Mechanical Engineering, BS (MECH)

General Education Requirements

Please see the General Education  section of this catalog.

Major Requirements

Engineering Core

• ENGR 115 - Introduction to Engineering and Physics Credit Hours: 1
• ENGR 116 - Introduction to Engineering and Physics Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
• ENGR 217 - Engineering Career Skills Credit Hours: 1
• ENGR 306 - Engineering Ethics Credit Hours: 1
• ENGR 317 - Engineering Project Management Credit Hours: 1
• ENGR 350 - Engineering Economics Credit Hours: 3 *
• ENGR 390 - Junior Clinic Credit Hours: 3
• ENGR 430 - Senior Clinic I Credit Hours: 2 (capstone course)
• ENGR 432 - Senior Clinic II Credit Hours: 2 (capstone and writing-intensive course)

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• *Hours may also fulfill general education requirements and are not included in total major hours

Math/Science Requirements

• MATH 185 - Calculus I Credit Hours: 3 *
• MATH 186 - Calculus II Credit Hours: 3
• MATH 286 - Calculus III Credit Hours: 3
• MATH 361 - Ordinary Differential Equations Credit Hours: 4
• PHYS 220 - Engineering Physics I Credit Hours: 3 *
• PHYS 221 - Engineering Physics I Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
• PHYS 222 - Engineering Physics II Credit Hours: 3 *
• PHYS 223 - Engineering Physics II Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
• ENGR 377 - Statistics for Engineers Credit Hours: 3

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  *Hours may also fulfill general education requirements and are not included in total major hours

Mechanical Engineering Requirements

• ENGR 117 - Computational Tools for Engineering and Physics Credit Hours: 1
• ENGR 131 - Computer Aided Design and Modeling Credit Hours: 1
• ENGR 135 - Introduction to Electric Circuits Credit Hours: 3
• ENGR 223 - Statics and Mechanics of Materials Credit Hours: 4
• MECH 222 - Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics Credit Hours: 3
• MECH 281 - Engineering Thermodynamics Credit Hours: 3
• MECH 320 - Material Science Credit Hours: 3
• MECH 321 - Materials and Manufacturing Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
• MECH 331 - Fluid Mechanics Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
• ENGR 333 - Fluid Mechanics Credit Hours: 3
• MECH 334 - Heat and Mass Transfer Credit Hours: 3
• MECH 338 - Design of Machine Elements Credit Hours: 3

Upper-Level Engineering

Each student must complete 12 additional hours of upper-level Engineering courses not taken above.

Electives

Minimum - 0 Credit Hours

Total Major Hours: 74

Other Graduation Requirements

Minimum grade for CIVE, ECEN, ENGR, MECH, or PHYS courses: C
Minimum GPA for graduation: 2.00
Minimum advanced hours: 33
Minimum total hours: 128

Courses numbered 0** do not count in minimum hours required for degree.