Professor and two students utilizing engineering equipment

Mechanical Engineering Curriculum

Department of Computer Science, Engineering & Mathematics

Year 1 (34 Credit Hours)

Fall Spring
ENCP A101 Intro to Engineering I 3 ENCP A102 Intro to Engineering II 3
CHEM A111 General Chemistry I & Lab 4 CSCI A125 Intro to Computer Science 3
ENGL A101 Critical Reading & Comp. 3 ENGL A102 Rhetoric & Composition 3
MATH A141 Calculus I 4 MATH A142 Calculus II 4
GEN ED Humanities 3 ENCP A301 Intro to Numerical Methods 3
      ENCP A300 Engineering Seminar 1
Total Semester Credit Hours 17 Total Semester Credit Hours 17

Year 2 (34 Credit Hours)

Fall Spring
ENCP A200 Statics 3 ENCP A290 Thermodynamics Fund. 3
MATH A344 Linear Algebra for CS & Engr 3 ENCP A260 Intro to Mechanics of Solids 3
MATH A241 Vector Calculus 4 MATH A242 Elem. Differential Equations 4
PHYS A211 Essentials of Physics I & lab 4 PHYS A212 Essentials of Physics II & lab 4
COMM A241 Public Speaking 3 ENGL A462 Technical Writing 3
Total Semester Credit Hours 17 Total Semester Credit Hours 17

Year 3 (32 Credit Hours)

Fall Spring
ENCP A361 Instrumentation, Meas, Stats 3 ENCP A327 Design of Mech. Elements 3
ENCP A361L Instrumentation, Meas, Stats Lab 1 ENCP A377 Manufacturing Processes 3
ENCP A371 Engineering Materials 3 ENCP A310 Dynamics 3
ENCP A360 Fluids 3 ENCP A354 Heat Transfer 3
ELCT A221 Circuits 3 ENCP A354L Heat Transfer Lab 1
GEN ED History 3 ENCP A300 Engineering Seminar 1
      PHIL A325 Engineering Ethics 3
Total Semester Credit Hours 16 Total Semester Credit Hours 17

Year 4 (30 Credit Hours)

Fall Spring
ENCP A498 Senior Capstone I 3 ENCP A499 Senior Capstone II 3
ENCP A368 Mechatronics 3 TECH ELEC Technical Elective 3
ENCP A332 Kinematics 3 GEN ED Humanities 3
TECH ELEC Technical Elective 3 GEN ED API 3
GEN ED Soc/Behav 3 GEN ED Soc/Behav 3
Total Semester Credit Hours 15 Total Semester Credit Hours 15

Additional Requirements

Three Writing Intensive Courses (at least one in major)
One 3-Credit Non-Western World Studies Course
Satisfactory Completion of Writing Portfolio (or ENGL 201)

Year 4 (30 Credit Hours)

Any ENCP course (A300 or higher not required by major), any CSCI course (145 or higher not required by major), any MATH course (300 or higher not required by major), STAT 509, or any department approved course.

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