Contact Us
Katelynn Vargas
Undergraduate Advisor
Mechanical Engineering Department
Engineering II Bldg., Room 2355A
(805) 893-8198
katelynn@engineering.ucsb.edu
Important Notices for Undergraduate Students
MANDATORY: All 2016/2017 SENIORS must meet with Katelynn Vargas before the end of Winter Quarter for a Degree Audit. No appointment is necessary; you can just stop by anytime M-F, 8:00 - 11:30 or 1:30 - 4:30. Engineering II Bldg., Room 2355A.
MANDATORY: For ME 12S - Intro to Machine Shop - the organizational meeting for FALL 2017 is FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH at 3:00pm in ARTS 0249. You must attend to be enrolled in the class. Any questions please contact Roger Green at rogerg@engineering.ucsb.edu.
Degree requirements
- List of Mechanical Engineering BS degree requirements
- College of Engineering General Engineering Academic Requirements (GEAR) catalog
Program of Study 2016/2017
Courses in BOLD are Lab courses.
*Optional courses, but recommended: ME 11 (offered in Fall only) and ME 12S (offered each quarter) are each 1 unit. ME 95/97/99 & 193/197/199 are variable units.
| year | fall Quarter | winter Quarter |
spring quarter |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Year (50 units) |
Math 3A (4 units) Chem 1A (3) Chem 1AL (2) Engr 3 (3) Writ 1E or 2E (4) *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) Writ 50E or Gen. Ed. elective (4) ME 12S (1) |
| Quarter Total Units | 16/17 | 17 | 16/17 |
| 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 104 (3) ME 151A (4) ME 152A (4) Gen. Ed. or free elective (4) |
Matrl 101 (3) ME 151B (4) ME 152B (3) ME 163 (3) Gen. Ed. or free elective (4)
|
ME 105 (4) ME 151C (3) ME 153 (3) ME 155A (3) Gen. Ed. or free elective (4) |
| Quarter Total Units | 18 | 17 | 17 |
| fourth year (45 units) |
ME 154 (3) ME 156A (3) ME 189A (3) Dept. electives (3) Gen. Ed. or free elective (4) |
ME 156B (3) ME 189B (3) Dept electives (6) Gen. Ed. or free elective (4) |
ME 189C (3) |
| Quarter Total Units | 15 | 15 | 12 |
| Total Units | 191 |
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
- Undergraduate Department Electives 2017-2018
- Fall '17 ME 112-Energy Course Descriptions
The undergraduate program in mechanical engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, abet.org.
