Mechanical Engineering, BS

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Mechanical engineering is the discipline that applies the principles of engineering, physics, and materials science for the design, analysis, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. It is the branch of engineering that involves the design, production, and operation of machinery. It is one of the oldest and broadest of the engineering disciplines.

Mechanical Engineering Curriculum

	Department and Number - Descriptive Title of Course	*Fall Cr.*	Spr. Cr.
First Year
COGNATE	CHEM 112 - (E) General and Analytical Chemistry — PHYS 140/PHYS 140L - (E) Elements of Physics I	3	4
COGNATE	MATH 114 - (Q) Calculus I ¹ — MATH 221 - Calculus II	4	4
GE WRTG	WRTG 107 - (FYW) Composition	3
MAJOR	ENGR 253L - Computer Aided Design I — ENGR 254L - Computer Aided Design II	1.5	1.5
GE EP MAJOR - COGNATE	ENGR 150 - (FYOC, FYDT) Foundations of Physics and Engineering — CMPS 134 - Computer Science I /CMPS 134L	3	4
GE PHIL - GE T/RS	PHIL 120 - Introduction to Philosophy — T/RS 121 - (P) Theology I: Introduction to the Bible	3	3
GE FSEM	First Year Seminar²
		17.5	16.5
Second Year
MAJOR	ENGR 250 - Statics — ENGR 251 - Dynamics	3	3
MAJOR ELECT - MAJOR	ME ELECTIVE - Mechanical Engineering Elective³ — ME 260 - Mechanics of Materials /ME 260L - Mechanics of Materials Lab	3	4
COGNATE	EE 250/EE250L - Computational Tools for Physics and Engineering — EE 241/EE 241L - (EPW) Circuit Analysis	4	4
COGNATE	PHYS 141/PHYS 141L - (E) Elements of Physics II	4
COGNATE	MATH 222 - Calculus III — MATH 341 - Differential Equations	4	4
GE SB/H	ECO 153 - (S) Principles of Microeconomics		3
		18	18
Third Year
MAJOR	ME 270 - Engineering Materials — ME 370 - Manufacturing Processes	3	3
MAJOR	ENGR 352 - Thermodynamics — ME 353 - Fluid Mechanics / ME 353L - Fluid Mechanics Lab	3	4
MAJOR ELECT - MAJOR	ME ELECT- Mechanical Engineering Elective³ — ME 372 - Machine Design	3	3
MAJOR	ME 360 - Measurement and Instrumentation / ME 360L - Measurement & Instrumentation Lab	3
COGNATE	ENGR 350 - Applied and Engineering Mathematics	3
GE T/RS	T/RS 121 - (P) Theology I: Introduction to the Bible	3
GE S/BH	S/BH ELECT - Social/Behavioral Elective		3
GE PHIL	PHIL 210 - Ethics		3
		18	16
Fourth Year
MAJOR	ME 460 - Senior Design I — ME 461 - Senior Design II	3	3
MAJOR	EE 450 - Control Systems /EE 450L - Control Systems Laboratory — ME 470 - Mechanical Vibrations /ME 470L - Dynamics and Vibrations Lab	4	4
MAJOR	ME 440 - Heat Transfer / ME 440L - Thermo-Heat Lab	4
GE HUMN	HUMN ELECT - Humanities Electives	6	6
GE PHIL or T/RS	PHIL ELECT - Philosophy Elective or T/RS - Theology		3
		17	16
	Total: 137 Credits

¹Math placement score may require additional Mathematics courses to be taken prior to MATH 114 .

²The selection of a First Year Seminar is likely to fulfill requirements both for the First Year Seminar and a General Education Requirement. Thus, the First Year Seminar will not add to the total credits for the semester. Talk with your advisor if you have any questions.

³Courses offered by the Physics and Engineering Department 200-level or higher.

Mechanical Engineering, BS

Mechanical Engineering Curriculum

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Fourth Year

Total: 137 Credits