The Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering requires at least 128 hours of course work distributed as follows:

General Education (40 Hours Minimum)

World Cultures (6 hours); American Traditions (3 hours); International Perspectives (3 hours); the Creative Dimension (3 hours); the Philosophical/Spiritual Dimension (3 hours); Human Behavior and Society (3 hours); Health and Wellness (1 hour); Mathematics 221 (4 hours); Chemistry 118 and Physics 210 (8 hours). In addition, the University proficiency requirements in a foreign language (6 hours) and written English must be met (see University degree requirements). The senior seminar requirement will be fulfilled by Mechanical Engineering 495 (3 hours).

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Lower Division Required Courses (44 hours)

Mathematics 222, 323, 324; Physics 211; Engineering 101, 122; Electrical Engineering 210, 215; Mechanical Engineering 197 (2 hours), 212, 213, 230, 232, 297 (2 hours).

Upper Level Required Courses (37 hours)

Engineering 390; Mechanical Engineering 318, 330, 342, 344, 360, 362, 366, 368, 397, 452, 495, 497.

Electives (14 hours)

One of Mechanical Engineering 432, 434, 444, 446, 448; one of Mechanical Engineering 462, 463, 466, 468, 472, 473, 476; three hours technical elective from Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Biology or Chemistry; three hours free elective; two hours Mathematics and Science elective.

Admission to Upper Division

Students pursuing the Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (B.S.M.E.) must be admitted to upper division by the mechanical engineering program faculty before they are permitted to participate in any 300- or 400-level mechanical engineering courses. Application for upper-division admission is normally made at the beginning of the fourth semester of full-time study. The application process consists of submitting an application form for review by the mechanical engineering faculty prior to the review period which is the third week in the semester. The requirements for admission are the following:

• Students must have completed a minimum of 45 credit hours with a minimum GPA of 2.5 and received a letter grade of C- or better in each of the following courses:

Mathematics 221 (or 211)
Mathematics 222 (or 212)
Mathematics 323
Chemistry 118
Engineering 101
Mechanical Engineering 197
Mechanical Engineering 297

• At the time of application students must be enrolled in, or have received credit for, three of the following five courses:

Mathematics 324
Physics 210
Mechanical Engineering 213
Mechanical Engineering 232
Mechanical Engineering 297

• Students must either have passed the writing proficiency exam or obtained a C- or better in both World Cultures 110 and 120.  Transfer students must meet the University catalog requirements for writing proficiency.

Following the review period, conditional acceptance will be granted to students successfully completing the listed requirements. Conditional acceptance allows the student to pre-register for 300-level Mechanical Engineering classes. Full acceptance is granted after the student completes 60 credit hours with a minimum GPA of 2.5, and receives a letter grade of C- or better in all of the classes listed above. Students are notified of their full acceptance status within four weeks following the end of the semester in which they apply.

Transfer students must also apply for admission to upper division. Transfer students may request a one semester probationary period in order to establish the requirements listed above. The request must be made in writing, and submitted no later than the end of the first week in the semester.

After completing the mechanical engineering curriculum students will have had 25 to 40 percent of their course work in mathematics and basic science, and 44 to 49 percent in engineering topics, depending on the electives chosen in the senior year. The engineering topics are divided as 2/3 engineering science and 1/3 engineering design. The allocation between engineering science and design is typically carried throughout the selection of mechanical engineering technical electives. This philosophy prepares our graduates to enter the professional practice of engineering or to further their education in graduate school.