College of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Minimum Degree Requirements for Mechanical Engineering (B.S.ME)
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Credit Hours Required for Graduation: 128
| Courses | Credit Hours |
| Mathematics and Sciences | |
| Calculus: MA 16500, 16600, 26100, 26200, 30300 | 19 |
| Chemistry: CHM 11500 | 4 |
| Physics: PHYS 17200, 24100 | 7 |
| Science Selective | 3-4 |
| Communication, Humanities and Social Sciences | |
| English Composition: ENGL 10600 or 10800 | 3-4 |
| Speech: COM 11400 | 3 |
| Professionalism, Ethics, Global Issues, Technical Communication: ME 29000 | 1 |
General Education Electives |
18 |
| Mechanical Sciences | |
| Basic Mechanics: ME 27000, 27400 | 6 |
| Materials: ME 32300; MSE 23000 | 6 |
| Design | |
| Design: ME 26300, 35200, 46300 | 10 |
| Thermal Fluid Sciences | |
| Thermodynamics: ME 20000 | 3 |
| Fluid Mechanics: ME 30900 | 4 |
| Heat Transfer: ME 31500 | 4 |
| Information Technologies | |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering: ECE 20100, 20700 | 4 |
| Systems, Measurements and Controls: ME 36500, 37500 | 6 |
| Freshman Requirements | |
| ENGR 13100, 13200; CGT 16300 | 6 |
| Restricted Electives | |
| ME 30000, 45200, 47500 (2 of 3) | 6 |
| Professional Electives | |
| Can be taken from an extensive list of physical sciences, mathematics and engineering courses and select management courses as approved by an academic advisor. | 12 |
| Free Electives | |
| Chosen from the general education elective or professional elective groups, or a course approved by an academic advisor. | 3 |
| GPA Requirement | |
| A graduation index of 2.0 or better is required for graduation with a B.S.ME degree. In addition, a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 is required in the core index (all sophomore-level and higher required technical courses, including the restricted electives) and the non-core index (all required courses except the core courses) to qualify for graduation. | |