Mechanical Engineering Degree

Students must also complete the Undergraduate Registration Requirement and the degree requirements of their home school.

 Requirements (48 units)

Core Courses (27 units)1

Course Title
4 mathematics courses
4 units of basic science: 2
PHYSICS 135-2
& PHYSICS 135-3
& PHYSICS 136-2
& PHYSICS 136-3
General Physics
and General Physics
and General Physics Laboratory
and General Physics Laboratory
CHEM 131-0
& CHEM 141-0
Fundamentals of Chemistry I
and Fundamentals of Chemistry Laboratory I
or CHEM 151-0
& CHEM 161-0
 General Chemistry I
and General Chemistry Laboratory I
or CHEM 171-0
& CHEM 181-0
 Advanced General Inorganic Chemistry
and Advanced General Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
4 engineering analysis and computer proficiency courses
3 design and communications courses
7 social sciences/humanities courses
5 unrestricted electives

 Major Program (21 units)

Course Title
12 required courses
CIV_ENV 216-0
Mechanics of Materials I
MAT_SCI 201-0
Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering Principles
MECH_ENG 222-0
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics - I 4
MECH_ENG 224-0
Scientific and Embedded Programming in Python
or COMP_SCI 211-0
 Fundamentals of Computer Programming II
MECH_ENG 233-0
Electronics Design 3
MECH_ENG 240-0
Intro to Mechanical Design and Manufactrng
MECH_ENG 241-0
Fluid Mechanics I
MECH_ENG 314-0
Machine Dynamics
MECH_ENG 315-0
Theory of Machines: Design of Elements
MECH_ENG 340-1
Computer Integrated Manufacturing: Manufacturing Processes
MECH_ENG 377-0
Heat Transfer
MECH_ENG 390-0
Intro to Dynamic Systems
2 capstone courses
MECH_ENG 398-1
& MECH_ENG 398-2
Engineering Design I
and Engineering Design II (taken sequentially and counting toward the final 12 units taken before graduation)
1 math/science technical elective course 5
Any 300-level course listed as 100% Mathematics & Basic Science Topics on the ABET Partitioning Table or COMP_SCI 212-0, COMP_SCI 214-0, or CHEM 215-1
6 courses to satisfy a concentration area listed below 6
Mechanical Engineering Breadth
Aerospace Engineering
Design
Energy Systems and Sustainability
Manufacturing
Mechanical Sciences
Robotics
1

See Core Courses Requirements for details. 

2

PHYSICS 125-2 General Physics for ISP or PHYSICS 140-3 Fundamentals of Physics may be substituted for PHYSICS 135-2 General Physics. PHYSICS 125-3 General Physics for ISP or PHYSICS 140-3 Fundamentals of Physics may be substituted for PHYSICS 135-3 General Physics. Associated labs are PHYSICS 126-2 Fundamentals of Physics Laboratory or PHYSICS 136-2 General Physics Laboratory and PHYSICS 126-3 Fundamentals of Physics Laboratory or PHYSICS 136-3 General Physics Laboratory.

3

Students planning to take advanced ELEC_ENG courses may petition to substitute ELEC_ENG 221-0 Fundamentals of Circuits.

4

May not be taken with CHEM 342-1 Thermodynamics or CHEM_ENG 211-0 Thermodynamics .

5

Course must be listed as 100% Mathematics & Basic Science Topics on the ABET Partitioning Table or appear on the Mechanical Engineering Math/Science Technical Elective table 

6

Courses and other concentration requirements are specified on the Mechanical Engineering department website. Students should declare their concentration no later than the end of their 2nd year.