Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ Bulletin: 2024-2025 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 

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
    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: Irregularly offered
    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 I
    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 Modeling
    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 - Differential Equations II
    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: 4
    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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