Mechanical Engineering, B.S.

In addition to adhering to General Education , students must meet the following requirements to receive the B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at UC Merced.

All students in the School of Engineering, regardless of major, are required to complete all requirements for all majors with a C- or better. (ENGR 191: Professional Seminar is the only exception, which requires a P grade.)

Students in the School of Engineering must repeat a required course after receiving a grade of D+, D, D-, F, Unsatisfactory, or Not Passed, and may do so no more than twice beyond the initial enrollment in the class.

Required Major Preparation [36 Units]

All School of Engineering students are required to complete the following lower-division major preparation courses.

Mathematics Requirement [20 units]

Complete the following five courses:

Physics Requirement [8 units]

Complete two of the following courses:

Computing Requirement [4 units]

Complete the following course:

ME 021: Engineering Computing

Biological or Earth Systems Science Requirement [4 units]

Bioengineering students must take BIO 001 and BIO 001L as part of their major. All other Engineering majors (CSE/ENVE/ME/MSE) may choose one course from the following list. Undeclared Engineering students are required to take BIO 001 .

Engineering Fundamentals Requirement [18 Units]

Complete the following courses:

Mechanical Engineering Core [31 Units]

The Mechanical Engineering core consists of nine upper division courses designed to give all students a common foundation of core knowledge specific to the discipline.

Technical Electives Requirement [10-15 Units]

Technical Electives (TE) should be selected in a manner that is complementary to, yet integrated with, your major area of study, and should be determined through close interaction with your major area advisor. Examples of TE classes are:

ME 135: Finite Element Analysis
ME 136: Aerodynamics
ME 141: Linear Controls
ME 142: Mechatronics
ME 143: Unmanned Aircraft Systems
ME 144: Introduction to Multi-body Dynamics
ME 148: Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics
ME 190: Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering
ME 195: Upper Division Undergraduate Research *
MSE 114: Polymeric Materials
MSE 118: Introduction to Nanotechnology and Nanoscience
MSE 121: Mechanical Behavior of Materials
ENVE 130: Meteorology and Air Pollution
ENVE 132: Air Pollution Control
ENVE 160: Sustainable Energy
ENVE 162: Modeling and Design of Energy Systems
*A maximum of 4 units of ME 195 can apply to this requirement.

Additional Degree Requirement [5 Units]

Complete the following courses:

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