Listed below is a suggested four year plan of study for the Mechanical Engineering program:
1st Year - Fall (15 cr)
CHEM 113 General Chemistry I (3 cr)
CHEM 113L General Chemistry I Lab (1 cr)
PHYS 113 Physics for Scientists & Engineers I (3 cr)
PHYS 113L Physics for Scientists & Eng I Lab (1 cr)
MATH 129 Calculus I (4 cr)
ENGR 150 Engineering Seminar (2 cr)
HCE 101 Holy Cross Experience (1 cr)
1st Year - Spring (18* cr)
CHEM 114 General Chemistry II (3 cr)
CHEM 114L General Chemistry II Lab (1 cr)
PHYS 114 Physics for Scientists & Engineers II (3 cr)
PHYS 114L Physics for Scientists & Eng II Lab (1 cr)
MATH 130 Calculus II (4 cr)
CORE (3 cr)
CORE (3 cr)
2nd Year - Fall (16.5 cr)
ME 200 Introduction to Mechanical Engineering (3 cr)
ME 200L Intro to Mechanical Engineering Lab (.5 cr)
MATH 231 Calculus III (4 cr)
MATH 238 Differential Equations (3 cr)
CS 111 Programming for Science and Engineering (2 cr)
CS 111L Programming for Science and Engineering Lab (1 cr)
PHYS 241 Statics (3 cr)
2nd Year – Spring (19.5* cr)
ENGR 250 System Design & Analysis (3 cr)
ENGR 250L System Design & Analysis Lab (1 cr)
ENGR 350 Engineering Materials(3 cr)
ENGR 350L Engineering Materials Lab (.5 cr)
PHYS 242 Mechanics of Solids (3 cr)
MATH 237 Mathematics Methods for Physical Sciences (3 cr)
CORE (3 cr)
CORE (3 cr)
3rd Year – Fall (19.5* cr)
ENGR 320 Fluid Mechanics (3 cr)
ENGR 320L Fluid Mechanics Lab (.5 cr)
ENGR 330 Project Management (3 cr)
ME 320 Manufacturing Systems (3 cr)
ME 320L Manufacturing Systems Lab (1 cr)
PHYS 350 Thermodynamics (3 cr)
CORE (3 cr)
CORE (3 cr)
3rd Year – Spring (16.5 cr)
ME 360 Heat Transfer (3 cr)
ME 360L Heat Transfer Lab (1 cr)
ME 340 Dynamics (3 cr)
ME 340L Dynamics Lab (.5 cr)
ENGR 360 Probability & Engineering Statistics (3 cr)
CORE (3 cr)
CORE (3 cr)
4th Year - Fall (17 cr)
ME 400 Mechanical Design (3 cr)
ME 400L Mechanical Design Lab (1 cr)
ME 380 Mechatronics (3 cr)
ME 380 Mechatronics (1 cr)
ME 410 Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering I or CORE (3 cr)
CORE (3 cr)
CORE (3 cr)
4th Year – Spring (18* cr)
ME 480 Senior ME Seminar (1 cr)
ME 440 Senior Design (3 cr)
ME 440L Senior Design Lab (1 cr)
ME 420 System Dynamics (3 cr)
ME 420L System Dynamics Lab (1 cr)
CORE or ME 411 Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering II (3 cr)
CORE (3 cr)
CORE (3 cr)
Total Credits Required for Graduation = 140
* Students are encouraged to take a summer course to relieve the credit load during this semester
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