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 | 1, 5 | 3090 | 3 | ENGR 2300 | 5, 8 | 3 | ||||
| CHEM 1111 | 1, 5 | 090 | 1 | MATH 2419 | 1, 3, 5, 8 | 090 | 4 | |||
| CS 1325 | 5, 7 | 3 | MECH 1208 | 5, 6, 8 | 2 | |||||
| ECS 1100 | 5 | 1 | PHYS 2325 | 1, 4, 5, 8 | 3090 | 3 | ||||
| MATH 2417 | 1, 3, 5 | 2090 | 4 | PHYS 2125 | 1, 4, 5, 8 | 3090 | 1 | |||
| MECH 1100 | 5, 6 | 1 | 040 Core | 3 | ||||||
| RHET 1302 | 1, 9 | 1090 | 3 | |||||||
| Total | 16 | Total | 16 | |||||||
| Sophomore Year | ||||||||||
| Semester 3 - Fall | Notes | Preferred | Core | SCH | Semester 4 - Spring | Notes | Preferred | Core | SCH | |
| ENGR 3300 | 5, 8 | 3 | ENGR 3341 | 5 | 3 | |||||
| MECH 2310 | 5, 8 | 3 | MECH 2320 | 5, 8 | 3 | |||||
| MATH 2420 | 5, 8 | 4 | MECH 2120 | 5, 8 | 1 | |||||
| PHYS 2326 | 1, 4, 5, 8 | 3090 | 3 | MECH 2330 | 5, 8 | 3 | ||||
| PHYS 2126 | 5, 8 | 1 | MECH 3310 | 5, 8 | 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 2390 | 1, 2, 5, 8 | 010 | 3 | GOVT 2306 | 1 | 070 | 3 | |||
| GOVT 2305 | 1 | 070 | 3 | MECH 3115 | 5, 8 | 1 | ||||
| MECH 3305 | 5 | 3 | MECH 3150 | 5, 8 | 1 | |||||
| MECH 3105 | 5 | 1 | MECH 3320 | 5, 8 | 3 | |||||
| MECH 3315 | 5, 8 | 3 | MECH 3351 | 5 | 3 | |||||
| MECH 3350 | 5, 8 | 3 | MECH 3340 | 5, 8 | 3 | |||||
| 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 | 5, 8 | 3 | MECH 4382 | 5, 8 | 3 | |||||
| MECH 3120 | 5, 8 | 1 | Prescribed Elective | 3 | ||||||
| MECH 4110 | 5, 8 | 1 | Prescribed Elective | 3 | ||||||
| MECH 4310 | 5, 8 | 3 | Free Elective | 3 | ||||||
| 050 Core | 3 | |||||||||
| Prescribed Elective | 3 | |||||||||
| Prescribed Elective | 3 | |||||||||
| Total | 17 | Total | 12 | |||||||
| NOTES: | |
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| 1 | 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. |
| 2 | Semester credit hours fulfill the communication component of the Core Curriculum. |
| 3 | 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. |
| 4 | 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. |
| 5 | 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. |
| 6 | Transfer students with sufficient background may petition to substitute upper-division semester credit hours in the major for this class. |
| 7 | Depending on placement, student may need to complete CS 1336/1136 Programming Fundamentals prior to enrolling in CS 1325 Introduction to Programming. |
| 8 | Earliest semester course can be taken due to pre- or co-requisite course requirements. |
| 9 | 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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