Mechanical Engineering
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Bachelor of Science
Mechanical Engineering

First Year
Fall Semester Credit Hours Spring Semester Credit Hours
Composition I ENGL 01.111 3 Computer Sci. & Prog. CS 04.103 4
Freshman Engineering Clinic I ENGR 01.101 2 Freshman Engineering Clinic II ENGR 01.102 2

Calculus I MATH 01.130

4 Calculus II MATH 01.131 4
General Education Elective 3 General Education Elective 3
Adv. College Chemistry I CHEM 06.105 4

Physics I PHYS 02.200

4
Total Hours 16 Total Hours 17
Second Year
Fall Semester Credit Hours Spring Semester Credit Hours
Sophomore Engineering Clinic I ENGR 01.201 4 Sophomore Engineering Clinic II ENGR 01.202 4
Math for Eng. Analysis I MATH 01.235 4 Math for Eng. Analysis II Math 0.236 4
Physics II PHYS 02.201 4 Material Science ENGR 01.281 2
Statics MATH 01.271 2 Manufacturing Processes ENGR 01.282 2
Dynamics ENGR 01.291 2 Solid Mechanics ENGR 01.272 2
    Machine Design ME 10.241 2
Total Hours 16 Total Hours 16
Third Year
Fall Semester Credit Hours Spring Semester Credit Hours
Junior Engineering Clinic I ENGR 01.301 2 Junior Engineering Clinic II ENGR 01.302 2
Microeconomics ECON 04.102 3 Quality and Reliab. in Des. & Mfg. ME 10.342 3
Engineering Thermodynamics I ME 10.311 2 Fluid Mechanics I ENGR 01.341 2
Engineering Thermodynamics II ME 10.312 2

Fluid Mechanics II ENGR 10.313

 2
Mechanical Design & Synthesis ME 10.341 4 Vibrations ME 10.201 2
Networks I ECE 09.201 2 Transfer Processes I-Heat CHE 06.311 2
    Electronics I ECE 09.311 2
Total Hours 15 Total Hours 15
Fourth Year
Fall Semester Credit Hours Spring Semester Credit Hours
Senior Engineering Clinic I ENGR 01.401 2 Senior Engineering Clinic II ENGR 01.402 2
Mech. Sys. Dynamics & Control ME 10.343 3 Emerging Topics in ME ME10.403 2
Science/Math Elective 2 3 Technical Elective 2 3
Approved Major Elective 1 3 Approved Major Elective 1 3
Approved Major Elective 1 3 Approved Major Elective 1 3
General Education Elective 3 General Education Elective 3
Total Hours 17 Total Hours 16

Notes:

1All ME students must complete two (2) Major Electives each from the Mechanical stem and the Thermal/Fluids/Energy stem.

2 Science/Math and Technical Electives must be approved by the student's advisor.