UT Dallas 2021 Undergraduate Catalog

Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science

Mechanical Engineering (BS)

Degree Requirements (127 semester credit hours)

Four-Year Degree Plan (Example)

This is an example only. Please see your advisor to develop your individual plan.

Freshman Year
Fall Semester SCH Spring Semester SCH
RHET 1302 Rhetoric2 11 3 040 Core Course 3
MATH 2417 Calculus I2 4 7 4 MATH 2419 Calculus II2 4 7 10 4
MECH 1100 Introduction to Mechanical Engineering I7 8 1 MECH 1208 Introduction to Mechanical Engineering II7 8 10 2
CS 1325 Introduction to Programming7 9 3 ENGR 2300 Linear Algebra for Engineers7 10 3
CHEM 1311 General Chemistry I2 7 3 PHYS 2325 Mechanics2 5 7 10 3
CHEM 1111 General Chemistry Laboratory I2 7 1 PHYS 2125 Physics Laboratory I2 5 7 10 1
ECS 1100 Introduction to Engineering and Computer Science1 7 1
UNIV 1010 Freshman Seminar1 0
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Sophomore Year
Fall Semester SCH Spring Semester SCH
060 Core Course 3 060 Core Course 3
ENGR 3300 Advanced Engineering Mathematics7 10 3 ENGR 3341 Probability Theory and Statistics7 3
MECH 2310 Statics7 10 3 MECH 2320 Mechanics of Materials7 10 3
MATH 2420 Differential Equations with Applications7 10 4 MECH 2120 Mechanics of Materials Laboratory7 10 1
PHYS 2326 Electromagnetism and Waves2 5 7 10 3 MECH 2330 Dynamics7 10 3
PHYS 2126 Physics Laboratory II7 10 1 MECH 3310 Thermodynamics7 10 3
  17   16
Junior Year
Fall Semester SCH Spring Semester SCH
GOVT 2305 American National Government2 3 GOVT 2306 State and Local Government2 3
ECS 3390 Professional and Technical Communication2 3 7 10 3 ECON 2301 Principles of Macroeconomics2 6 3
MECH 3305 Computer Aided Design7 3 MECH 3115 Fluid Mechanics Laboratory710 1
MECH 3105 Computer Aided Design Laboratory7 1 MECH 3150 Kinematics and Dynamics Laboratory7 10 1
MECH 3315 Fluid Mechanics7 10 3 MECH 3320 Heat Transfer7 10 3
MECH 3350 Kinematics and Dynamics of Mechanical Systems7 10 3 MECH 3351 Design of Mechanical Systems7 3
MECH 4310 Systems and Controls7 10 3
  16   17
Senior Year
Fall Semester SCH Spring Semester SCH
050 Core Course 3 MECH 4382 Senior Design Project II7 10 3
MECH 4381 Senior Design Project I7 10 3 Free Elective 3
MECH 3120 Heat Transfer Laboratory7 10 1 Free Elective 3
MECH 4110 Systems and Controls Laboratory7 10 1 MECH Prescribed Elective 3
UNIV 2020 Core Curriculum Assessment 0 MECH Prescribed Elective 3
MECH Prescribed Elective 3
MECH Prescribed Elective 3
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NOTES:
1 Incoming freshmen must enroll and complete requirements of UNIV 1010 and the corresponding school-related freshman seminar course. Students, including transfer students, who complete their core curriculum at UT Dallas must take UNIV 2020.
2 Curriculum Requirements can be fulfilled by other approved courses from accredited institutions of higher education. The courses listed are recommended as the most efficient way to satisfy both Core Curriculum and Major Requirements at UT Dallas.
3 Semester credit hours fulfill the communication component of the Core Curriculum.
4 Three semester credit hours of Calculus are counted under Mathematics Core, and five semester credit hours of Calculus are counted as Component Area Option Core.
5 Six semester credit hours of Physics are counted under Science core, and one semester credit hour of Physics (PHYS 2125) is counted as Component Area Option Core.
6 Semester credit hours contribute to the Social and Behavioral Sciences component of the Core Curriculum.
7 Students must pass each of the "Major Requirements" courses listed in this degree plan and each of their prerequisites, with a grade of C- or better.
8 Transfer students with sufficient background may petition to substitute upper-division semester credit hours in the major for this class.
9 Depending on placement, student may need to complete CS 1336/1136 Programming Fundamentals prior to enrolling in CS 1325 Introduction to Programming.
10 Earliest semester course can be taken due to pre- or co-requisite course requirements.
11 Must complete by 3rd semester of enrollment.
Students wishing to fast track into the graduate program in Accounting may take up to six (6) semester credit hours of graduate ACCT electives - see the Undergraduate Accounting Program Director or the Associate Area Coordinator, for specific fast-track courses. Cumulative GPA of 3.4 minimum required for Fast-Track Program. See Academic Advisor for other requirements.
Be sure to check prerequisites of Level 2 courses
127 semester credit hours required for graduation
This plan is a resource tool only; it does not replace your degree plan or academic advising.
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