Bristol Community College to UMass Dartmouth Mechanical Engineering Articulation Agreement

Sending institution: Bristol Community College, MA
Transfer institution: UMass Dartmouth
Pathway type: Standard transfer
Transfer pathway: Engineering Science to Mechanical Engineering
Modality: On-campus
Agreement term: Spring 2026

Admission and transfer requirements

Guaranteed Admission with a cumulative GPA of 2.5
Massachusetts transfer students are eligible to receive financial benefits such as the Mass Transfer Program, Commonwealth Commitment and/or other applicable scholarships in accordance with UMass Dartmouth transfer admission policies (renewable if GPA is maintained 3.0 or better)
Bristol courses need to be passed with a C- or better to guarantee transfer and applicability of credits

Course equivalencies

General courses

General course equivalencies
Bristol Community College course	Credits	UMass Dartmouth equivalent	Credits
ENG 101 Composition I: College Writing	3	ENL 101 Critical Writing and Reading I	3
ENG 102 Composition II: Writing about Literature	3	ENL 102 Critical Writing and Reading II	3
ENG 215 Technical Writing	3	ENL 266 Technical Communication	3
HST 113 United States History to 1877 or HST 114 United States History from 1877	3	HST 115 History of the United States I or HST 116 History of the United States II	3
Human Expression elective^*	3	University Studies	3
Multicultural and Social Perspectives elective^*	3	University Studies	3

Core courses

Core course equivalencies
Bristol Community College course	Credits	UMass Dartmouth equivalent	Credits
CAD 111 Advanced Computer Aided Drafting	3	MNE 101 Introduction to Mechanical Engineering	3
CSS 101 College Success Seminar, 1 credit EGR 204 Engineering Applications of MATLAB, 1 credit EGR 251 Statics, 3 credits EGR 253 Advanced Statics, 1 credit	6 total	EGR 111 Introduction to Engineering and Computing, 3 credits EGR 241 Engineering Mechanics I: Statics, 3 credits	6 total
EGR 257 Dynamics	3	EGR 242 Engineering Mechanics II: Dynamics	3
EGR 255 Thermodynamics	3	MNE 220 Engineering Thermodynamics I	3
EGR 172 Material Science	4	MNE 231 Material Science	4

Math and science courses

Math and science course equivalencies
Bristol Community College course	Credits	UMass Dartmouth equivalent	Credits
CHM 113 Fundamentals of Chemistry I	4	CHM 151 Principles of Modern Chemistry I, 3 credits CHM 161 Introduction to Applied Chemistry I, 1 credit	4 total
MTH 214 Calculus I	4	MTH 151 Calculus I	4
MTH 215 Calculus II	4	MTH 152 Calculus II	4
MTH 253 Calculus III	4	MTH 211 Analytical Geometry and Calculus III	4
MTH 254 Ordinary Differential Equations	3	MTH 212 Differential Equations	3
PHY 211 General Physics I	4	PHY 113 Classical Physics I	4
PHY 212 General Physics II	4	PHY 114 Classical Physics II	4

Additional eligible courses

Additional courses eligible for transfer into UMD’s Mechanical Engineering Program. Choose one: course will meet major Science Elective Requirement.

Additional courses eligible for transfer into the UMass Dartmouth Mechanical Engineering program
Bristol Community College course	Credits	UMass Dartmouth equivalent	Credits
CHM 114 Fundamentals of Chemistry II	4	CHM 152 Principles of Modern Chemistry II	3
CIS 158 Introduction to Procedural Programming (still equivalent)	4	ECE 170 Introduction to Programming	4
EGR 231 Electrical Engineering I, 3 credits EGR 233 Electrical Engineering I Lab, 1 credit	4 total	EGR 302 Principles and Applications of Electrical Engineering	4

Total credits

Bristol Community College: 68 credits
UMass Dartmouth: 68 credits

Important notes

* Elective selection: Students should speak with an Engineering Student Support and Services advisor at UMass Dartmouth about selecting elective courses. Students should consider courses from these UMass Dartmouth departments: ARH, ECO, ENL, HST, HUM, MUS, PHL, PSY, SOA and SSE. Use the UMass Dartmouth transfer equivalency database to see how Bristol Community College courses transfer.