DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

PREREQUISITES FOR UNDERGRADUATE COURSES

Freshman Year / SPRING Semester

Course		Prerequisite
Code	Course Name	Code	Course Name
MATH152	Calculus II	MATH 151	Calculus I
ENG 102	English II	ENG 101	English I

Sophomore Year / FALL Semester

Course		Prerequisite
Code	Course Name	Code	Course Name
ME 216	Statics	PHYS 101	Physics I
		MATH 152	Calculus II
ME 237	Thermodynamics I	MATH 152	Calculus II

Sophomore Year / SPRING Semester

Course		Prerequisite
Code	Course Name	Code	Course Name
ME 204	Strength	ME 216	Statics
ME 214	Mechatronics	PHYS 102	Physics II
ME 217	Dynamics	ME 216	Statics
ME 218	Engineering Materials	CHEM 101	Chemistry for Eng.
ME 238	Thermodynamics II	ME 237	Thermodynamics I

Junior Year / FALL Semester

Course		Prerequisite
Code	Course Name	Code	Course Name
ME 301	Machine Elements	ME 204	Strength
ME 303	Manufacturing Technologies	ME 218	Engineering Materials
ME 305	Modeling and Ctrl. of Dyn. Sys.	MATH 205	Differential Equations
ME 305	Modeling and Ctrl. of Dyn. Sys.	ME 217	Dynamics
ME 317	Fluid Mechanics	MATH 203	Linear Algebra
ME 317	Fluid Mechanics	MATH 205	Differential Equations

Junior Year / SPRING Semester

Course		Prerequisite
Code	Course Name	Code	Course Name
ME 316	Experimental Engineering* * At least 3 of these courses	ME 214	Mechatronics
		ME 204	Strength
		ME 217	Dynamics
		ME 305	Modeling and Ctrl. of Dyn. Sys.
		ME 317	Fluid Mechanics
ME 318	Fluid Dynamics and Design	ME 317	Fluid Mechanics
ME 346	Machine Theory I	ME 217	Dynamics
ME 352	Heat Transfer	ME 237	Thermodynamics I
ME 354	Numer.Anal. with Eng. App.	MATH 203	Linear Algebra
ME 354	Numer.Anal. with Eng. App.	MATH 205	Differential Equations

ME Electives
5 of these courses must be taken
Course		Prerequisite
Code	Course Name	Code	Course Name
ME 409	Material Design for Mech. Sys.	ME 218	Engineering Materials
ME 423	Microstructure Engineering	ME 218	Engineering Materials
ME 424	Fuel Cell Science and Engineering	ME 214	Mechatronics
		ME 218	Engineering Materials
		ME 238	Thermodynamics II
		ME 317	Fluid Mechanics
ME 425	Vibration Engineering	MATH 203	Linear Algebra
		MATH 205	Differential Equations
		ME 217	Dynamics
ME 428	Finite Element Method	ME 354	Numer.Anal. with Eng. App.
ME 433	Advanced Eng. Mathematics	ME 354	Numer.Anal. with Eng. App.
ME 451	Metallic Biomaterials	ME 204	Strength
ME 451	Metallic Biomaterials	ME 218	Engineering Materials
ME 478	Int. to Automotive Engineering	ME 301	Machine Elements
		ME 305	Modeling and Ctrl. of Dyn. Sys.
		ME 317	Fluid Mechanics
ME 481	Renewable Energy Technologies	ME 238	Thermodynamics II
		ME 318	Fluid Dynamics and Design
		ME 352	Heat Transfer
ME 498	Int. to Comp. Fluid Dynamics	ME 318	Fluid Dynamics and Design

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