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  Program Requirements and Recommended Course Sequence
 

 
A total of 40 courses (plus physical education) will be required to complete the Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering degree (127 credits).

 

Fall 

Spring

Eng Credits


First Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

College Studies

 

 

 

L111 Writing Seminar

3

 

 

L17(   ) Historical Understanding (Spring)

 

3

 

L141 Calculus I (Fall)

4

 

 

L142 Calculus II (Spring)

 

4

 

         Arts & Culture

3

 

 

L321 Chemistry I (Fall)

4

 

 

L325 Physics I (Spring)

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

Engineering Courses

 

 

 

EN101 Introduction to Engineering (fall)

1

 

1

EN102 Engineering Drawing (Spring)

 

3

3

EN104 Introduction to Computing (spring)

 

3

3

 CREDITS

15

17

 

 
Second Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

College Studies      

L36(  ) Social Science I

 

3

 

L61(   ) Writing Seminar II

 

 

L(   ) Language or Area Studies I

3

 

 

L(   ) language or Area Studies II

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

Math and Science

 

 

 

M113 Calculus III (Fall)

4

 

 

M122 Differential Equation (Spring)

 

3

 

S116 Physics II (Fall)

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

Engineering Courses

 

 

 

EN301 Engineering Statics (Fall)

3

 

3

EN302 Engineering Dynamics (Spring)

 

3

3

T205 Introduction to Material Science (Spring)

 

3

3

 CREDITS

17

15

 

 
Third Year

 

 

 

       

College Studies

 

 

 

L38(  ) Humanities I

3

 

 

L66(  ), L67(  ), L68(  ) Interdisciplinary Course

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

Engineering

 

 

 

EN501 Mechanics of Materials (Fall)

3

 

3

EN502 Design for Manufacturability (Spring)

 

3

3

EN504 Fluid Mechanics (Spring)

 

3

3

ENxxx Vibrations (Fall)

3

 

3

EN506 Fundamentals of Electrical Eng I (Spring)

 

3

3

EN505 Engineering Statistics (Fall)

3

 

3

EN624 Machine Design (Fall)

3

 

3

EN627 Automatic Control Theory (Spring)

 

3

3

 CREDITS

15

15

 


Fourth Year

 

 

 

       

College Studies

 

 

 

L66(  ), L67(  ), L68(  ) Interdisciplinary Course

3

 

 

L911 Contemporary Perspectives

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

Engineering

 

 

 

I321 Materials and Process:Shop Techniques (Fall)

3

 

 

I322 Materials and Process: Manufacturing (Spring)

 

3

 

EN703 Thermodynamics & Heat Transfer I (Fall)

3

 

3

EN628 Thermodynamics & Heat Transfer II (Spring)

 

3

3

EN702 Engineering  Senior Design Project

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