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Mechanical Engineering - BS

College of Engineering

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

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For more information about Mechanical Engineering, see the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering department.
Following is a sample four-year plan. Please note that student-specific plans may differ.
Admitted students must meet with an advisor. Current students should also meet with an advisor and log on to Degree Works to check student-specific program progress.

Minimum University Requirements
Total Credits	120	Grade Point Average (most majors require higher GPA)	2.00 GPA
Credits of C- or better	100	Credits of upper-division courses (#3000 or above)	40
Total USU Credits	30	Upper-division USU Credits	20
USU Credits within the Major	10	Credits in Minor (if required)	12
Credits in Major	see below	Credits in American Institutions	3
	see link	University Studies Depth Requirements	see link
NOTES: The highest math requirement for this degree is MATH 2250: Linear Algebra and Differential Equations (QI) .

Pre-Professional Program
Admissions Requirements for this Program
New freshmen	Meet requirements below to be accepted into the pre-professional program	Transfer students from other institutions or other programs at USU	Meet requirements below to be accepted into the pre-professional program
*Minimum 3.5 High School GPA, 24 ACT or 1160 SAT, 25 ACT math score and 81 Admission Index.		MATH 1210 completed with a C- or higher 3.0 or higher GPA in Pre-Professional courses No more than 2 repeats in Pre-Professional courses 12 credits or more of Science, Engineering and Math completed with a 3.0 or higher GPA

First Year
_{Fall Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}	_{Spring Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}
CHEM 1210: Principles of Chemistry I *	4		MAE 1200: Engineering Graphics *	2
CHEM 1215: Chemical Principles Laboratory I *	1		MATH 1220: Calculus II (QL) *	4	(will fulfill the Quantitative Literacy (QL) and/or Integrated Studies requirement)
MATH 1210: Calculus I (QL) *	4	See Math Placement (will fulfill the Quantitative Literacy (QL) and/or Integrated Studies requirement)	PHYS 2210: Physics for Scientists and Engineers I (BPS/QI) *	4
MAE 1010: Introduction to Mechanical Engineering *	3	This course is not counted toward the curriculum of students who have completed more than 30 credits (a technical elective is required in place of MAE 1010 ).	PHYS 2215: Physics for Scientists and Engineers Lab I *	1
Breadth American Institutions (BAI)	3	Select a course from the list	CS 1400 - Introduction to Computer Science–CS 1 * or ECE 1400 - Computer Programming for Electrical and Computer Engineers I *	4 or 4
Total Credits:	15		Total Credits:	15
^_Comments *Required for admission to the Professional Engineering Program . Though not required, students are encouraged to take USU 1010: University Connections (1-3) or ENGR 1940: Women in Engineering Seminar (1) .			Comments *Required for admission to the Professional Engineering Program .

Second Year
_{Fall Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}	_{Spring Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}
ENGL 2010: Intermediate Writing: Research Writing in a Persuasive Mode (CL2) *	3	See note below.**	ENGR 2030: Engineering Mechanics Dynamics *	3
ENGR 2010: Engineering Mechanics Statics *	3		ENGR 2140: Mechanics of Materials *	3
ENGR 2210: Fundamental Electronics for Engineers *	3		MAE 2450 - Engineering Numerical Methods *	3
MATH 2210: Multivariable Calculus (QI) *	3	(will fulfill the Quantitative Intensive (QI) requirement)	MAE 2300 - Thermodynamics I *	3
PHYS 2220: Physics for Scientists and Engineers II (BPS/QI) *	4	(will fulfill the Breadth Physical Sciences (BPS) requirement)	MATH 2250: Linear Algebra and Differential Equations (QI) *	3	(will fulfill the Quantitative Intensive (QI) requirement)
PHYS 2225: Physics for Scientists and Engineers Lab II *	1
Total Credits:	17		Total Credits:	15
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Professional Engineering Program

Admissions Requirements for this Program

To be admitted to the professional program, students must:

- Have a cumulative USU GPA of 2.8 or higher in the pre-professional courses (denoted with an asterisk *), NOT including ENGL 2010 .

- Pass all of the courses in the pre-professional program with a C- or better (denoted with an asterisk *).

- Have no more than 3 repeats total in the pre-professional courses. Multiple repeats of the same course and audits are included in the total of 3 repeats.

Third Year

_{Fall Semester}

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_{Spring Semester}

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MAE 2160 - Material Science

MAE 3340: Instrumentation and Measurements

MAE 2165 - Material Science Laboratory

MAE 3440: Heat Transfer (QI)

ENGR 3080: Technical Communication for Engineers (CI)

MAE 4300: Machine Design

MAE 3040: Mechanics of Solids

Breadth Creative Arts (BCA)

Select a course from the list

MAE 3600: Engineering Professionalism and Ethics

Breadth Life Sciences (BLS)

Select a course from the list

MAE 3420: Fluid Mechanics

Breadth Humanities (BHU)

Select a course from the list

Total Credits:

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Mechanical Engineering Professional Program Requirements

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Passing the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam is part of the degree requirements. It is highly recommended students take the exam before fall semester of the senior year.

Mechanical Engineering Professional Program Requirements

Fourth Year
_{Fall Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}	_{Spring Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}
MAE 4400: Fluids/Thermal Laboratory (CI)	2	(will fulfill the Communications Intensive (CI) requirement)	MAE 4810: Capstone Design II	3
MAE 4800: Capstone Design I (CI)	3	(will fulfill the Communications Intensive (CI) requirement)	Mechanical Engineering Technical Electives	3	Two electives must be MAE prefix
Mechanical Engineering Technical Electives	3	Two electives must be MAE prefix	Mechanical Engineering Technical Electives	3	Two electives must be MAE prefix
Mechanical Engineering Technical Electives	3	Two electives must be MAE prefix	Depth Humanities and Creative Arts (DHA)	3	Select a course from the list
MAE 5360 - Advanced Dynamics or MAE 5300 - Vibrations	3 or 3		Depth Social Sciences (DSS)	3	Select a course from the list
Breadth Social Sciences (BSS)	3	Select a course from the list
Total Credits:	17		Total Credits:	15
^_Comments Mechanical Engineering Professional Program Requirements			_^Comments Apply for graduation as soon as you have registered for your last semester. Mechanical Engineering Professional Program Requirements Total Program Credits: 127

**Please note: ENGL 1010 is required by USU but is not included in the degree map because most engineering students satisfy this requirement through an ACT English score of 29 or higher, an SAT Critical Reading score of 640 or higher, Advanced Placement (AP) Examinations (score of 3 on English Language & Composition or English Literature & Composition) or College-Level Examination Program (CLEP).

Required for Admission to the Professional Program

A cumulative USU GPA of 2.8 or higher is required in the pre-professional courses, NOT including ENGL 2010 . All courses require a grade of C- or better.

Additionally, no more than 3 repeats total are allowed in the pre-professional courses. Multiple repeats of the same course and audits are included in the total of 3 repeats.

CHEM 1210 - Principles of Chemistry I 4 credit(s)
CHEM 1215 - Chemical Principles Laboratory I 1 credit(s)
ENGL 2010 - Intermediate Writing: Research Writing in a Persuasive Mode (CL2) 3 credit(s)
ENGR 2010 - Engineering Mechanics Statics 3 credit(s)
ENGR 2030 - Engineering Mechanics Dynamics 3 credit(s)
ENGR 2140 - Mechanics of Materials 3 credit(s)
ENGR 2210 - Fundamental Electronics for Engineers 3 credit(s)
ECE 1400 - Computer Programming for Electrical and Computer Engineers I 4 credit(s) ***
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CS 1400 - Introduction to Computer Science–CS 1 4 credit(s) ***
MAE 1010 - Introduction to Mechanical Engineering 3 credit(s) *
MAE 1200 - Engineering Graphics 2 credit(s)
MAE 2300 - Thermodynamics I 3 credit(s)
MAE 2450 - Engineering Numerical Methods 3 credit(s)
MATH 1210 - Calculus I (QL) 4 credit(s)
MATH 1220 - Calculus II (QL) 4 credit(s)
MATH 2210 - Multivariable Calculus (QI) 3 credit(s)
MATH 2250 - Linear Algebra and Differential Equations (QI) 4 credit(s) **
PHYS 2210 - Physics for Scientists and Engineers I (BPS/QI) 4 credit(s)
PHYS 2215 - Physics for Scientists and Engineers Lab I 1 credit(s)
PHYS 2220 - Physics for Scientists and Engineers II (BPS/QI) 4 credit(s)
PHYS 2225 - Physics for Scientists and Engineers Lab II 1 credit(s)
*MAE 1010  is not counted towards the curriculum of students who have completed more than 30 credits of Pre-Professional courses. If a student doesn’t take MAE 1010  in their first 30 credits of the Pre-Professional Program, they may still meet graduation requirements by taking 5 technical electives (15 credits) in the Professional Program.

**Both MATH 2270  and MATH 2280  may be taken in place of MATH 2250 . If MATH 2270  and MATH 2280  have been taken, the courses become required for the pre-professional program and will be counted towards the pre-professional GPA. Any repeats for these courses are counted towards the 3 repeats allowed in the pre-professional program.

***ECE 1400  or CS 1400  will fulfill the major requirement. Whichever course is taken becomes required for the pre-professional program and will be counted towards the pre-professional GPA. Any repeat of either course will be counted towards the 3 repeats allowed in the pre-professional program.

Mechanical Engineering Required Courses

For Mechanical Engineering majors in the professional program the following academic regulations apply, in addition to University regulations.

A GPA of 2.0 or higher must be maintained in all upper-division engineering/math/science courses required for, or used astechnical electives in, this major. Courses which were part of the pre-professional program requirements and UniversityStudies courses are not included in this GPA calculation.
For Mechanical Engineering, not more than 10 hours of D or D+ credit may be applied toward meeting graduationrequirements in engineering/math/science classes.
A maximum of one required or elective course completed as part of a professional program can be repeated to meetgraduation requirements. Courses completed as part of a pre-professional program are not included in this total. Audits countas a time taking a class and will be counted as repeats.
The P/D+, D, F grading option may not be used in required or elective courses completed as part of a professional program.(The P/D+, D, F grading option is approved for University Studies Courses.)
The academic regulations listed above (1-4) apply to required coursework and any elective engineering/math/science coursewhich could be used to satisfy graduation requirements for the chosen degree. That is, once a student completes a particulartechnical elective, it becomes a required course for that student.

ENGR 3080 - Technical Communication for Engineers (CI) 3 credit(s)
MAE 2160 - Material Science 3 credit(s)
MAE 2165 - Material Science Laboratory 1 credit(s)
MAE 3040 - Mechanics of Solids 3 credit(s)
MAE 3340 - Instrumentation and Measurements 3 credit(s)
MAE 3420 - Fluid Mechanics 3 credit(s)
MAE 3440 - Heat Transfer (QI) 3 credit(s)
MAE 3600 - Engineering Professionalism and Ethics 1 credit(s)
MAE 4300 - Machine Design 3 credit(s)
MAE 4400 - Fluids/Thermal Laboratory (CI) 2 credit(s)
MAE 4800 - Capstone Design I (CI) 3 credit(s)
MAE 4810 - Capstone Design II 3 credit(s)
MAE 5300 - Vibrations 3 credit(s) or*
MAE 5360 - Advanced Dynamics 3 credit(s) *
* Students must take either MAE 5300 or MAE 5360 to fulfill the major requirements. The course that is used to fulfill the major requirement will not also fulfill the technical elective requirement; students must take an additional course from the specified list to fulfill the technical elective requirement

Technical Elective

A GPA of 2.0 or higher must be maintained in all upper-division engineering/math/science courses required for, or used as technical electives in, this major.

Students must take a minimum of 12 credit hours (4 courses) worth of mechanical engineering technical electives; at least two must have a MAE prefix. If a student doesn’t take MAE 1010 in their first 30 credits of the Pre-Professional Program, they are required to take 15 credit hours (5 courses) worth of mechanical engineering technical electives.

Mechanical engineering technical elective courses may be selected from any of the following courses:

MAE 5020 - Finite Element Methods in Solid Mechanics I 3 credit(s)
MAE 5040 - Experimental Solid Mechanics 3 credit(s)
MAE 5050 - Advanced Composite Materials 3 credit(s)
MAE 5060 - Mechanics of Composite Materials I 3 credit(s)
MAE 5300 - Vibrations 3 credit(s) *
MAE 5310 - Dynamic Systems and Controls 3 credit(s)
MAE 5320 - Mechatronics 4 credit(s)
MAE 5330 - Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems 3 credit(s)
MAE 5340 - Introduction to Planning and Control for Mobile Robots 3 credit(s)
MAE 5350 - Kinematics 3 credit(s)
MAE 5360 - Advanced Dynamics 3 credit(s) *
MAE 5370 - Optimization for Engineers 3 credit(s)
MAE 5420 - Compressible Fluid Flow 3 credit(s)
MAE 5430 - Advanced Thermal-Fluids 3 credit(s)
MAE 5440 - Computational Fluid Dynamics 3 credit(s)
MAE 5450 - Hybrid Energy 3 credit(s)
MAE 5500 - Aerodynamics 3 credit(s)
MAE 5510 - Dynamics of Atmospheric Flight 3 credit(s)
MAE 5540 - Propulsion Systems 3 credit(s)
MAE 5560 - Dynamics of Space Flight 3 credit(s)
MAE 5670 - Fracture Mechanics 3 credit(s)
MAE 5700 - Introduction to Microfabrication 3 credit(s)
CS 5000 - Theory of Computability 3 credit(s)
CS 5050 - Advanced Algorithms 3 credit(s)
CS 5110 - MultiAgent Systems 4 credit(s)
CS 5200 - Introduction to Distributed Systems 4 credit(s)
CS 5300 - Compiler Construction 4 credit(s)
CS 5600 - Intelligent Systems 4 credit(s)
CS 5665 - Introduction to Data Science 3 credit(s)
CS 5680 - Computer Vision: Foundations and Applications 3 credit(s)
CS 5700 - Object-Oriented Software Development 4 credit(s)
CS 5800 - Introduction to Database Systems 3 credit(s)
ECE 3710 - Microcontroller Hardware and Software 4 credit(s)
ECE 5110 - Fundamentals of Electric Power Systems 3 credit(s)
ECE 5230 - Spacecraft Systems Engineering 3 credit(s)
ECE 5240 - Space System Design 3 credit(s)
ECE 5730 - Reconfigurable Computing 3 credit(s)
ECE 5790 - Principles of Cyber-Physical Systems 3 credit(s)
MATH 5110 - Differential Geometry 3 credit(s)
MATH 5270 - Complex Variables 3 credit(s)
MATH 5340 - Theory of Linear Algebra 3 credit(s)
MATH 5410 - Methods of Applied Mathematics 3 credit(s)
MATH 5420 - Partial Differential Equations 3 credit(s)
MATH 5460 - Nonlinear Dynamics 3 credit(s)
MATH 5610 - Computational Linear Algebra 2 credit(s)
MATH 5620 - Numerical Algorithms for Approximate Solutions of DE 2 credit(s)
MATH 5710 - Introduction to Probability 3 credit(s)
MATH 5760 - Applied Stochastic Processes 2 credit(s)
MATH 6640 - Optimization 3 credit(s)
PHYS 4600 - Electromagnetism II 3 credit(s)
PHYS 4650 - Optics I 3 credit(s)
PHYS 4680 - Optics II 3 credit(s)
PHYS 4700 - Quantum Mechanics I 3 credit(s)
PHYS 4710 - Quantum Mechanics II 3 credit(s)
STAT 5200 - Analysis of Designed Experiments 3 credit(s)
* Students must take either MAE 5300 or MAE 5360 to fulfill the major requirements. The course that is used to fulfill the major requirement will not also fulfill the technical elective requirement; students must take an additional course from the specified list to fulfill the technical elective requirement

Mechanical Engineering - BS

College of Engineering

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

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