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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Mechanical Engineering B.S.M.E.
Sample Plan: Mechanical Engineering B.S.M.E.
Total Credits: 132.0
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Year 1 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
MATH 1296 - Calculus I : 5.0 cr : LE CAT, LOGIC & QR
CHEM 1153 - General Chemistry I : 4.0 cr : LE CAT, NAT SCI
CHEM 1154 - General Chemistry Lab I : 1.0 cr : LE CAT, NAT SCI
LE (Writing & Information Literacy) :3.0 cr
LE (Oral Communication & Languages) :3.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 17.0 cr
CS 1121 - Introduction to Programming in Visual BASIC.NET : 3.0 cr : LE CAT, LOGIC & QR
IE 1225 - Introduction to Design and Manufacturing Engineering : 4.0 cr
MATH 1297 - Calculus II : 5.0 cr : LOGIC & QR
PHYS 2013 - General Physics I : 4.0 cr : LE CAT, NAT SCI
PHYS 2014 - General Physics Lab I : 1.0 cr : NAT SCI
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 17.0 cr
CE 2017 - Engineering Mechanics: Statics and Mechanics of Materials : 5.0 cr
MATH 3280 - Differential Equations with Linear Algebra : 4.0 cr
ME 2105 - Introduction to Material Science for Engineers : 3.0 cr
PHYS 2015 - General Physics II : 4.0 cr
PHYS 2016 - General Physics Lab II : 1.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 17.0 cr
EE 2006 - Electrical Circuit Analysis : 4.0 cr
ECON 1022 - Principles of Economics: Macro : 3.0 cr : LE CAT, SOC SCI
MATH 3298 - Calculus III : 4.0 cr
ME 2226 - Dynamics : 3.0 cr
STAT 3411 - Engineering Statistics : 3.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 17.0 cr
IE 3122 - Materials Engineering Laboratory : 2.0 cr
IE 3125 - Engineering Economic Analysis : 3.0 cr : SOC SCI
IE 3130 - Materials Processing Engineering : 3.0 cr
ME 3111 - Fluid Mechanics : 3.0 cr
ME 3140 - System Dynamics and Control : 3.0 cr
WRIT 3130 - Advanced Writing: Engineering : 3.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 18.0 cr
ME 2211 - Thermodynamics : 3.0 cr : SUSTAIN
ME 3222 - Controls and Kinematics Laboratory : 2.0 cr
ME 3230 - Kinematics and Mechatronics : 3.0 cr
ME 4145 - CAD/CAM : 4.0 cr
LE (Global Perspectives, Humanities) :3.0 cr
LE (Cultural Diversity in the US, Fine Arts) :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
EMGT 4110 - Engineering Professionalism and Practice : 2.0 cr
ME 4112 - Heat and Mass Transfer : 3.0 cr
ME 4122 - Heat Transfer, Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics Laboratory : 2.0 cr
ME 4175 - Machine Design : 3.0 cr
ME 5315 - Nondestructive Evaluation of Engineering Materials : 3.0 cr
LE (Sustainability) :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
IE 4020 - Lean Production Management : 3.0 cr
IE 4993 - Industrial Engineering Seminar : 1.0 cr
ME 4255 - Multidisciplinary Senior Design : 4.0 cr
ME 5305 - Computational Fluid Dynamics : 3.0 cr
LE (Humanities) :3.0 cr