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Sample Plan of Study

The requirements below pertain to this Undergraduate Catalog year and are intended as a guide for academic planning. Students should consult with their academic advisor to discuss their individual plan of study.

Min. of 120 total credit hours required, including 40 senior level hours (200-300 level)

Fall Semester, Year 1

EGR 110 MATLAB Programming for Engineers (3)
EGR 120 Engineering Explorations (3)
EGR 135 Engineering Applications of Calculus I (1)
MAT 145 Calculus I (4)
ENG 101 Composition as Critical Inquiry (3)
XXX Gen Ed(ex. IDEAS) (3)
Total credit hours: 17

Spring Semester, Year 1

EGR 130 Intro to Engineering Design (3)
EGR 136 Engineering Applications of Calculus II (1)
MAT 146 Calculus II (4)
PHY 110 Physics For Science And Engineering I (4)
COM 110 Communication as Critical Inquiry (3)
Total credit hours: 15

Fall Semester, Year 2

MEC 140 Computer-Aided Design & Prototyping (3)
MEC 150 Engineering Mechanics - Statics (3)
MAT 149 Engineering Mathematics (3)
PHY 111 Physics for Science and Engineering II (4)
CHE 140 General Chemistry I (4)
Total credit hours: 17

Spring Semester, Year 2

MEC 210 Mechanics of Materials (3)
MEC 230 Engineering Thermodynamics (3)
MEC 250 Engineering Mechanics - Dynamics (3)
MAT 148 Calculus III for Engineers and Applied Scientists (4)
XXX Gen Ed(ex SS/AMALI) (3)
Total credit hours: 16

Fall Semester, Year 3

MEC 211 Mechanics of Materials Lab (1)
MEC 220 Fundamentals of Materials Engineering (3)
MEC 240 Fluid Mechanics (3)
MEC 241 Fluid Mechanics Lab (1)
MEC 260 Num. and Stat. Methods for Mech. Engineers (3)
ELE 215 Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering (3)
XXX Gen Ed (ex: LH) (3)
Total credit hours: 17

Spring Semester, Year 3

MEC 170 Professional Communication for Mech. Engineers (1)
MEC 310 Machine Design (3)
MEC 330 Heat Transfer (3)
MEC 331 Heat Transfer Lab (1)
MEC 350 Control of Mechanical Engineering Systems (3)
MEC 351 Control of Mechanical Engineering Systems Lab (1)
XXX Gen Ed(ex. ICL/IDEAS) (3)
Total credit hours: 15

Fall Semester, Year 4

MEC 180 Engineering Codes and Ethics (1)
MEC 280 Engineering Economics & Project Management (3)
MEC 380 Mechanical Engineering Capstone I (3)
XXX Engineering elective (3)
XXX Gen Ed(ex. FA/AMALI) (3)
Total credit hours: 13

Spring Semester, Year 4

MEC 390 Mechanical Engineering Capstone II (3)
XXX Math / Science elective (3)
XXX Engineering elective (3)
XXX Gen Ed (ex: H) (3)
Total credit hours: 12