Just got my high school diploma yesterday

Congrats!

Definitely get the degree. Voice of experience here. I never got a degree but completed a 4 year tool & die apprenticeship. An apprenticeship with several years experience used to be considered equivalent to a degree for the tooling professions (tooling engineer, tooling manager). NO MORE! Everybody now requires a BSME and they are pretty adamant about it. I'm job hunting right now and it looks like my 30+ years experience accounts for squat! I guess I will have to go back and get a degree at age 57. I probably get it just in time to retire. :huh2:

Get the degree!
 
Here you go Chris, Right from the USF course catalog.

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
The schedule that follows indicates how a diligent student who can devote full time to coursework can satisfy requirements in four academic years. Students without a solid foundation or those who cannot devote full time to academics should plan a slower pace. The following sequence is intended to facilitate registration planning and is subject to change based upon course availability. The sequence may also vary based upon individual considerations. Registration assistance will be provided by academic advisors.

Semester I ENC 1101 Composition I 3
MAC 2281 Engineering Calculus I 4
CHM 2045 General Chemistry I 3
CHM 2045L General Chemistry I Lab 1
EGS 1113 Intro. to Design Graphics 3
EGN 3000 Foundations of Engineering 1
Total 15


Semester II ENC 1102 Composition II 3
MAC 2282 Engineering Calculus II 4
PHY 2048 General Physics I 3
PHY 2048L General Physics I Lab 1
Fine Arts Elective 3
Total 14


Semester III MAC 2283 Engineering Calculus III 4
PHY 2049 General Physics II 3
PHY 2049L General Physics II Lab 1
EGN 3311 Statics 3
EGN 3615 Engineering Economics with Social and Global Implications 3
Total 14


Semester IV EGN 3321 Dynamics 3
EGN 3365 Materials Engineering I 3
EGN 3373 Electrical Systems I 3
EML 3035 Programming Concepts for Mechanical Engineers 1
MAP 2302 Differential Equations 3
Social Science Elective 3
Total 16


Summer Term EGN 3343 Thermodynamics I 3
EGN 3443 Engineering Statistics I 3
EML 3500 Mechanics of Solids 3
Historical Perspectives Elective 3
Total 12


Semester V EML 3041 Computational Methods 3
EML 3701 Fluid Systems 3
EML 3262 Kinematics and Dynamics of Machinery 3
ENC 3246 Communication for Engineers (6A L&W) 3
EGN 4325 Mechanical Manufacturing Processes 3
Total 15


Semester VI EML 4501 Machine Design 3
EML 3303 Mechanical Engineering Lab I 3
EML 4124 Heat Transfer 3
Approved Technical/Design/Science Elective 3
ALAMEA Elective 3
Total 15


Semester VII EML 4106 Thermal Systems 3
EML 4302 Mechanical Engineering Lab II 3
EML 4220 Vibrations 3
Approved Technical/Design/Science Elective 3
Historical Perspectives Elective 3
Total 15


Semester VIII EML 4312 Mechanical Controls 3
EML 4551 Capstone Design (MW/MI) 3
Approved Technical/Design/Science Elective 3
Approved Technical/Design/Science Elective 3
Total 12


Get to work!! I and several others here can help you with your homework.
 
SMYDA said:
SMYDA said:
You need every advantage you can get these days.

Never take your education for granted.....it is the only thing that can set you
apart from the competition.

CONGRATULATIONS :drink:
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I think this comment is right on the money. I know people without a high school diploma that are very smart and I know some PhDs that are just plain stupid BUT in the industry I work in, your application for receptionist won't even be looked at without high school.

It isn't about being smart or capable. It is about options (or advantages if you prefer). A PhD won't make you good at a job or field but you won't get a second look in some fields without one. Same goes for a high school diploma.

Congratulations and celebrate this milestone. :bestwishes:
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Yeah thats the program I am planning on doing, or at UCF. I'm going to do 2 years at a smaller Community college since it will be free with my scholarship. Then at the last two years at the university it covers 75%.

I'm not really sure if they have all the classes though


Thanks for all the congratulations guys
 
Kid Vette said:
Congrats!

Definitely get the degree. Voice of experience here. I never got a degree but completed a 4 year tool & die apprenticeship. An apprenticeship with several years experience used to be considered equivalent to a degree for the tooling professions (tooling engineer, tooling manager). NO MORE! Everybody now requires a BSME and they are pretty adamant about it. I'm job hunting right now and it looks like my 30+ years experience accounts for squat! I guess I will have to go back and get a degree at age 57. I probably get it just in time to retire. :huh2:

Get the degree!
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KV got it right, don't repeat my mistake, got into electronics back as a single digit grade school kid, knew it pretty good along with many ham radio buddies, we used to design and build our own gear....WAY before the Jap invasion and domination of the consumer electronics industry...we had the luxury of old WW2 surplus parts houses all OVER the joint also...so parts were plentiful and cheep.....one problem, the industry became about more and more for less and less, so my occupation as a decent salary TV man, was NO MORE< one of the top techs in town, didn't matter, I burnt out after 15 years of that BS, went into engineering/prototype development work for a small company, they literally sold the product line, I was VERY LUCKY they kept me on and let many other go as they explored other options....some of them went into computers and programming, something I dabbled in a small bit....but I understand computer logic only to a certain extent...just never made the leap into programming, I was burnt out by then, anyway....

a old tech I worked with, his wife was baby sitter for my daughter, so we got reacquainted and he was doing home remodeling, we discussed the field, and I held down two TV shops as head tech while getting my Builders/contractors license in Maryland....total and complete field change....

electronics is just back to hobby status....the only Gates I know are ...

and/nand or/nor that's IT.....


:D
 
turtlevette said:
Here you go Chris, Right from the USF course catalog.

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
The schedule that follows indicates how a diligent student who can devote full time to coursework can satisfy requirements in four academic years. Students without a solid foundation or those who cannot devote full time to academics should plan a slower pace. The following sequence is intended to facilitate registration planning and is subject to change based upon course availability. The sequence may also vary based upon individual considerations. Registration assistance will be provided by academic advisors.

Semester I ENC 1101 Composition I 3
MAC 2281 Engineering Calculus I 4
CHM 2045 General Chemistry I 3
CHM 2045L General Chemistry I Lab 1
EGS 1113 Intro. to Design Graphics 3
EGN 3000 Foundations of Engineering 1
Total 15


Semester II ENC 1102 Composition II 3
MAC 2282 Engineering Calculus II 4
PHY 2048 General Physics I 3
PHY 2048L General Physics I Lab 1
Fine Arts Elective 3
Total 14


Semester III MAC 2283 Engineering Calculus III 4
PHY 2049 General Physics II 3
PHY 2049L General Physics II Lab 1
EGN 3311 Statics 3
EGN 3615 Engineering Economics with Social and Global Implications 3
Total 14


Semester IV EGN 3321 Dynamics 3
EGN 3365 Materials Engineering I 3
EGN 3373 Electrical Systems I 3
EML 3035 Programming Concepts for Mechanical Engineers 1
MAP 2302 Differential Equations 3
Social Science Elective 3
Total 16


Summer Term EGN 3343 Thermodynamics I 3
EGN 3443 Engineering Statistics I 3
EML 3500 Mechanics of Solids 3
Historical Perspectives Elective 3
Total 12


Semester V EML 3041 Computational Methods 3
EML 3701 Fluid Systems 3
EML 3262 Kinematics and Dynamics of Machinery 3
ENC 3246 Communication for Engineers (6A L&W) 3
EGN 4325 Mechanical Manufacturing Processes 3
Total 15


Semester VI EML 4501 Machine Design 3
EML 3303 Mechanical Engineering Lab I 3
EML 4124 Heat Transfer 3
Approved Technical/Design/Science Elective 3
ALAMEA Elective 3
Total 15


Semester VII EML 4106 Thermal Systems 3
EML 4302 Mechanical Engineering Lab II 3
EML 4220 Vibrations 3
Approved Technical/Design/Science Elective 3
Historical Perspectives Elective 3
Total 15


Semester VIII EML 4312 Mechanical Controls 3
EML 4551 Capstone Design (MW/MI) 3
Approved Technical/Design/Science Elective 3
Approved Technical/Design/Science Elective 3
Total 12


Get to work!! I and several others here can help you with your homework.
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I'm taking english and calculus and two other classes that I don't really have to take right now.

It has definitely opened my eyes up though.

I still had the mind set that I could just glance over the HW and do a few problems and then study the review a little and do good on a test.

Boy was I wrong, I get my results back tomorrow.

I'm going to take some other hard classes next semester

Probably calc 2 and physics. Or maybe calc 2 and chem.

That is, if I pass calc :smash:.
 
Congratulations on your graduation from high school! One door closed and another opens. Life is all about passing through doors and jumping hurdles. The farther along you go the more opportunities become available. Work for a degree in something you enjoy and you will have a more rewarding career. Good Luck!
 
My oldest son is going through the same thing! He started college this fall. He's having to adjust to a much different environment!!!!! It is much harder than he thought it was going to be.
 
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