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
- MATH 333 Differential Equations and Matrix Theory – 4 credits
(Prerequisite: MATH 175) - ME 203 Engineering Mechanics 2 – 3 credits *
(Prerequisites: MATH 175, ME 201 or ENGR 210) - ME 287 Design 1 w/Lab – 2 credits
(Prerequisite: ME 187) - UF 200 Foundations of Ethics and Diversity – 3 credits
(Prerequisites: ENGL 102, UF 100) - SCI/MTH Science/Math Elective – 4 credits
- TOTAL CREDITS: 16 credits
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
- ME 489 Senior Design Project II – 2 credits
(Prerequisite: ME 487) - 300-400 COEN Elective – 3 credits
- 300-400 Technical Elective – 3 credits
- FA Foundations of Arts – 3 credits
- FC Foundations of Oral Communication – 3 credits
- TOTAL CREDITS: 14 credits
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