Mechanical Engineering, B.S.

The Department of Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor of Science Degree Requirements

Major Requirements (69 units)

Major Core Requirements (56 units)

ENGR 1 - Introduction to Engineering Units: 1
ME 2 - Computer Applications in Mech Engineering Lab Units: 1
ME 26 - Engineering Graphics Units: 3 (Area 3A)
ME 31 - Engineering Materials Units: 3
ME 32 - Engineering Materials Laboratory Units: 1
ME 71 - MATLAB Programming Units: 3
ME 95 - Product Development Units: 2 (Area 3A)
ME 112 - Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics Units: 3
ME 115 - Instrumentation and Measurement Lab Units: 1
ME 116 - Fluid Mechanics Units: 3
ME 118 - Fluid Mechanics Laboratory Units: 1
ME 125 - Engineering Statistics and Experimentation Units: 3
ME 135 - Senior Capstone Design I Units: 3 (Area UD 3)
ME 134 - Kinematics of Machinery Units: 3 (Area UD 2/UD 5)
ME 136 - Thermodynamics Units: 3
ME 140 - Advanced Engineering Analysis Units: 3
ME 145 - Heat and Mass Transfer Units: 3
ME 154 - Design of Machine Elements Units: 3
ME 156 - Advanced Thermodynamics Units: 3 (Area UD 3)
CE 20 - Engineering Mechanics: Statics Units: 3
CE 121 - Mechanics of Materials Units: 3
ECE 90 - Principles of Electrical Circuits Units: 3
ECE 90L - Principles of Electrical Circuits Laboratory Units: 1

Design Applications (7 units)

ME 155 - Senior Capstone Design II Units: 3 (Area UD 3)
ME 159 - Mechanical Engineering Laboratory Units: 1
ME 166 - Energy Systems Design Units: 3

Technical Area Courses (6 units)

Take a Minimum of 3 Units in Group A

ME 122 - Dynamic Systems and Controls Units: 3
ME 137 - Turbomachinery Units: 3
ME 142 - Mechanical Vibration Units: 3
ME 144 - Advanced Mechanics of Materials Units: 3
ME 146 - Air Conditioning Units: 3
ME 162 - Applications of Finite Element Analysis Units: 3
ME 164 - Mechanical Systems Engineering Design Units: 3
ME 170 - Aerodynamics Units: 3
ME 171 - Orbital Mechanics Units: 3
ME 172 - Aerospace Propulsion Units: 3
ME 173 - Flight Control Systems Units: 3

A Maximum of 3 Units in Group B

May be substituted for a course in Group A with faculty advisor’s approval.

ME 180 - Special Projects Units: 1-3
ME 190 - Independent Study Units: 1-3
ME 191T - Topics in Mechanical Engineering Units: 1-3
ECE 121 - Electromechanical Systems and Energy Conversion Units: 3
ECE 121L - Electromechanical Systems and Energy Conversion Laboratory Units: 1
ECE 155 - Control Systems Units: 3

Additional Requirements (33 units)

CHEM 1A - General Chemistry 1A Units: 5 (Area 5A)
MATH 75 - Calculus I Units: 4 (Area 2)
MATH 76 - Calculus II Units: 4
MATH 77 - Calculus III Units: 4
MATH 81 - Elementary Differential Equations with Linear Algebra Units: 3 (see Advising Note 7)
PHYS 4A - Mechanics and Wave Motion Units: 3
PHYS 4AL - Laboratory in Mechanics and Wave Motion Units: 1
PHYS 4B - Electricity, Magnetism, and Heat Units: 3
PHYS 4C - Light and Modern Physics Units: 3
PHIL 20 - Moral Questions Units: 3 (Area 3B)

Other Degree Requirements

In addition to the major program requirements, every student must also complete the University’s baccalaureate degree requirements such as:

American Government and Institutions (PLSI 2 )
General Education Requirements (43 units) - Mechanical Engineering majors are exempt from GE areas 1B and UD 4
Additional University Graduation Requirements (9 units) - Mechanical Engineering majors are exempt from this requirement
Upper-Division Writing Requirement
Sufficient Elective Units to Meet Required Total Units (varies); it is recommended that units in this area be utilized to complete a second major or minor.

A full description of the University’s graduation requirements can be found in the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements .

Total: 127 Units*

*General Education, MI, and Upper-division Writing courses can be double counted with major requirements. These courses include MATH 75 (Area 2), CHEM 1A (Area 5A), ME 26 and ME 95 (Area 3A), PHIL 20 (Area 3B), ME 134 (Area UD 2/UD 5), ME 135 , ME 155 and ME 156 (Area UD 3). See advisor for details.

Advising Notes

All LCOE students can enroll in ME 112 and ME 136 without permission numbers if they have fulfilled the prerequisite requirements. For all other upper-division ME courses, non-ME majors must have permission numbers approved by the ME department chair.
Courses in mathematics, the physical sciences, or engineering taken CR/NC are not counted toward fulfillment of degree requirements in mechanical engineering.
Mechanical engineering majors might consider a math, physics, or business minor.
Since the mechanical engineering major curriculum is very demanding, many students, especially those not fully prepared in mathematics, chemistry, and/or physics, take 4 1/2 or more years to graduate rather than the traditional 4 years.
Advising is mandatory in the Lyles College of Engineering. A registration hold will be placed on students who fail to see their advisor at least once per academic year.
The Upper-Division Writing Skills requirement has to be completed no sooner than the term in which 60 units of coursework are completed or no later than the term in which 90 units are completed. This requirement can be met by taking ENGR 105WE or a department-approved writing course passed with a letter grade of C or better in the junior year.
With faculty advisor approval, ENGR 101 may be taken instead of MATH 81 .
All courses in Math, Science, and Engineering used in the BSME curriculum must be passed with a C or better grade.
Change of major to Mechanical Engineering requires a student to have passed MATH 75 (or equivalent) with a C or better grade, and a total GPA of 3.0 or higher. Any students with the intent to change their major to Mechanical Engineering are encouraged to contact the department chair. Exceptions can be made upon the review of students’ records.