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The minimum total credits for a BS in Mechanical Engineering is 126.

General Education Requirements (44 Credits)

Complete the General Education Requirements.  Include the following specific courses:
  • Mathematics           MATH 2413 & MATH 2414
  • Lab Science           CHEM 1311/1111 & PHYS 2325/2125
  • Social Science       ECON 2301

Computer Use

Engineering Majors obtain skills in using computers in BENG 1301, 1101, required lower division courses.
 

Mechanical Engineering Lower Division Required Courses (17 Credits)

MATH 3320 - Differential Equations (3)
MATH 2415 - Calculus 3 (4)
PHYS 2326 - University Physics 2 (3)
PHYS 2126 - Univ Physics 2 Lab (1)
BENG 1301 - Intro to Engineering (3)
BENG 1101 - Intro to Eng Lab (1)
BENG 1205 – Graphics (2)
 

Mechanical Engineering Upper Division Required Courses (55 Credits)

BENG 3375 - Thermal/Fluid Systems (3)
BENG 3377 - Electrical Circuits and Motors (3)
BENG 3303 - Intro to Material Science (3)
BENG 3326 - Eng. Econ (3)
BENG 3434 - Mechanics 1 (4)
BENG 3338 - Mechanics II (3)
BENG 3373 - Probability and Statistics (3) 
MENG 3324 - Manufacturing Processes (3)
MENG 3376 - Thermodynamics* (3)
MENG 3354 - Fluid Mechanics* (3)
MENG 3205 - Heat Transfer/Fluid Mechanics Lab* (2)
MENG 3206 – ME Lab 1* (2)
MENG 4364 - Mechanical Design* (3)
MENG 4311 - Automatic Control* (3)
MENG 3351 - Heat Transfer* (3)
MENG 3365 - Vibrations* (3)
MENG 4306 - ME Lab 2* (3)
MENG 4466 - Senior Design* (4)
MENG 4195 - FE Exam Review* (1)
 

Mechanical Engineering Upper Division Elective Courses (6 Credits)

MENG 4312 - High Temperature Materials*
MENG 4315 - Welding Processes and Metallurgy*
MENG 3350 - Energy Systems*