Contact Us
Katelynn Ellison
Undergraduate Advisor
Mechanical Engineering Department
Engineering II Bldg., Room 2355A
(805) 893-8198
meugrad@engineering.ucsb.edu
Schedule a meeting- https://go.oncehub.com/meugrad
Important Notices for Undergraduate Students
MANDATORY: All SENIORS must meet with the Undergraduate Advisor in Winter Quarter for a Degree Audit. It is best to set up an appointment and can do that here: https://go.oncehub.com/meugrad
Degree requirements
- List of Mechanical Engineering BS degree requirements
- College of Engineering General Engineering Academic Requirements (GEAR) catalog
Program of Study
Courses in BOLD are Lab courses.
*Optional courses, but recommended: ME 11 (offered in Fall only), ME 95/97/99 & 193/197/199 are variable units.
** ME 12S is offered Fall, Winter and Spring quarter. Students must fulfill the requirement before the start of the third year. Course can only accomodate 40 students at a time.
| year | fall Quarter | winter Quarter |
spring quarter |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Year (50 units) |
Math 3A (4 units)
Chem 1A (3) Chem 1AL (2) Writ 1E or 2E (4) **ME 12S (1)
*ME 11 (1) |
Math 3B (4 units) Chem 1B (3) Chem 1BL (2) Phys 1 (4) Writ 2E or 50E (4) |
Math 4A (4 units)
ME 10 (4) Phys 2 (4) Engr 3 (3)
Writ 50E or Gen. Ed. elective (4) |
| Quarter Total Units | 14 | 17 | 19 |
| second year (47 units) |
Math 4B (4) ME 14 (4) Phys 3 (3) Phys 3L (1) Gen. Ed. elective (4) |
Math 6A (4)
ME 6 (4) ME 15 (4) Phys 4 (3) Phys 4L (1)
|
Math 6B (4) ME 16 (4) ME 17 (3) Gen. Ed. elective (4) *ME 95/97/99 (1-4) |
| Quarter Total Units | 16 | 16 | 15 |
| third year (49 units) |
ME 151A (4)
ME 152A (4) Gen. Ed. or free elective (4) Gen. Ed. or free elective (4)
|
MATRL 101 or MATRL 100C (3) ME 151B (4) ME 152B (3) ME 163 (3)
|
ME 104 (4) ME 151C (3) ME 153 (3) ME 155A (3) |
| Quarter Total Units | 15 | 14 | 13 |
| fourth year (45 units) |
ME 105 (4)
ME 154, ME 157, or ME 167 (3)
ME 156A (3) ME 189A (3) Dept. electives (3) |
ME 156B (3)
ME 189B (3) Dept electives (3) Dept electives (3)
Gen. Ed. or free elective (4) |
ME 189C (3)
Dept electives (3) Dept electives (3)
Gen. Ed. or free elective (4) *ME 193/197/199 (1-4) |
| Quarter Total Units | 16 | 16 | 13 |
PLEASE NOTE: 5-Year Combined BS/MS Program of Study
For current or prospective students interested in the 5-Year BS/MS in Mechanical Engineering, please see the combined program of study for Senior/Fourth Year.
Program Electives
The undergraduate program in mechanical engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, abet.org.
