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Core Curriculum

Click on the Course Number for a description of the class. In the case of a discrepancy between this listing and the curriculum detailed in the Undergraduate Catalog, please refer to the web-based catalog for your class year as your official contract with the University.

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Freshman Year

First Semester Credits Second Semester Credits
CHM 1103 - General Chemistry Lab I 1 CHM 1156 - General Chemistry II for Egr 4
CHM 1151 - General Chemistry I 4 EGR 1705 - Engineering Computation 3
EGR 1700 - Introduction to Engineering 3 MAT 1505 - Calculus II 4
MAT 1500 - Calculus I 4 PHY 2400 - Physics I Mechanics 3
THL 1050 - Christian Theology: An Intro 3 ACS 1001 - Modernity & Its Discontents 3
ACS 1000 - Traditions in Conversation 3    
Total Credits 18 Total Credits 17

Sophomore Year

First Semester Credits Second Semester Credits
MAT 2500 - Calculus III 4 CEE 2103 - Mechanics of Solids 3
ME 2100 - Statics 3 COM 1101 - Business & Prof Communication 3
ME 2502 - Prof Development Seminar 1 MAT 2705 - Diff Equation with Linear Alg 4
ME 2505 - M.E. Analysis & Design 4 ME 2113 - Manufacturing Engineering 3
PHY 2402 - Physics II Elec & Magnet 3 ME 2900 - ME Laboratory I 1
PHY 2403 - Phy Lab for Engineering 1 ME 3100 - Thermodynamics I 3
Total Credits 16 Total Credits 17

Junior Year

First Semester Credits Second Semester Credits
ECE 6020 - Intro to Electrical Systems 3 ME 3403 - Solid Mechanics & Design II 3
ME 3150 - Introduction to Dynamics 3 ME 3802 - Vibrations 3
ME 3300 - Materials Science I 3 ME 3900 - ME Laboratory II 1
ME 3402 - Solid Mechanics & Design I 3 ME 3950 - Heat Transfer I 3
ME 3600 - Fluids & Fluid Systems 3 ME 4800 - Design Seminar in ME I (1) 1
   Humanities/Social Science Elective 3
   Theology (2000 level or greater) 3
Total Credits 15 Total Credits 17

Senior Year

First Semester Credits Second Semester Credits
ME 4102 - System Dynamics 3 Professional Develop. Elective(3) 3
ME 4801 - Design Seminar in ME II 2 ME 4802 - Design Seminar in ME III 1
ME 4850 - Thermal-Fluid System Design 3 Career(4)/ME Elective 3
ME 4902 - ME Laboratory III 1 ME Elective 3
ME Elective 3 Free/Career Elective 3
Ethics Elective(2) 3 Any PHI course, or
Theology 2000 level or greater		 3
Total Credits 15 Total Credits 16

Footnotes:
  1. The Design Seminar course sequence (ME 4800, 4801, and 4802) must be taken in sequence.


  2. May be selected from EGR 2001, ETH 2050, ETH 3500, ETH 3650, HON 1380, PHI 2121, PHI 2130, PHI 2180, PHI 2550, SBI 1112, SBI 2006, SBI 2207


  3. May be selected from BL 1090, BL 2135, CEE 4601, CEE 4608, EGR 2001, ME 4050, ME 4600, MGT 2206


  4. May be selected from the following:

    1- ME Elective (5000 level ME course);
    2- A course from student’s minor only if he/she completes the minor;
    3- A senior elective course from other Engineering departments or a select
    science elective such as higher-level math, physics, biology, astronomy, etc. if approved by the student’s advisor.
NOTE: The Ethics Elective(2) and Professional Develop. Elective(3) course list and numbers are subject to change.