Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ Bulletin: 2022-2023 Undergraduate Bulletin Program: Mechanical Engineering Major, B.S.M.E. Minimum Credits Required:__________________

Mechanical Engineering Major, 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 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
ME 471 - Mechanical Engineering Design
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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