Roadmap: Mechanical Engineering, BS

The following roadmap is a sample advising map to complete the degree program in four years. Please consult your MyPlanner and major advisor as you develop your individualized academic plan. Students must have completed 60+ units in order to enroll in GE UD courses.

*Courses marked with an asterisk may be taken in a different semester than listed.

Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4

Year 1

Fall Semester (16 units)

CHEM 1A - General Chemistry 5 unit(s) (GE Area 5A +5C)
ENGR 10 - Introduction to Engineering 3 unit(s)
GE Area 1A (Recommend ENGL 1A ) 3 unit(s)
MATH 30 - Calculus I
3 unit(s) (GE Area 2)
ME 20 - Design and Graphics 2 unit(s)

Spring Semester (17 units)

ENGL 1B - Argument and Analysis 3 unit(s) (GE Area 3B)
GE Area 1C 3 unit(s)*
MATH 31 - Calculus II 4 unit(s) (GE Area 2)
ME 30 - Computer Applications 3 unit(s)
PHYS 50 - General Physics I: Mechanics 4 unit(s) (GE Areas 5A + 5C)

Year 2

Fall Semester (16 units)

Complete the Upper Division Writing - Directed Self Placement
GE Area 3A 3 unit(s)*
GE Area 4 + US 1 or US 2-3 3 unit(s)*
MATE 25 - Introduction to Materials 3 unit(s)
MATH 32 - Calculus III 3 unit(s) (GE Area 2)
PHYS 51 - General Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism 4 unit(s) (GE Areas 5A + 5C)

Spring Semester (16 units)

CE 95 - Theory and Application of Statics 3 unit(s)
EE 98 - Introduction to Circuit Analysis 3 unit(s)
GE Area 4 + US 1 or US 2-3 3 unit(s)*
MATH 33A - Ordinary Differential Equations for SCI & ENGR 3 unit(s)
PHYS 52 - General Physics III: Waves, Light, Heat 4 unit(s) (GE Areas 5A + 5C)

Year 3

Fall Semester (17 units)

CE 112 - Mechanics of Materials 3 unit(s)
ENGR 100W - Engineering Reports 3 unit(s) (GE Upper Division Area 2/5 + WID)
ME 41 - Machine Shop Operations and Safety 1 unit
ME 101 - Dynamics 3 unit(s)
ME 111 - Fluid Mechanics 3 unit(s)
ME 113 - Thermodynamics 4 unit(s)

Spring Semester (15 units)

Apply to Graduate
ME 106 - Fundamentals of Mechatronics Engineering 4 unit(s)
ME 114 - Heat Transfer 3 unit(s)
ME 115 - Thermal Engineering Laboratory 1 unit
ME 130 - Applied Engineering Analysis 3 unit(s)
ME 154 - Mechanical Engineering Design 4 unit(s)

Year 4

Fall Semester (15 units)

ENGR 195A - Global and Social Issues in Engineering 1 unit (GE Upper Division Area 4)
ME 120 - Experimental Methods 2 unit(s)
ME 147 - Dynamic Systems Vibration and Control 3 unit(s)
ME 157 - Mechanical System Design , ME 182 - Thermal Systems Design OR ME 190 - Mechatronics System Design 3 unit(s)
ME 195A - Senior Design Project I 3 unit(s) (GE Upper Division Area 4)
Technical Elective 3 unit(s)*

Spring Semester (13 units)

GE Area 6 3 unit(s)*
ENGR 195B - Global and Social Issues in Engineering 1 unit (GE Upper Division Area 3)
ME 131 - Artificial Intelligence in Mechanical Engineering 3 unit(s)
ME 195B - Senior Design Project II 3 unit(s) (GE Upper Division Area 3)
Technical Elective 3 unit(s)*

Roadmap Notes

*Courses marked with an asterisk may be taken in a different semester than listed.

Lower division courses should generally be taken in years 1-2, and upper division courses in years 3-4. Students must have completed 60+ units in order to enroll in Upper Division GE courses. Students should work with an academic advisor to create an individual roadmap using the MyPlanner tool.

GE Area 1B met with completion of major

GE Area 5B Met by Intensive Science (CHEM 1A , PHYS 50 and PHYS 51 )

GE Area 3A+ GE Area 4+US123 can be met by AMS 10 plus AMS 11 , PSYC 1 , or any other GE Area 4

GE Area 4+US123, six units total. The following courses can be used to meet six units of GE Area 4 and US123: AFAM 2A /AFAM 2B , or AAS 33A /AAS 33B , or CCS 10A /CCS 10B , or HIST 15 /POLS 15 . The course combinations have to be paired, as shown above.

A minimum of 125 units is required for this degree.