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College of Engineering

BS in Mechanical Engineering (2024 - 2025)

1st year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
ENGL 101 College English I 010 3 ENGL 102 College English II 010 3
MATH 242 Calculus I 030 5 MATH 243 Calculus II 5
CHEM 211 & L General Chemistry I 040 5 PHYS 313 Physics for Scientsists I 070 4
IME 222 Engineering Graphics 2 PHYS 315 Physics I Lab 070 1
IME 222L Engineering Graphics Lab 1 First Year Seminar 1 070 3
Fall Total Hours 16 Spring Total Hours 16

Total hours for 1st year: 32

2nd year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
COMM 111 Public Speaking 020 3 Gen Ed Social/Behavioral Science Intro 050 3
MATH 344 Calculus 3 3 MATH 555 Differential Equations 3
PHYS 314 Physics for Scientsists II 4 ME 398 Thermodynamics I 3
ME 250 Materials Engineering 3 ECE 282 & L Circuits I 4
ME 251 Materials Engineering Lab 1 AE 333 Mechanics of Materials 3
AE 223 Statics 3 ME 335 Dynamics for ME Engineers 3
Fall Total Hours 17 Spring Total Hours 19

Total hours for 2nd year: 36

3rd year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
PHIL 385 Engineering Ethics 060 3 Gen Ed Arts and Humanities Intro 060 3
ME 325 Numerical Methods 3 ME 475 & L Integrated Design & Manufacturing 3
ME 339 Design of Machinery 3 ME 522 Heat Transfer 3
ME 521 & L Fluid Mechanics 3 ME 533 & L ME Lab 3
ME 439 ME Design I 3 Choose one: ME 502 Thermodynamics II, or ME 702 Energy & Sustainability 3
Open Technical Elective 3
Fall Total Hours 15 Spring Total Hours 18

Total hours for 3rd year: 33

4th year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
ME 541 Mechanical Engineering Design II 3 ME 633 & L ME Systems Lab 3
ME 659 Mechanical Control Systems 3 ME 662 Senior Capstone Design 3
Thermal Design Elective 3 Thermal/Fluids/Energy/Environmental Elective 3
Mechanical Design Elective 3 Gen Ed Arts and Humanities Intro 060 3
Gen Ed Social/Behavioral Science Intro 050 3
Fall Total Hours 15 Spring Total Hours 12

Total hours for 4th year: 27

Hours needed to complete the degree: 128

  1. All incoming freshman are required to take one First-Year Seminar as part of their General Education program. Students who are exempt from First-Year Seminar requirements may take an additional open elective.

Systemwide General Education (SGE) Key

  • 010 English
  • 020 Communications
  • 030 Math/Statistics
  • 040 Natural and Physical Science
  • 050 Social and Behavioral Science
  • 060 Arts and Humanities
  • 070 Institutionally Designated