Carolina Core (34-46 hours)

2. Other General Requirements (17 hours)

• CHEM 112 - General Chemistry II
• CHEM 112L - General Chemistry II Laboratory
• MATH 241 - Vector Calculus
• MATH 242 - Elementary Differential Equations
• PHYS 212 - Essentials of Physics II
• PHYS 212L - Essentials of Physics II Lab
• STAT 509 - Statistics for Engineers

3. Lower Division Engineering (21 hours)

• ENCP 101 - Introduction to Engineering I
• EMCH 111 - Introduction to Engineering Graphics and Visualization

• or ENCP 102 - Introduction to Engineering II   

• EMCH 200 - Statics

• or ENCP 200 - Statics   

• EMCH 201 - Introduction to Applied Numerical Methods

• or ENCP 201 - Introduction to Applied Numerical Methods   

• EMCH 260 - Introduction to the Mechanics of Solids

• or ENCP 260 - Introduction to the Mechanics of Solids  

• EMCH 290 - Thermodynamic Fundamentals

• or ENCP 290 - Thermodynamic Fundamentals   

• ELCT 220 - Electrical Engineering for Non-Majors

• or ELCT 221 - Circuits   

4. Mechanical Engineering Major (52 hours)

• EMCH 310 - Dynamics
• EMCH 327 - Design of Mechanical Elements
• EMCH 330 - Mechanical Vibrations
• EMCH 332 - Kinematics and Dynamics of Machines
• EMCH 354 - Heat Transfer
• EMCH 360 - Fluid Mechanics
• EMCH 361 - Mechanical Engineering Laboratory I
• EMCH 362 - Mechanical Engineering Laboratory II
• EMCH 363 - Mechanical Engineering Laboratory III
• EMCH 371 - Engineering Materials
• EMCH 377 - Manufacturing Processes
• EMCH 394 - Thermodynamic System Design and Analysis
• EMCH 427 - Mechanical Design I
• EMCH 428 - Mechanical Design II

5. Electives (12 hours)

Mechanical Engineering Electives (9 hours):

• Choose from EMCH 308, 441, 460, 497, any EMCH course numbered 500 or higher.

Technical Elective (3 hours):

• Choose from any EMCH elective or from a list of acceptable technical elective courses that is maintained in the department office and on its website.

Academic Standards

Minimum Course Grades

The Mechanical Engineering B.S.E. program requires that a grade of “C” or better be earned in each of the following courses: ENGL 101, ENGL 102, MATH 141, MATH 142, CHEM 111, PHYS 211, PHYS 211L, and EMCH 200.

Progression Requirements

Progression requirement policies are described in the College of Engineering and Computing section of this bulletin. For the purpose of these policies, Lower Division Courses for the Mechanical Engineering B.S.E. program consist of: ENGL 101, ENGL 102, MATH 141,  MATH 142, MATH 241, MATH 242, CHEM 111, CHEM 111L, CHEM 112, CHEM  112L, PHYS 211, PHYS 211L, PHYS 212, PHYS 212L, STAT 509 and all Lower Division Engineering courses. Upper Division Courses for the Mechanical Engineering B.S.E. program consist of all EMCH courses number 300 and above, except for EMCH 361.

Major GPA

Major GPA requirement policies are described in the College of Engineering and Computing section of this bulletin. For the purpose of these policies, the following courses are used to determine the Major GPA for the Mechanical Engineering B.S.E. program: all Lower Division Engineering courses, all Mechanical Engineering Major courses, and all courses used to satisfy a Mechanical Engineering Elective or Technical Elective.