Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ Bulletin: 2019-2020 Undergraduate Bulletin Program: Mechanical Engineering, B.S.M.E. Minimum Credits Required:__________________

Mechanical Engineering, B.S.M.E.

Pott College of Science, Engineering and Education >> Engineering 

The Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME) is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET (www.ABET.org).

Curriculum for Mechanical Engineering (128 credits)

Courses found in Core 39

Foundations

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
CMST 101 - Introduction to Public Speaking

USI Core 39: Foundations-Communication.


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
ENG 101 - Rhetoric and Composition I: Literacy and the Self

USI Core 39: Foundations-Rhetoric and Composition I.


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
ENG 201 - Rhetoric and Composition II: Literacy and the World

USI Core 39: Foundations-Rhetoric and Composition II.


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
MATH 230 - Calculus I

USI Core 39: Foundations-Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning.


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 4
KIN 192 - Concepts in Wellness and Fitness

USI Core 39: Foundations-Physical Activity and Wellness.


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 1
UNIV 101 - First Year Experience

USI Core 39: Foundations - First Year Experience.


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 1

Ways of Knowing

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
PHIL 201 - Introduction to Ethics

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Moral and Ethical Reasoning; Embedded Experience-Diversity.


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
ENGR 305 - Engineering Statistics

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Scientific and Mathematical Inquiry.


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
  • Two additional Ways of Knowing courses; US History or Government, Literature, Foreign Language encouraged (Credits: 6)
  • Bachelor of Science

    Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
    CHEM 261 - General Chemistry I

    USI Core 39: Natural Science with Lab (BA and BS).


    Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
    Credits: 4
    PHYS 205 - Intermediate Physics I , PHYS 205L

    USI Core 39: Natural Science with Lab (BA and BS).


    Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
    Credits: 5
    PHYS 205L - Intermediate Physics I Laboratory
    Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
    Credits: 0

     

    ECON 208 - Principles of Microeconomics OR

    USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Social Inquiry; Social Science (BS).


    Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
    Credits: 3
    ECON 209 - Principles of Macroeconomics

    USI Core 39: Social Science-BS.


    Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
    Credits: 3
    World Language & Culture

    Foreign Language encouraged (Credits: 3)

    Other Required Science Course

    Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
    PHYS 206 - Intermediate Physics II

    USI Core 39: Natural Science with Lab (BA and BS).


    Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
    Credits: 5
    PHYS 206L - Intermediate Physics II Laboratory
    Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
    Credits: 0

    Science Elective Course

    Choose one course (3-4 credits):

    Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
    BIOL 121 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I

    USI Core 39: Natural Science with Lab (BA and BS).


    Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
    Credits: 4
    BIOL 141 - Principles of Biology

    USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Scientific and Mathematical Inquiry; Natural Science with Lab (BA and BS).


    Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credits: 4
    BIOL 208 - Wildlife Biology
    Term(s) Offered: On demand
    Credits: 3
    CHEM 262 - General Chemistry II

    USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Scientific and Mathematical Inquiry; Natural Science with Lab (BA and BS).


    Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
    Credits: 4
    GEOL 161 - Introduction to Geology

    USI Core 39: Natural Science with Lab (BA and BS).


    Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credits: 4
    GEOL 341 - Hydrology
    Term(s) Offered: On demand
    Credits: 4
    GEOL 465 - Introduction to GIS
    Term(s) Offered: On demand.
    Credits: 3
    GEOL 475 - Remote Sensing and Image Analysis
    Term(s) Offered: On demand.
    Credits: 3
    PHYS 361 - Modern Physics

    USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Scientific and Mathematical Inquiry.


    Term(s) Offered: Fall
    Credits: 3
    PHYS 371 - Analytical Mechanics

    USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Scientific and Mathematical Inquiry.


    Term(s) Offered: Spring
    Credits: 3

    Other Required MATH courses

    Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
    MATH 235 - Calculus II
    Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
    Credits: 4
    MATH 335 - Calculus III
    Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
    Credits: 4
    MATH 366 - Differential Equations
    Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
    Credits: 3

    Math Intensive Elective

    Choose one of the following:

    Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
    ECE 445 - Signals and Systems
    Term(s) Offered: Spring
    Credits: 3
    ENGR 373 - Optics
    Term(s) Offered: Spring (even-numbered years)
    Credits: 3
    MATH 331 - Mathematical Models with Applications
    Term(s) Offered: Spring
    Credits: 3
    MATH 362 - Linear Algebra
    Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credits: 3
    MATH 426 - Point Set Topology
    Term(s) Offered: Spring (even-numbered years)
    Credits: 3
    MATH 434 - Advanced Differential Equations
    Term(s) Offered: Spring (odd-numbered years)
    Credits: 3
    MATH 437 - Numerical Analysis
    Term(s) Offered: Spring
    Credits: 3
    MATH 438 - Theory of Probability
    Term(s) Offered: Fall
    Credits: 3
    STAT 475 - Time Series
    Term(s) Offered: Spring (odd-numbered years)
    Credits: 3
    ME 363 - Vibrations
    Term(s) Offered: Fall, even-numbered years
    Credits: 3
    ME 395 - Introduction to the Finite Element Method-Theory and Application
    Term(s) Offered: Spring
    Credits: 3

    Other Required Engineering Courses

    Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
    ECE 255 - Electric Circuits
    Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credits: 4
    ENGR 107 - Fundamentals of Engineering
    Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credits: 3
    ENGR 108 - Systems Engineering and Freshman Design
    Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credits: 2
    ENGR 235 - Statics
    Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credits: 3
    ENGR 275 - Dynamics
    Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credits: 3
    ENGR 291 - Experimental Design and Technical Writing

    USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Writing.


    Term(s) Offered: Fall
    Credits: 2
    ENGR 355 - Strength of Materials
    Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credits: 4
    ENGR 362 - Manufacturing Processes I
    Term(s) Offered: Fall
    Credits: 3
    ENGR 375 - Fluid Mechanics
    Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credits: 3
    ENGR 471 - Engineering Design and Analysis
    Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credits: 3
    ENGR 491 - Senior Design

    USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Writing.


    Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credits: 3
    ME 121 - Solid Modeling
    Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credits: 1
    ME 225 - Thermodynamics
    Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credits: 3
    ME 364 - Materials Science
    Term(s) Offered: Spring
    Credits: 3
    ME 365 - Modeling Dynamic Systems
    Term(s) Offered: Spring
    Credits: 3
    ME 366 - Dynamics of Machinery
    Term(s) Offered: Fall
    Credits: 3
    ME 463 - Heat Transfer
    Term(s) Offered: Fall
    Credits: 3

    Elective courses (14-15 credits)

    Design Electives

    Complete two of the following:

    Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
    ME 465 - Fluid/Thermal Design
    Term(s) Offered: Spring
    Credits: 3
    ME 466 - Machine Design
    Term(s) Offered: Fall
    Credits: 3
    ME 473 - Introduction to Control Systems
    Term(s) Offered: Fall
    Credits: 3
    ME 475 - Analysis and Design of Fluid Power Systems
    Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credits: 3

    Mechanical Engineering Elective - 3 credits

    Can be any ME course(s) not taken to meet another requirement

    Engineering Electives

    5 credit hours (or 6 if Science elective was 3 credits) of any 200, 300, or 400 level CE, ECE, ENGR, IME, or ME courses not taken to meet other requirements.  ENGR 202 is not permitted.  A maximum of 3 credit hours from any combination of ENGR 290, 298, 299, or 499 may be applied to the engineer elective requirement.

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