Mechanical Engineering, BS

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Requirements

In order to earn the Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Mechanical Engineering, students must complete a minimum of 180 credits with a cumulative and major/departmental grade point average of 2.00 or above. Courses must include the following:

I. Core Curriculum Requirements

II. Major Program Requirements

83 credits in mechanical engineering, including:

MEGR 1070 - Introduction to Engineering Design and Manufacturing 4 credit hours
MEGR 1890 - Integrated Engineering Design Project I 4 credit hours
MEGR 2100 - Statics 4 credit hours
MEGR 2300 - Dynamics 4 credit hours
MEGR 2810 - Engineering Methods 4 credit hours
MEGR 3210 - Thermodynamics 4 credit hours
MEGR 3230 - Fluid Dynamics 4 credit hours
MEGR 3240 - Heat Transfer 4 credit hours
MEGR 3360 - Instrumentation and Data Acquisition 1 4 credit hours
MEGR 3370 - Instrumentation and Data Acquisition 2 4 credit hours
MEGR 3500 - Materials Science 4 credit hours
MEGR 3710 - Machine Design I 4 credit hours
MEGR 3890 - Integrated Engineering Design Project II 4 credit hours
MEGR 4350 - Dynamic Systems 4 credit hours
MEGR 4380 - Control Systems 4 credit hours
MEGR 4870 - Engineering Design I 3 credit hours
MEGR 4880 - Engineering Design II 4 credit hours
MEGR 4890 - Engineering Design III 3 credit hours
MEGR 4000- or 5000-level electives (9 credits minimum)

Choose one of the following two courses:

MEGR 4210 - Thermodynamics II 4 credit hours
MEGR 4720 - Machine Design II 4 credit hours

III. Other Major Department Requirements

52 credits in math, science and engineering, including:

CEEGR 2210 - Mechanics of Materials I 4 credit hours
CEEGR 3020 - Global Engineering Economics 3 credit hours
CHEM 1500 - General Chemistry I 4 credit hours
CHEM 1501 - General Chemistry Laboratory I 1 credit hour
MATH 1334 - Calculus I 5 credit hours
MATH 1335 - Calculus II 5 credit hours
MATH 1336 - Calculus III 5 credit hours
MATH 2320 - Linear Algebra 3 credit hours
MATH 2330 - Multivariable Calculus 3 credit hours
MATH 2340 - Differential Equations 4 credit hours
PHYS 1210 - Mechanics 4 credit hours
PHYS 1211 - Mechanics Lab 1 credit hour
PHYS 1220 - Electricity and Magnetism 4 credit hours
PHYS 1221 - Electricity and Magnetism Lab 1 credit hour
PHYS 1230 - Waves, Optics, and Heat 4 credit hours
PHYS 1231 - Waves, Optics, and Heat Lab 1 credit hour

NOTE:

The Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination is required for graduation.