2026-27 Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering B.S. Four-Year Course Plan

Year Fall Semester Courses Spring Semester Courses
First Year
  • MATH 021: Calc for Sci & Engr
    • Prerequisite Courses: MATH 005 or equivalent exam
  • PHYS 008 & Lab: Intro Physics I
    • Prerequisite Courses with Concurrent Option: MATH 021 or equivalent exam
  • CHEM 002: Intro to Chem I
    • Prerequisite Courses: CHEM 001 or equivalent exam
  • ME 001: Intro to Mechanical Engineering
  • SPRK 010: Spark Seminar (Must be completed 1st Year)
  • MATH 022: Calc II for Sci & Engr
    • Prerequisite Courses: MATH 021 or equivalent exam
  • PHYS 009 & Lab: Intro Phys II
    • Prerequisite Courses: PHYS 008 or PHYS 008H or PHYS 018 or equivalent exam
    • Prerequisite Courses with Concurrent Option: MATH 022 or equivalent exam
  • ME 021: Engineering Computing
  • WRI 010: College Reading & Composition
    • Prerequisite Courses: WRI 001 or equivalent exam 
  • ENGR 091: Professional Dev.
Second Year
  • MATH 024: Lin Algebra/Diff Equations
    • Prerequisite Courses: MATH 022 or equivalent exam
  • ENGR 057: Statics and Dynamics
    • Prerequisite Courses: (MATH 021 or equivalent exam) and (PHYS 008 or PHYS 008H or PHYS 018 or equivalent exam)
  • ENGR 045: Introduction to Materials
    • Prerequisite Courses: (CHEM 002 or CHEM 002H or equivalent exam) and (MATH 021 or equivalent exam) and (PHYS 008 or PHYS 008H or equivalent exam)
  • General Education: Area A - Life Science
  • General Education: Area B
  • Math 023: Vector Calculus
    • Prerequisite Courses: MATH 022 or equivalent exam
  • ENGR 120: Fluid Mechanics
    • Prerequisite Courses: ENGR 057
    • Prerequisite Courses with Concurrent Option: MATH 024
  • ENGR 151: Strength of Materials
  • General Education: Area B
  • General Education: Area A
Third Year
  • ENGR 080: Statistical Modeling and Data Analysis OR Math 032: Probability and Statistics
    • Prerequisite Courses: MATH 012 or MATH 022 or equivalent exam
  • ENGR 130: Thermodynamics
    • Prerequisite Courses: (CHEM 002 or CHEM 002H or equivalent exam) and (MATH 023 or MATH 023H) and MATH 024 and (PHYS 009 or PHYS 009H)​
  • MATH 131: Numerical Methods
    • Prerequisite Courses: MATH 024 and (BIOE 021 or CSE 019 or CSE 022 or DSC 011 or ME 021 or equivalent exam)  
  • ME 137: Computer Aided Engineering
  • ENGR 065: Circuit Theory
    • Prerequisite Courses: MATH 024 and ((PHYS 009 or PHYS 009H or PHYS 019) or (EE 005 and EE 021))
  • ME 120: Component Design
    • Prerequisite Courses: ENGR 151
  • ENGR 155: Engineering Econ Analysis
  • General Education: Area B
Fourth Year
  • ENGR 193: ENGR Capstone I
  • ENGR 135: Heat Transfer
    • Prerequisite Courses: ENGR 120 and ENGR 130 and MATH 131
  • Technical Elective
  • General Education: Area B
  • ENGR 194: ENGR Capstone II
  • ME 140: Vibrations & Control
    • Prerequisite Courses: MATH 024 and ENGR 057
  • Technical Elective
  • Technical Elective