Rose–Hulman Institute of Technology
Mechanical Engineering Curriculum Flowchart
Student:
Keys: Prerequisite
Fresh Yr
Fall Qtr
Co-requisite
ME/EM courses offered this quarter only
Soph Yr
Winter Qtr
Spring Qtr
Fall Qtr
R
= R Recitation Hrs. / Wk.
L
= L Laboratory Hrs. / Wk.
C
= C Credit Hour Course
Junior Yr
Winter Qtr
Spring Qtr
Fall Qtr
Senior Yr
Winter Qtr
Spring Qtr
4
Fall Qtr
Winter Qtr
4
Free
Spring Qtr
?
Rhetoric & Composition
0
Technical Communications
0
Elective
?
RH 131
4
RH 330
4
**
4
4
HSS
4
HSS
0
Elective
0
Elective
Fall or Winter
Winter or Spring
HSS Elective
4
HSS
0
Elective
4
4
HSS
0
Elective
4
4
HSS
0
Elective
A
4
4
0
HSS Elective
4
4
4
4
0
4
Physics
3.5
Physics
3.5
Physics
3.5
General
3
General
3
Free
?
Capstone
2
Capstone
1
Capstone
1
I
1.5
II
1.5
III
1.5
Chem I
3
Chem II
3
Elective
?
Design I
3
Design II
4
Design III
4
PH 111
4
PH 112
4
PH 113
4
CM 111
4
CM 113
4
**
4
ME 470
3
ME 471
3
ME 472
3
Calculus
5
Calculus
5
Calculus
5
Differential
4
Matrx Alg &
4
Engrg
4
?
I
0
II
0
III
0
Equations
0
Sys of DE's
0
Statistics I
MA 111
5
MA 112
5
MA 113
5
MA 211
4
MA 212
4
MA 223
Electrical
3
App of
4
1
Systems
3
Thermo
0
Manufact
ES 203
4
ME 301 ‡
4
ME 317
Materials
4
Mach Comp
4
Technical
0
Engrg
4
ME 328
0
Design
0
Elective
?
4
ME 480
4
**
4
Capstone
2
Capstone
1
Capstone
0
Design I
3
Design II
4
Design III
4
3
ME 470
3
ME 471
3
ME 472
3
OR
Design For 3
St & Mech
4
St & Mech
4
Mach Comp
4
Technical
?
Mat'ls I
0
Mat'ls II
0
Design
0
Elective
?
EM 121
4
EM 204
4
ME 480
4
**
4
College &
1
Intro
1
Cns & Acn
4
Fluid
2.7
Ana & Des
3
Vibration
3
Heat
4
Technical
?
Technical
?
Life Skills
0
Design
3
Principles
0
Systems
1
Engrg Sys
3
Analysis
3
Transfer
0
Elective
?
Elective
?
CLSK 100
1
EM 103
2
ES 201
4
ES 202
‡
3
4
EM 406
4
ME 302
4
**
4
**
4
Technical
?
Elective
?
**
4
ES 205
§
A
OR
Graph
1
Mech
2.7
Control
3
Comm
2
Systems
1
Systems
3
2
‡
3
ME 406
4
EM 104
ES 204
3
3
ME Lab
ME 321
4
ME 421 (0R-6L-2C)
Winter or Spring
Computer
4
Math or Sci Elect† (4C) and
Prog'ming
0
Numerical Methods in Engrg
ME 123
4
‡
Prerequisite grade of C or better is required in ES 201
§
Prerequisite grade of C or better is required in ES 203
18.0
18.0
18.0
18.0
21.4
20.0
Cr Hrs
16
17
15
16
18
16
18.0
16
Cum Cr Hrs 16
33
48
64
82
98
114
19.0
15 or
6C
Fall or Winter
3
6C
ME 323 (1R-3L-2C)
R+L
Tech Elect (?R-?L-4C) and
Measurement Systems
18.0
Mechatronic Systems
3
ME 430
4
21.0
19.0
17.0
17
15, 16, 17, or 18
15 or 17
15 or 17
15 or 16
(17) 131
(16) 147
(17) 164
(15) 179
(15) 194
** 28 credits in electives composed of 20 credits in technical electives and 8 credits in free electives. A technical elective is any course (at the 200 level or above) in chemistry, computer science, engineering, engineering management, geology, life science, mathematics,
or physics that is not cross-listed with HSS or similar in content to a required course.
†
A math elective has an MA prefix. A science elective is any course in biology, chemistry, geology or physics except those courses that are cross-listed with an engineering course.
Updated: September 17, 2015