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Four Year Plan

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Following is a suggested course plan to graduate in four years under the 2024-2025 catalog. An asterisk (*) indicates a required course for upper-division admission.

First Semester

  • CHEM 111 College Chemistry I (FN) – 3 credits)
    (Prerequisite: MATH 143; Corequisite: CHEM 111L)
  • CHEM 111L College Chemistry Lab (FN) – 1 credit
    (Prerequisite: MATH 143; Corequisites: CHEM 111)
  • ENGL 101 Introduction to College Writing (FW) – 3 credits
  • MATH 170 Calculus I (FM) – 4 credits *
    (Prerequisite: MATH 143 or 149; Corequisite: MATH 144)
  • UF 100 Foundations of Intellectual Life – 3 credits
  • TOTAL CREDITS: 14 credits

Second Semester

  • CS 117 Introduction to C++ for Engineers (3 cr) or CS121 Computer Science 1(4 cr) – 3-4 credits
    (Prerequisite: MATH 170)
  • ENGL 102 Intro to College Writing/Research (FW) – 3 credits
    (Prerequisite: ENGL 101)
  • MATH 175 Calculus II – 4 credits *
    (Prerequisite: MATH 143, MATH 144, MATH 170)
  • ME 187 Graphical Communication – 2 credits
    (Prerequisite: MATH 170)
  • PHYS 211 Mechanics, Waves and Heat (FN) – 4 credits *
    (Prerequisite: MATH 143 (144); Corequisites: PHYS 111L, MATH 170)
  • PHYS 211L Mechanics, Waves and Heat Lab (FN) – 1 credit
    (Corequisite: PHYS 211)
  • TOTAL CREDITS: 17-18 credits

Third Semester

  • MATH 275 Multiple Variable and Vector Calculus – 4 credits
    (Prerequisite: MATH 175)
  • ME 201 Engineering Mechanics 1 – 3 credits *
    (Prerequisites: MATH 170, PHYS 211)
  • ME 215 Engineering Communication Lab w/Inspire ME seminar – 1 credit
  • ME 273 Introduction to Computation for Engineers – 2 credits *
    (Prerequisites: CS 117 or CS 121; Corequisite: PHYS 211)
  • MSE 101 Introduction to Materials Engineering – 3 credits
  • FS Foundations of Social Science – 3 credits
  • TOTAL CREDITS: 16 credits

Fourth Semester

Fifth Semester

  • ENGR 240 Introduction to Circuits – 3 credits
    (Prerequisite: PHYS 211; Corequisite: MATH 333)
  • MATH 360 Engineering Statistics or MATH 361 Probability and Statistics – 3 credits
    (Prerequisite: MATH 175)
  • ME 301 Solid Mechanics 1 – 3 credits
    (Prerequisites: MATH 275, MSE 101, ME 187 or 105, ME 203 or ENGR 220; Corequisites: ME 273 or 271, MATH 333)
  • ME 301L Solid Mechanics Lab – 1 credit
    (Corequisites: MATH 333, ME 273, ME 301)
  • ME 321 Thermal/Fluids 1 – 3 credits
    (Prerequisites: CHEM 111, MATH 175, ME 203 or ENGR 220)
  • FH Foundations of Humanities – 3 credits
  • TOTAL CREDITS: 16 credits

Sixth Semester

  • ME 303 Solid Mechanics 2 – 3 credits
    (Prerequisites: MATH 360 or 261, ME 301 or 350)
  • ME 313 Experimental Methods Lab 1 – 2 credits
    (Prerequisites: MATH 360 or 361, ME 301L)
  • ME 323 Thermal/Fluids 2 – 3 credits
    (Prerequisites: MATH 275, ME 273 or 271, ME 321 or ME 330 and 302)
  • ME 360 System Modeling and Control – 3 credits
    (Prerequisites: ENGR 240 or ECE 212, MATH 333)
  • ME 387 Design 2 w/Lab – 2 credits
    (Prerequisite: ME 287; Corequisites: ME 301 or 350, ME 321)
  • 300-400 COEN Elective – 3 credits
  • TOTAL CREDITS: 16 credits

Seventh Semester

  • ME 401 Engineering Systems and Applications – 3 credits
    (Prerequisites: MATH 360 or 361, ME 203 or ENGR 220, ME 303 or 352, ME 321 or 302, ME 323 or ME 330 and ME 320)
  • ME 413 Experimental Methods Lab 2 – 2 credits
    (Prerequisite: ME 313 or 310)
  • ME 487 Senior Design Project I (FF) – 2 credits
    (Prerequisite: ME 387; Corequisites: ME 401, ME 413)
  • 300-400 Technical Elective – 3 credits
  • FS Foundations of Social Science 2nd Field – 3 credits
  • TOTAL CREDITS: 13 credits

Eighth Semester

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