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ME BACHELOR OF SCIENCE CURRICULUM (126 CREDITS)
 

FRESHMAN (35 Credits)

FALL

SPRING

 MATH 141 Calculus I 4 EMCH 111 Graphics and Visualization 3
 CHEM 111 General Chemistry I 4 MATH 142 Calculus II 4
ENGL101 Composition 3 CHEM 112 General Chemistry II 4
ELECTIVE History Elective 3 PHYS 211 Essentials of Physics I & Lab (211L) 4
ELECTIVE Freshman Elective 3 ENGL 102 Composition and Literature 3
Total Semester Credits 17 Total Semester Credits 18

SOPHOMORE (31 Credits)

FALL

SPRING

EMCH200 Statics 3 EMCH 290 Thermodynamics 3
EMCH201 Numerical Methods 3 EMCH 260 Mechanics of Solids 3
MATH 241 Vector Calculus 3 ELCT 221 Circuits I 3
PHYS 212 Essentials of Physics II & Lab (212L) 4 MATH 242 Differential Equations 3
ELECTIVE Ethics Elective 3 STAT 509 Statistics for Engineers 3
Total Semester Credits 16 Total Semester Credits 15

JUNIOR (30 Credits)

FALL

SPRING

EMCH 310 Dynamics 3 EMCH 332 Kinematics and Dynamics of Machinery 3
EMCH 327 Design of Mechanical Elements 3 EMCH 354 Heat Transfer 3
EMCH 360 Fluid Mechanics 3 EMCH 371 Engineering Materials 3
EMCH 361 ME Lab I 3 ECON 421 Engineering Economics 3
EMCH 394 Applied Thermodynamics 3 ELECTIVE Technical Elective 3
Total Semester Credits 15 Total Semester Credits 15

SENIOR (30 Credits)

FALL

SPRING

EMCH 377 Manufacturing Processes 3 EMCH 428 Mechanical Design II 3
EMCH 367 Fundamentals of Microcontrollers 3 EMCH 363 ME Lab III 3
EMCH 427 Mechanical Design I 3 ELECTIVE EMCH Elective 3
ELECTIVE EMCH Elective 3 ELECTIVE EMCH Elective 3
ELECTIVE Liberal Arts Elective 3 ELECTIVE Fine Arts Elective 3
Total Semester Credits 15 Total Semester Credits 15
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