UT Dallas 2023 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 advisor to develop an individual four-year plan.

Freshman Year
Semester 1 - Fall Notes Preferred Core SCH Semester 2 - Spring Notes Preferred Core SCH
CHEM 1311 2, 7 3090 3 ENGR 2300 7, 10 3
CHEM 1111 2, 7 090 1 MATH 2419 2, 4, 7, 10 090 4
CS 1325 7, 9 3 MECH 1208 7, 8, 10 2
ECS 1100 1, 7 1 PHYS 2325 2, 5, 7, 10 3090 3
MATH 2417 2, 4, 7 2090 4 PHYS 2125 2, 5, 7, 10 3090 1
MECH 1100 7, 8 1 040 Core 3
RHET 1302 2, 11 1090 3
UNIV 1010 1 0
Total  16 Total  16
 
Sophomore Year
Semester 3 - Fall Notes Preferred Core SCH Semester 4 - Spring Notes Preferred Core SCH
ENGR 3300 7, 10 3 ENGR 3341 7 3
MECH 2310 7, 10 3 MECH 2320 7, 10 3
MATH 2420 7, 10 4 MECH 2120 7, 10 1
PHYS 2326 2, 5, 7, 10 3090 3 MECH 2330 7, 10 3
PHYS 2126 7, 10 1 MECH 3310 7, 10 3
060 Core 060 3 060 Core 060 3
Total  17 Total  16
 
Junior Year
Semester 5 - Fall Notes Preferred Core SCH Semester 6 - Spring Notes Preferred Core SCH
ECS 3390 2, 3, 7, 10 010 3 GOVT 2306 2 070 3
GOVT 2305 2 070 3 MECH 3115 7, 10 1
MECH 3305 7 3 MECH 3150 7, 10 1
MECH 3105 7 1 MECH 3320 7, 10 3
MECH 3315 7, 10 3 MECH 3351 7 3
MECH 3350 7, 10 3 MECH 3340 7, 10 3
UNIV 2020 0 080 Core 080 3
Total  16 Total  17
 
Senior Year
Semester 7 - Fall Notes Preferred Core SCH Semester 8 - Spring Notes Preferred Core SCH
MECH 4381 7, 10 3 MECH 4382 7, 10 3
MECH 3120 7, 10 1 MECH Prescribed Elective 3
MECH 4110 7, 10 1 MECH Prescribed Elective 3
MECH 4310 7, 10 3 Free Elective 3
050 Core 3
MECH Prescribed Elective 3
MECH Prescribed Elective 3
Total  17 Total  12
 
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 2000-level or higher 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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