ME Course Guidesheet 2016-17

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These suggested course tracks are based on undergraduate requirements from the class entering in the 2016-17 academic year. These are only suggestions, refer to the University Bulletin for the official requirements for each major.

For archived requirements refer to the University Bulletin. Select desired year in the bottom left-hand corner under, "Bulletin Archive" and then the area of study.

For more information on graduate-level requirements go here.

Take note of Pre- or Co-requisites

Year 1

Engineering Design Division - The freshman year is common to all engineering majors

Fall 

General Education Elective (G, P, A, N, H) 

Body/Wellness (Y, S, B) 

Spring 

General Education Elective (G, P, A, N, H) 

Body/Wellness (Y, S, B) 

Year 2 

Fall 

General Education Elective (P, G, A, N, H)

Spring 

Year 3 

Fall 

General Education Elective (P, G, A, N, H) 

Spring 

Open Elective (2 credits min.)

Year 4 

Fall 

Engineering Elective (see below)

Technical Elective (see below)

Spring 

ME Elective (Grade of C- or better needed for requirement) 

Technical Elective (see below)

General Education Elective (P, G, A, N, H)

Technical Elective Requirements for Mechanical Engineering Majors

Recommendations to satisfy the four technical electives with Mechanical Engineering lecture courses with numbers between 300-490 not required for the ME major or 500-590 (registration requires instructor’s approval)

One technical elective may be satisfied with courses from the list of Engineering Electives and up to two from Approved Technical Electives

Internship (ME 396/496) or Independent Study (ME 397/497/597) courses cannot be used as Technical Electives. 

Engineering Electives


Approved Technical Electives