Sample Course Schedule

*For Students Matriculating in Fall 2020 or after*

Many courses have prerequisites, and therefore, the sequence in which courses are taken may be important.  The following sample course plans show one sequence which satisfies the prerequisites for the specified courses.  However, each student must develop a complete course plan in consultation with his or her academic advisor. Please note that courses in bold are required MEAM courses.

The sample schedule below represents a student completing the General Curriculum (with no concentration declared).

Please note: Due to NGSS changes to course numbering in March 2022, this page has been updated to reflect the new 4-digit course numbers. 

Freshman Year

CUs Fall CUs Spring
1.5 MEAM 1100/1470 Intro to Mechanics & Lab 1.5 PHYS 0151
Prin of Physics II & Lab or
ESE 1120 Engineering Electromagnetics
1 MATH 1400
Calculus I
1 MATH 1410
Calculus II
1 CHEM 1012
General Chemistry I or
BIOL 1121
Intro to Biology: The Molecular Biology of Life
1 Technical Elective, such as MEAM 101 Intro to Mech Design
1 Social Science/Humanities Elective 1 Writing Requirement
[Students with AP credit should consider taking ENGR 1050 or MEAM 1010]

Sophomore Year

CUs Fall CUs Spring
1 MEAM 2020
Intro to Thermal and Fluids Engineering
1 MEAM 2030 Thermodynamics I
1 MEAM 2100 Statics & Strength of Materials 1 MEAM 2110
Eng. Mechanics: Dynamics
.5 MEAM 2470 Mech. Engineering Lab I .5 MEAM 2480
Mech Engineering Lab I
1 MATH 2400 Calculus III 1 ENM 2510 Analytical Methods for Eng or MATH 2410 Calculus IV

 

1 ENGR 1050
Intro to Scientific Computing
1 EAS 2030 Engineering Ethics

Junior Year

CUs Fall CUs Spring
1 MEAM 3020
Fluid Mechanics
1 MEAM 3210 Dynamic Systems and Control
1 MEAM 3540 Mechanics of Solids 1 MEAM 3330
Heat & Mass Transfer
1 MEAM 3470
Mech Eng Design Lab
1 MEAM 3480
Mech Eng Design Lab
1 Math Elective 1 Math or Natural Science Elective
1 Social Science/Humanities Elective 1 Social Science/Humanities Elective

Senior Year

CUs Fall CUs Spring
1 MEAM 4450
Mech Eng Design Projects
1 MEAM 4460
Mech Eng Design Projects
1 Upper-level MEAM course 1 Upper-level MEAM course
1 Upper-level MEAM course 1 Technical Elective
1 Technical Elective 1 Social Science/Humanities Elective
1 Social Science/Humanities Elective