Mechanical Engineering, BSME
Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2024-2025. Learn more about University Academic Regulation 3.1.
Minimum Overall Grade Point Average: 2.00
Total Hours: 121
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | ||
| All General Education coursework requirements are satisfied upon completion of this degree plan | ||
| English Composition | ||
| See Academic Regulation 3.5 | ||
| ENGL 1113 | Composition I 1 | 3 |
| or ENGL 1313 | Critical Analysis and Writing I | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Composition II 1 | ||
| Critical Analysis and Writing II 1 | ||
| Technical Writing 1 | ||
| American History & Government | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Survey of American History | ||
| American History to 1865 (H) | ||
| American History Since 1865 (DH) | ||
| POLS 1113 | American Government | 3 |
| Analytical & Quantitative Thought (A) | ||
| MATH 2144 | Calculus I (A) 1 | 4 |
| MATH 2153 | Calculus II (A) 1 | 3 |
| MATH 2163 | Calculus III 1 | 3 |
| MATH 2233 | Differential Equations 1 | 3 |
| Humanities (H) | ||
| Courses designated (H) | 6 | |
| Natural Sciences (N) | ||
| Must include one Laboratory Science (L) course | ||
| CHEM 1414 | General Chemistry for Engineers (LN) 1 | 4 |
| or CHEM 1515 | Chemistry II (LN) | |
| PHYS 2014 | University Physics I (LN) 1 | 4 |
| Social & Behavioral Sciences (S) | ||
| Course designated (S) | 3 | |
| Hours Subtotal | 42 | |
| Diversity (D) & International Dimension (I) | ||
| May be completed in any part of the degree plan | ||
| Select at least one Diversity (D) course | ||
| Select at least one International Dimension (I) course | ||
| College/Departmental Requirements | ||
| UNIV 1111 | First Year Seminar (or other approved first year seminar course) | 1 |
| Basic Science | ||
| PHYS 2114 | University Physics II (LN) 1 | 4 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| The Solar System (N) | ||
| Stars, Galaxies, Universe (N) | ||
| Introductory Biology (N) | ||
or BIOL 1114 | Introductory Biology (LN) | |
| Chemistry I (LN) ( (May not be used for degree credit with CHEM 1414)) | ||
| Organic Chemistry I | ||
| Physical Geology (LN) | ||
| Petroleum Geology for Engineers | ||
| Optics | ||
| Introduction to Semiconductor Device Physics | ||
| Modern Physics | ||
| Engineering and Engineering Science | ||
| ENGR 1332 | Engineering Design with CAD for MAE 1 | 2 |
| ENGR 1412 | Introductory Engineering Computer Programming (1) 1 | 2 |
| ENSC 2113 | Statics 1 | 3 |
| ENSC 2123 | Elementary Dynamics 1 | 3 |
| ENSC 2143 | Strength of Materials 1 | 3 |
| ENSC 2213 | Thermodynamics 1 | 3 |
| ENSC 2613 | Introduction to Electrical Science 1 | 3 |
| Choose one of the below laboratory options: 1 | 3 | |
OPTION 1 (ENGR 2421 is required for this option) | ||
| Engineering Data Acquisition Controls Lab | ||
and two more from the following labs: | ||
| Strength of Materials Lab | ||
| Electrical Science Lab | ||
| Electrical Fabrication Lab | ||
| Fluids and Hydraulics Lab | ||
| Material Science Lab | ||
| Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer Lab | ||
OPTION 2 | ||
| Measurements and Instrumentation 2 | ||
| Hours Subtotal | 30 | |
| Upper Division Major Requirements 2 | ||
| ENSC 3313 | Materials Science | 3 |
| IEM 3503 | Engineering Economic Analysis | 3 |
| MAE 3013 | Engineering Analysis and Methods I | 3 |
| MAE 3153 | Introduction to MAE Design | 3 |
| MAE 3233 | Heat Transfer | 3 |
| MAE 3333 | Fundamental Fluid Dynamics | 3 |
| MAE 3324 | Mechanical Design I | 4 |
| MAE 3403 | Computer Methods in Analysis and Design | 3 |
| MAE 3524 | Thermal Fluids Design | 4 |
| MAE 3724 | Dynamic Systems Analysis and Introduction to Control | 4 |
| Select 7 hours of the following 2 categories, selecting one course from each category so that both categories are represented: | 7 | |
| Category I (Realization): 2 | ||
| Aerospace Propulsion and Power | ||
| Energy Conversion Systems | ||
| Mechanical Design II | ||
| Advanced Methods in Design | ||
| Aerospace Structures | ||
| Biomechanics | ||
| Design of Indoor Environmental Systems | ||
| Thermal Systems Realization | ||
| Refrigeration Systems Design | ||
| Category II (Capstone Design): 2 | ||
| Design Projects | ||
| Aerospace Systems Design for Mechanical Engineers | ||
| Aerospace System Design | ||
| Upper Division Elective Requirements | ||
| 6 hours of MAE electives to be selected from the following list, or from courses in the Category I listed above, but not used to satisfy the category requirement: | 6 | |
| Design of Machines and Mechanisms | ||
| Manufacturing Processes | ||
| Thermodynamics II | ||
| Applied Aerodynamics and Performance | ||
| Fundamentals of Aerodynamics | ||
| Introduction to Autonomous Systems | ||
| Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Projects | ||
| Automatic Control Systems | ||
| Mechanical Vibrations | ||
| Experimental Fluid Dynamics | ||
| Advanced Processing of Engineered Materials | ||
| Mechanical Metallurgy | ||
| Corrosion | ||
| Mechatronics Design | ||
| 3 hours of technical elective to be selected from the following list (or from courses in the Category I listed above, but not used to satisfy the category requirement): | 3 | |
| 3000-level or above from: | ||
| Co-op Industrial Practice II | ||
| Introduction to Mathematical Modeling | ||
| Or from BAE, BIOL, BIOC, CHE, CHEM, CIVE, CS, ECEN, IEM, GEOL, LSB, MAE, PETE, or PHYS | ||
| 4000-level or above courses from: | ||
| Energy Economics: Traditional and Renewable Energy Markets | ||
| Co-op Industrial Practice III | ||
| Interdisciplinary Senior Design | ||
| Or from MATH, MET, or STAT | ||
| Hours Subtotal | 49 | |
| Total Hours | 121 | |
- 1
MAE requires grades of "C" or better for any course that is a pre-requisite or co-requisite to a required course on the degree plan.
- 2
Grades of "C" or higher in all Upper Division Major Requirements courses and ME Realization Category course and Capstone Design Category course.
Graduation Requirements
- A "C" or better is required in each course that is designated with footnote 1 or footnote 2.
- The major engineering design experience, capstone course, is satisfied by MAE 4344 Design Projects or MAE 4354 Aerospace Systems Design for Mechanical Engineers or MAE 4374 Aerospace Systems Design.
Additional State/OSU Requirements
- At least: 60 hours at a four-year institution; 30 hours completed at OSU; 15 of the final 30 or 50% of the upper-division hours in the major field completed at OSU.
- Limit of: one-half of major course requirements as transfer work; one-fourth of hours earned by correspondence; 8 transfer correspondence hours.
- Students will be held responsible for degree requirements in effect at the time of matriculation and any changes that are made, so long as these changes do not result in semester credit hours being added or do not delay graduation.
- Degrees that follow this plan must be completed by the end of Summer 2030.