BS    Mechanical Engineering (94.5–98.5 hours*)

This is a limited-enrollment program requiring departmental admissions approval. Please see the college advisement center or the department office for information regarding requirements for admission to this major.

Major Requirements

1.	Complete the following preprofessional requirements: Chem 105. CE En 103. Math 112, 113. Me En 172, 191. Phscs 123 (students without high school physics should start with Phscs 121).
2.	Complete the following supporting courses: CE En 203, 204. EC En 301. Engl 316. Me En 250, 282. Phscs 220. Stat 361.
3.	Complete one of the following advanced mathematics sequences. Students who desire a more intensive experience in mathematics should choose option b. Those who choose option b may obtain a math minor by taking one additional course (see the Mathematics section of this catalog for more d etails):
	a.	Math 302, 303.
	b.	Math 214, 334, 343. If this sequence is chosen, Math 343 may be used as a technical elective under requirement 5 below.
4.	Complete the following professional requirements: Me En 312, 321, 335, 340, 363, 372, 373, 475, 476.
5.	Complete 15 hours (five courses) of technical electives. The purpose of these courses is to strengthen the engineering education of the student by
	a.	deepening the student’s understanding of engineering fundamentals,
	b.	helping the student learn to apply engineering fundamentals in specific areas of interest, and
	c.	helping the student to develop critical skills related to engineering practice.
	The technical electives are normally 400-level mechanical engineering courses (3-credit-hour maximum in Me En 595R or other project classes). Other courses may be used within the following limitations:
		At least three courses must be in mechanical engineering.
		500-level courses are available for exceptional undergraduates.
		No courses may be below the 300 level.
		All courses must be of an acceptable level from mechanical engineering, civil engineering, chemical engineering, computer engineering, electrical engineering, mathematics, statistics, physics, chemistry, or computer science or the approved list in the department office. If a student wishes to take an elective outside these areas, approval to count the course as an elective must be granted before the course is taken. Approval is requested by submitting to the department undergraduate committee a one-page petition that lists all of the proposed electives and demonstrates how the proposed exception meets the purpose described above.
		No course may duplicate another course used to satisfy graduation requirements.

Manufacturing Option

The Society of Manufacturing Engineers has identified four areas of competency for manufacturing engineering as follows: (1) materials and manufacturing processes; (2) process, assembly and product engineering; (3) manufacturing competitiveness; and (4) manufacturing systems design.

An option in manufacturing engineering is available for mechanical engineering majors. It may be completed by taking 12 hours of technical electives from the following three areas (which may be counted against the 9 hours of mechanical engineering electives) according to the following requirements:

1.	Complete the following: Me En 585.
2.	Complete one or more courses from the following: Me En 482, 486, 537.
3.	Complete the 12-hour requirement with courses from the following: Me En 452, 456, 477, 558, 584.

When combined with required courses for all mechanical engineering majors related to manufacturing, namely Me En 250, 282, 475/476, and Stat 361, this option provides a strong foundation in manufacturing engineering.

*Hours include courses that may fulfill university core requirements.