To be admitted to the BSME program, a student must complete the foundation courses in Mathematics (MATH 1210, 1220, 2210, 2250); Physics (2210, 2215, 2220, 2225); Chemistry (CHEM 1210, 1215); English (ENGL 1010, 2010); and Engineering (ENGR 1000, 1030, 2010, 2030, 2140, 2160, 2450) with a minimum grade of C. Students need a grade point average of 2.5 or above. A student not meeting all of the admission requirements, may request in writing, a provisional admission status for a semester from the department. The provisional admission status must be approved by the mechanical engineering program coordinator.
Total Program Credits: 126
General Education Requirements: | 39 Credits | |
ENGL 1010 | Introduction to Writing CC | 3 credits |
ENGL 2010 | Intermediate Writing Humanities Social Sciences | 3 credits |
Math 1210 | Calculus I | 5 credits |
American Institutions: | Complete one of the following: | 3 credits |
HIST 2700 | US History to 1877 (3) | |
& HIST 2710 | and US History since 1877 (3) | |
HIST 1700 | American Civilization (3) | |
HIST 1740 | US Economy History (3) | |
POLS 1000 | American Heritage (3) | |
POLS 1100 | American National Government (3) | |
Complete the following: | ||
PHIL 2050 | Ethics and Values | 3 credits |
HLTH 1100 | Personal Health and Wellness | 2 credits |
or PES 1097 | Fitness for Life (2) | |
Distribution Courses: | ||
COMM 1020 | Public Speaking | 3 credits |
COMM 2110 | Interpersonal Communications | 3 credits |
Fine Arts | (Choose from list) | 3 credits |
Biology | (Choose from list) | 3 credits |
PHYS 2210 | Physics for Scientists and Engineers I | 4 credits |
CHEM 1210 | Principles for Chemistry I | 4 credits |
Discipline Core Requirements: | 78 Credits | |
CHEM 1215 | Principles of Chemistry I Laboratory | 1 credit |
ENGR 1000 | Introduction to Engineering | 3 credits |
ENGR 1030 | Engineering Programming | 1 credit |
ENGR 2010 | Engineering Statics | 1 credit |
ENGR 2030 | Engineering Dynamics | 3 credits |
ENGR 2140 | Mechanics of Materials | 1 credit |
ENGR 2160 | Introductions to Materials Science and Engineering | 3 credits |
ECE 2210 | Fundamentals of Electric Circuit Analysis | 3 credits |
ENGR 2300 | Engineering Thermodynamics | 3 credits |
ENGR 2450 | Computational Methods for Engineering Analysis | 3 credits |
MATH 1220 | Calculus II | 5 credits |
MATH 2210 | Calculus III | 5 credits |
MATH 2250 | Differential Equations and Linear Algebra | 4 credits |
ME 3010 | Linear Systems | 3 credits |
ME 3140 | Machine Design | 2 credits |
ME 3310 | Fluid Mechanics | 3 credits |
ME 3320 | Heat Transfer | 3 credit |
ME 3335 | Thermal/Fluid Experimentation | 2 credits |
ME 4010 | Automatic Controls | 3 credits |
ME 4015 | Control and Vibration Experimentation | 2 credits |
ME 4410 | Computer Aided Engineering | 2 credits |
ME 4510 | Mechanical Engineering Seminar | 2 credits |
ME 4810 | Mechanical Engineering Capstone I | 3 credits |
ME 4820 | Mechanical Engineering Capstone II | 3 credits |
PHYS 2215 | Physics for Scientists and Engineers I Lab | 1 credit |
PHYS 2220 | Physics for Scientists and Engineers I PP | 4 credits |
PHYS 2225 | Physics for Scientists and Engineers II Lab | 1 credit |
Elective Requirements: | 9 Credits | |
(Choose 9 credits from the following. One course may be taken from Technical Elective list. At least six credit-hours must be at 4000 level.) | ||
ME 3130 | Kinematics (undefined) | |
ME 3160 | Intermediate Materials (undefined) | |
ME 3170 | Introduction to Plastics and Composites (undefined) | |
ME 3300 | Applied Thermodynamics (undefined) | |
ME 4180 | Compliant Mechanisms (undefined) | |
ME 4380 | Design of Thermal/Fluid Systems (undefined) | |
ME 4390 | Heating Ventilating and Air Conditioning Design (undefined) | |
ME 4420 | Finite Element Methods (3) | |
ME 4550 | Global Engineering (undefined) | |
ME 490R | Advanced Current Topics for Mechanical Engineering (undefined) | |
Technical Elective Courses | ||
ECE 3710 | Applied Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists (3) | |
TECH 3400 | Project Management (3) | |
TECH 3850 | Quality Management in Technology (3) | |
Students may also take upper level computer, electrical, and mechanical engineering classes as technical electives. | Approval Required |