Mechanical Engineering, BS

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Degree Requirements

In the curriculum listings appear several courses titled “MECH Elective.” MECH electives allow the student to select and pursue specific career objectives within the mechanical engineering field. MECH electives are upper-division MECH courses, not specifically required for graduation.

Students from other institutions should refer to the sections of this catalog titled “Transfer Students” and “Admission to Baccalaureate Programs.”

The Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering requires 192 credit hours as prescribed in the following curriculum outline.

Curriculum

Required courses and recommended terms during which they should be taken:

Freshman Year

Fall

CHE 201 - General Chemistry I Credit Hours: 3
CHE 204 - General Chemistry I Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
ENGR 111 - MMET Orientation Credit Hours: 2
WRI 121 - English Composition Credit Hours: 3
Humanities/Social Science Elective Credit Hours: 3 ¹
College Algebra (if suggested by advisor) ²

Total: 12 Credit Hours

Winter

CHE 202 - General Chemistry II Credit Hours: 3
CHE 205 - General Chemistry II Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
MFG 103 - Introductory Welding Processes Credit Hours: 3
WRI 122 - Argumentative Writing Credit Hours: 3
Humanities/Social Science Elective Credit Hours: 3 ¹
Trigonometry (if suggested by advisor) ²

Total: 13 Credit Hours

Spring

MATH 251 - Differential Calculus Credit Hours: 4
MFG 120 - Manufacturing Processes I Credit Hours: 4
MET 160 - Engineering Materials I Credit Hours: 3
MET 241 - CAD for Mechanical Design I Credit Hours: 2
SPE 111 - Public Speaking Credit Hours: 3

Total: 16 Credit Hours

Sophomore Year

Fall

MATH 252 - Integral Calculus Credit Hours: 4
MET 242 - CAD for Mechanical Design II Credit Hours: 2
PHY 221 - General Physics with Calculus Credit Hours: 4
WRI 227 - Technical Report Writing Credit Hours: 3
Economics Elective Credit Hours: 3

Total: 16 Credit Hours

Winter

ENGR 211 - Engineering Mechanics: Statics Credit Hours: 4 ⁶
MATH 254N - Vector Calculus I Credit Hours: 4
Statistics Requirement Credit Hours: 4 ³
PHY 222 - General Physics with Calculus Credit Hours: 4

Total: 16 Credit Hours

Spring

ENGR 213 - Engineering Mechanics: Strength of Materials Credit Hours: 4 ⁶
ENGR 236 - Fundamentals of Electric Circuits Credit Hours: 3
ENGR 266 - Engineering Computation Credit Hours: 3
MATH 321 - Applied Differential Equations I Credit Hours: 4
PHY 223 - General Physics with Calculus Credit Hours: 4

Total: 18 Credit Hours

Junior Year

Fall

MATH 341 - Linear Algebra I Credit Hours: 4
MECH 318 - Fluid Mechanics I Credit Hours: 4
MECH 363 - Engineering Instrumentation Credit Hours: 3
MET 375 - Solid Modeling Credit Hours: 3
MFG 314 - Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing Credit Hours: 3

Total: 17 Credit Hours

Winter

ENGR 212 - Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics Credit Hours: 3
ENGR 355 - Thermodynamics Credit Hours: 3
MECH 315 - Machine Design I Credit Hours: 3
MECH 360 - Engineering Materials II Credit Hours: 3
MET 326 - Electric Power Systems Credit Hours: 3
SPE 321 - Small Group and Team Communication Credit Hours: 3

Total: 18 Credit Hours

Spring

HUM 125 - Introduction to Technology, Society and Values Credit Hours: 3
MATH 451 - Numerical Methods I Credit Hours: 4
MECH 313 - Thermodynamics II Credit Hours: 3
MECH 316 - Machine Design II Credit Hours: 3
MECH Elective Credit Hours: 3 ⁴

Total: 16 Credit Hours

Senior Year

Fall

MECH 323 - Heat Transfer I Credit Hours: 3
MECH 351 - Finite Element Analysis Credit Hours: 3
MECH 490 - Senior Projects I Credit Hours: 3
WRI 327 - Advanced Technical Writing Credit Hours: 3
Fluid Mechanics II Requirement Credit Hours: 3 ⁵
MECH Elective Credit Hours: 3 ⁴

Total: 18 Credit Hours

Winter

MECH 437 - Heat Transfer II Credit Hours: 2
MECH 480 - Mechanical Vibrations Credit Hours: 3
MECH 491 - Senior Projects II Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 331 - Ethics in the Professions Credit Hours: 3
Humanities/Social Science Elective Credit Hours: 3 ¹
MECH Elective Credit Hours: 3 ⁴

Total: 17 Credit Hours

Spring

MGT 345 - Engineering Economy Credit Hours: 3
MECH 436 - Classical Control Systems Credit Hours: 3
MECH 492 - Senior Projects III Credit Hours: 3
Humanities/Social Science Elective Credit Hours: 3 ¹
MECH Elective Credit Hours: 3 ⁴

Total: 15 Credit Hours

Total for a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering: 192 Credit Hours

¹ Along with HUM 125 , PHIL 331 , and an Economics course, another 3 credits of Humanities courses and 9 credits of Social Science courses. Furthermore, activity or performance-based Humanities courses are not accepted.
² MATH 111 - College Algebra  and MATH 112 - Trigonometry  should be taken if needed to adequately prepare for MATH 251 . Any credits earned from these courses do not apply to the degree program. Consult with an academic advisor for further guidance.
³ Select either MATH 361 - Statistical Methods I  or MATH 465 - Mathematical Statistics . MATH 465  is required for students who are pursuing a minor field of study in Applied Mathematics.
⁴ Consult with an academic advisor or program director regarding available and appropriate MECH elective courses. MET and MFG electives are not acceptable.
⁵ Select either MECH 417  and MECH 418 , depending upon which course is currently offered.
⁶ MECH 221 , MECH 222 , MECH 223  may be alternatively taken (as an entire sequence) to satisfy the ENGR 211  and ENGR 213  requirements.