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

This map shows required courses for the degree and recommended terms to take each course (the term sequence is subject to change depending on transfer courses, AP/IB/CLEP credit, and course availability).

Degree 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 Lab Credit Hours: 1
ENGR 111 - MMET Orientation Credit Hours: 2
WRI 121 - English Composition Credit Hours: 4
Humanities/Social Science Elective Credit Hours: 3 ^a
College Algebra (if suggested by advisor) ^b

Winter

CHE 202 - General Chemistry II Credit Hours: 3
CHE 205 - General Chemistry II Lab Credit Hours: 1
MFG 103 - Intro Welding Proc Credit Hours: 3
SPE 111 - Public Speaking Credit Hours: 4
Humanities/Social Science Elective Credit Hours: 3 ^a
Trigonometry (if suggested by advisor) ^b

Spring

MATH 251 - Differential Calculus Credit Hours: 4
MFG 120 - Intro Machining Proc Credit Hours: 4
MET 241 - CAD for Mechanical Design I Credit Hours: 2
Economics Elective Credit Hours: 3 ^a

Sophomore Year

Junior Year

Fall

MATH 341 - Linear Algebra I Credit Hours: 4
MECH 318 - Fluid Mechanics Credit Hours: 4
MECH 363 - Engineering Instrumentation Credit Hours: 3
MET 375 - Solid Modeling Credit Hours: 3
Statistics Requirement Credit Hours: 4 ^c

Winter

ENGR 212 - Engineering Mech: Dynamics Credit Hours: 3
ENGR 326 - Electric Power Systems 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
SPE 321 - Small Group/Team Comm Credit Hours: 3

Spring

HUM 125 - Intro Tech, Soc, Value 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 ^d

Senior Year

Fall

ENGR 491 - MMET Senior Projects I Credit Hours: 3
MECH 323 - Heat Transfer I Credit Hours: 3
MECH 351 - Finite Element Analysis Credit Hours: 3
WRI 327 - Advanced Tech Writing Credit Hours: 3
Fluid Mechanics II Requirement Credit Hours: 3 ^e
MECH Elective Credit Hours: 3 ^d

Winter

ENGR 492 - MMET Senior Projects II Credit Hours: 3
MECH 437 - Heat Transfer II Credit Hours: 2
MECH 480 - Mechanical Vibrations Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 331 - Ethics in the Professions Credit Hours: 3
Humanities/Social Science Elective Credit Hours: 3 ^a
MECH Elective Credit Hours: 3 ^d

Spring

ENGR 493 - MMET Senior Projects III Credit Hours: 3
MECH 436 - Classical Control Systems Credit Hours: 3
MGT 345 - Engineering Economy Credit Hours: 3
Humanities /Social Science Elective Credit Hours: 3 ^a
MECH Elective Credit Hours: 3 ^d

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

^a 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

^b MATH 111 and MATH 112 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

^cSelect either MATH 361 or MATH 465

^d Consult with an academic advisor or program director regarding available and appropriate MECH elective courses. MFG and MET electives are not acceptable.

^e Select either MECH 417 or MECH 418 , depending upon which course is currently offered

^f MECH 221 , MECH 222 , MECH 223 may be alternatively taken (as an entire sequence) to satisfy the ENGR 211 and ENGR 213 requirements