Mechanical Engineering, B.S.

Major Code: 6270

University Core (Total Listed 42-44)

For full list of courses see University Core (Bachelor’s) .

Support Courses: 9-18 Minimum Required Hours

PHIL 1123 - Contemporary Moral Problems
ECON 1103 - Introduction To Economics
FMKT 2323 - Global Protocol And Diversity (or Foreign Language)
* MATH 1533 - Precalculus-Algebra OR
MATH 1513 - College Algebra OR Placement Score AND
* MATH 1593 - Plane Trigonometry OR Placement Score
*A grade of ‘C’ or better is required for either MATH 1513 or MATH 1533 and MATH 1593 to take MATH 2313 .

Students majoring in the Mechanical Engineering program are encouraged to complete the following course in high school.
One year of high school physics OR
PHY 1003 - Introduction To Physics

Major Requirements

Mechanical Engineering: 94-99 Minimum Required Hours

Physics: 11 Credit Hours

Engineering: 57 Credit Hours

Mathematics: 15 Credit Hours

Chemistry: 5-10 Credit Hours

Guided Physics or Engineering Electives: 6 Credit Hours

Selected from the following:

Minimum Hours required: 127*

*Total hours required for this major may exceed the minimum 124 credit hour institutional requirement and will vary according to course selection. It is recommended students complete high school algebra II, trigonometry, physics and two years of a second language in high school.

Minimum Grade Requirements

Average in (a) all college course work, and (b) course work at UCO: 2.00
A minimum grade of “C” must be earned in all courses in the major to count toward meeting degree requirements.

Admission into Engineering Upper Division

Students seeking the B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Physics - Physics and Mechanical Engineering are required to make formal application to the Director of the School of Engineering for admission into the upper division of each of these majors. Applications must be submitted to the School of Engineering on or before the last Monday of January for Fall admission and the last Monday of August for Spring admission.

Upper division admission is open to students meeting Engineering upper division admission requirements. To be admitted into upper division, the student must have:

A minimum retention grade point average (GPA) of 2.00 in all course work completed by the time the student is formally admitted into upper division.
Completed 60 semester credit hours by the time the student is formally admitted into upper division.
Completed the following courses or their equivalent with a minimum grade of “C” by the time the student is formally admitted into upper division:

MATH 2313 - Calculus 1
MATH 2323 - Calculus 2
MATH 2333 - Calculus 3
MATH 2343 - Calculus 4
MATH 3103 - Differential Equations (Recommended)
PHY 2014 - Physics for Sci& Engr I & Lab
PHY 2114 - Physics for Sci& Engr II & Lab
ENGR 1112 - Introduction to Engineering And Laboratory
ENGR 1213 - Engineering Computing And Laboratory
ENGR 2033 - Statics
ENGR 2303 - Electrical Science
ENGR 2311 - Electrical Science Laboratory
ENGR 3303 - Engineering Probability & Statistics (Recommended)
CHEM 1112 - General Chemistry I Recitation and Laboratory (for Biomedical Engineering)
CHEM 1103 - General Chemistry I (for Biomedical Engineering)
CHEM 1315 - Chemistry for Engineering and Laboratory (for Electrical Engineering, Engineering Physics-Physics, Mechanical Engineering)

Notes:

Formal approval by the school Faculty Advisor and School Director is required for admission. Preference is given to University of Central Oklahoma students. The student may enroll in no more than nine (9) hours of 3000 and 4000 level courses in the major prior to admission into upper division unless they secure formal approval from the School of Engineering.

Accelerated Degree Pathway (ADP)

ACCELERATED BS/MS

The School of Engineering offers an M.S. Engineering - Mechanical Engineering major. Students in the B.S. Mechanical Engineering program are eligible to pursue, with approval, the M.S. Engineering - Mechanical Engineering degree beginning in their senior year. Approved B.S. Mechanical Engineering students may take up to nine credit hours of 5000-level ENGR courses during their senior year of the B.S. program. These courses will count toward both the B.S. and M.S. degrees. A formal application to the M.S. Engineering program and an approval from the School of Engineering are required. Requirements are located in the UCO Graduate Catalog under Engineering - Mechanical Engineering.

Up to nine credit hours of the following courses can be used to satisfy both the B.S. Mechanical Engineering and the M.S. Engineering - Mechanical Engineering programs:

ENGR 5023 Heat Transfer
ENGR 5533 Thermal Systems Design
ENGR 5803 Mechatronics & Laboratory

ACCELERATED BS/PSM

UCO’s PSM (Professional Science Master’s) in Computational Science has partnered with the B.S. in Mechanical Engineering so that approved students may take up to 10 credit hours of 5000-level ENGR courses during their senior year of the B.S. program. These courses will count toward both the B.S. and P.S.M. degrees. A formal application to the P.S.M. Computational Science program and an approval from the School of Engineering are required. Requirements are located in the UCO Graduate Catalog under Computational Science - Computational Engineering, P.S.M.

Up to 10 credit hours of the following courses can be used to satisfy both the B.S. Mechanical Engineering and the P.S.M. Computational Science - Computational Engineering:

ENGR 5023 Heat Transfer
ENGR 5103 Finite Element Analysis
ENGR 5333 Digital Signal Processing
ENGR 5311 Digital Signal Processing Laboratory
ENGR 5803 Mechatronics & Laboratory
BME 5223 Biomedical Imaging