Undergraduate Courses
Preparation for the Major
The following 77 units of lower-division courses are required:
- Engineering 3
- Mechanical Engineering 6, 10, 12S, 14, 15, 16, 17
- Chemistry 1A-B, 1AL-BL
- Mathematics 3A-B, 4A-B, 6A-B
- Physics 7A-D, 7L
- Writing 2E, 50E
- and College of Engineering General Education Requirements
Upper-Division Major
The following 69 units are required:
- Materials 101;
- Mechanical Engineering 103, 104, 107, 108, 105, 151A-B, 152A, 153, 154, 156A-B, 189A-B-C,
- 6 units of specialization courses
- 9 units of departmental electives
The mechanical engineering specialization and elective courses allow students to acquire more in-depth knowledge in one of several areas of specialization, such as those related to: MEMS; bioengineering; design and manufacturing; thermal and fluid sciences; structures, mechanics, and materials; and dynamics and controls. A student’s specific elective course selection is subject to the approval of the department advisor.
Courses required for the major, inside or outside of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, may not be taken for the pass/not passed grading option. They must be taken for letter grades.
Course Updates
ENGR II will be without power from December 15, 2025, through January 15, 2026. There will be no access to the building during the outage period. The following courses have been rescheduled for the first two weeks of the winter quarter:
- ME 12 (Fields)- Rescheduled to PHELP 1413
- ME 125/225ED (Dressaire)- Recheduled to PHELP 1413
- ME 125EH (Hawkes)- ARTS 0249 (ME Machine Shop)
- ME 125/225FA (Daly)- Rescheduled to PHELP 1413
- ME 203 (Mezic)- Recheduled to PHELP 1413
- ME 225FB (Bullo)- Remote
- ME 225HT (Zhu)- Remote
- ME 125/225MC (Valentine)- Remote
- ME 220B (Bennett)- Rescheduled to PHELP 1413
- ME/MATRL 230 (Beyerlein)- Remote
If you have any questions, please email the instructor directly or contact Katelynn Ellison for further inquiries.