET-specific courses that encompass intelligent electro-mechanical systems. The first of these two courses deals with real-time embedded intelligence and ground-based robotics. The second will explore production/manufacturing systems composed of computer numerical control (CNC) machines and fixed or mobile robotics.
- Two (2) technical electives
MXET STEM Educator Focus
- Eight (8) courses from the College of Education and Human Development
- Two (2) technical electives
- Holders of the Mathematics/Physical Science/Engineering: Grades 6-12 certification are eligible to teach the following courses:
- Mathematics, grades 6-8
- Science, grades 6-8
- Mathematics, grades 9-12 (including Algebraic Reasoning and Statistics)
- Chemistry, Physics, grades 9-12
- Integrated Physics and Chemistry, Principals of Technology, grades 9-12
- Astronomy, Earth and Space Science
- Applied Mathematics for Technical Professions
- Mathematical Applications in Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources
- Architecture and Construction
- Finance
- Manufacturing
- Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics