CURRICULUM FOR BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Spring 2015
124 Hours Required for Graduation
FIRST YEAR
FALL SEMESTER
SPRING SEMESTER
Course #
CHEM 121L: General Chemistry
MATH 162L: Calculus I
ENGL 110: Comp I Exposition
ME 160L: Mech Eng Design I
Core Humanities Elective
Core/Fine Arts
Total
Cr
4
4
3
3
3
3
17
Course #
PHYC 160: General Physics
PHYC 160L: General Physics Lab
MATH 163: Calculus II
CS 151L: Programing Fundamentals
ENGL 120: Comp III Analysis & Arg
Core Humanities
Total
Cr
3
3
3
3
3
3
17
SECOND YEAR
FALL SEMESTER
Course #
ME 260L: Mechanical Eng Design II
CE 202: Engineering Statics
PHYS 161: General Physics
MATH 264L: Calculus III
ME 217: Intro Env Sci & Technology
Total
Cr
3
3
3
4
3
16
SPRING SEMESTER
Course #
ME 306: Dynamics
EECE 203L: Circuit Analysis (2)
MATH 316: Applied Ord Diff Eqns
ME 318L: Mechanical Eng Lab
Core Writing & Speaking Elective(3)
Total
Cr
3
3
3
4
3
16
THIRD YEAR
FALL SEMESTER
Course #
MATH 317L: Fluid Mechanics Lab
ME 301: Thermodynamics
CE 302: Mechanics of Materials
Math Elective (4)
Core/Humanities
Total
Cr
4
3
3
3
3
16
SPRING SEMESTER
Course #
ME 360L: Mechanical Engr Design III (7)
ME 357: Intro to Mech Vibrations
ME 370: Eng Materials Sci
ME 352L: Materials LAb
Econ 105: Macroeconomics
Core Second Lang Elective(7)
Total
Cr
3
3
3
1
3
3
16
FOURTH YEAR
FALL SEMESTER
Course #
ME 320L: Heat Transfer
ME 459: Mechanical Eng Design IV
ME 380: Analysis/Sesign Control
Sys
ME Engineering Science
Elective(5)(7)
Total
Cr
4
3
3
SPRING SEMESTER
Course #
ME 460: Mech Engr Design V(7)
Technical Elective(6)(7)
ME Engineering/Science Elective(5)
Cr
4
3
3
3
ME Engineering/ Science Elective(5)(7)
3
13
Total
13
Note: UNM Core Curriculum Courses are shaded.
1. ENGL 111/112 Sequence or ENGL 113L can be used to meet this requirement.
2. CS 151L can be used as a prerequisite for ECE 203.
3. ENGL 219, ENGL 220, CJ 130 or PHIL 156 can be used to meet this requirement.
4. Math Elective course must be selected from MATH 311, 312, 313, 314, 321, or STAT
345.
5. ME Engineering/Science Electives include all ME courses 300 level and above
except for ME 304, ME 366, ME 455, ME 456, ME 463, ME 484, ME 485, ME 488, ME
461 Aero Design, or ME 461/462 FSAE; the undergraduate problems courses, ME
451/452, must be approved by the ME Undergraduate Advisor.
6. Technical Elective may be selected form the ME courses or form appropriate upper
division (300 level and above) courses from MATH/STAT, CHEM, PHYC, CS or other
engineering department courses; and, may not be taken on the CR/BN grading option.
7. FSAE Option: 3rd Year Spring students will take ME 406, 4 th Year Fall students will
take ME 407 and 4th Year Spring students will take ME 408, Core Second Language,
and ME Elective.
OTHER NOTES: (1) To take ME 260 & ME 301, the student must be admitted to the
ME Department. (2) Students admitted to the Mechanical Engineering Department are
required to take the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam during their Senior year.
GENERAL ENGINEERING ADMISSION
Even if you have not completed all the course requirements for Department Admission,
you may be eligible for General Engineering Admission. Please speak with an academic
advisor in Engineering Student Services (ESS), Centennial Engineering Center, Suite
2080, if you are interested in being admitted to General Engineering.
DEPARTMENT ADMISSION
21 credit hours from the following list of courses with a GPA of 2.75 or better and a
grade of C or better in each course. Also, you must have completed at least 26 hours of
acceptable credit towards your degree.
Math 162 (4)
Math 163 (4)
Phys 160 (3)
CS 151L (3)
Chem 121L (3)
Chem 122L (3)
ME 160L (3)
NOTE: All students must see an advisor prior to registering each semester.
Revised February, 2015, by the Engineering Student Services for use in student advising.
Information is accurate as per our current knowledge, but subject to change or revision by Department.