1. Carolina Core (34-46 hours)

Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Written — CMW (6 hours)

• ​ENGL 101 - Critical Reading and Composition  -must be passed with a grade of C or higher.
• ENGL 102 - Rhetoric and Composition   

Analytical Reasoning and Problem Solving — ARP (8 hours) 

Must be passed with a grade of C or higher.

• MATH 141 - Calculus I   
• MATH 142 - Calculus II    

Scientific Literacy — SCI (8 hours)

Must be passed with a grade of C or higher.

• CHEM 111 - General Chemistry I  & 111L  
• PHYS 211 - Essentials of Physics I  & 211L  

Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Foreign Language — GFL (0-6 hours)

Score two or better on foreign language placement test; or complete the 109 and 110 courses in FREN, GERM, LATN or SPAN; or complete the 121 course in another foreign language.

• CC-GFL courses

​Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Historical Thinking — GHS (3 hours) 

• any CC-GHS course

Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Social Sciences — GSS (3 hours) 

• any CC-GSS course

Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding —  AIU (3 hours)

• any CC-AIU course

Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Spoken Component* — CMS (0-3 hours)

Select from the following:

• PHIL 325 - Engineering Ethics  (CMS/VSR overlay)
• any overlay or stand-alone CC-CMS course

Information Literacy* —  INF (0-3 hours)

Select from the following:

• ENGL 102 - Rhetoric and Composition  (CMW/INF overlay)
• any overlay or stand-alone CC-INF course

Values, Ethics, and Social Responsibility* — VSR (0-3 hours)

Select from the following:

• PHIL 325 - Engineering Ethics  (CMS/VSR overlay)
• any overlay or stand-alone CC-VSR course

*Carolina Core Stand Alone or Overlay Eligible Requirements — Overlay-approved courses offer students the option of meeting two Carolina Core components in a single course. A maximum of two overlays is allowed. The total Carolina Core credit hours for this program must add up to a minimum of 34 hours.

2. College Requirements (0 hours)

No college-required courses for this program.

3. Program Requirements (48 hours)

Supporting Courses (39 hours)

Foundational Courses (12 hours)

• CSCE 206 - Scientific Applications Programming  
• MATH 241 - Vector Calculus  
• MATH 242 - Elementary Differential Equations  
• Math/Science Elective (BIOL 110 or 300 and above, CHEM 112 or higher, MATH 300 or higher, PHYS 212 or higher, STAT 506 or higher course)

Lower Division Engineering (21 hours)

• EMCH 101 - Introduction to Mechanical Engineering  OR 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  -must be passed with a grade of C or higher
• 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  

Mechanical Engineering Electives (6 hours): Select from the following:

• EMCH 308 - Introduction to Finite Element Stress Analysis  
• EMCH 441 - Automotive System Fundamentals  
• EMCH 460 - Special Problems  
• EMCH 497 - Design of Thermal Systems  
• Any EMCH course numbered 500 or higher

Elective (9 hours)

• Any course taken at the University or transferred in as a University course that does not essentially duplicate a course otherwise applied to the degree. A list of such courses that cannot be used as a free elective is maintained in the department office. This list includes: ENCP 101, 102, 200, 201, 210, 260, 290, 330, 360, 491, 492; ECHE 101, 310, 320, 321; ECIV 101, 111, 200, 201, 210, 220, 360; BMEN 101, 211, 260, ELCT 101.

4. Major Requirements (43 hours)

• EMCH 310 - Dynamics  OR ENCP 210 - Dynamics   
• EMCH 332 - Kinematics and Dynamics of Machines  
• EMCH 354 - Heat Transfer  
• EMCH 360 - Fluid Mechanics  OR ENCP 360 - Fluid Mechanics  
• EMCH 361 - Mechanical Engineering Laboratory I  
• EMCH 362 - Mechanical Engineering Laboratory II  
• EMCH 367 - Microcontrollers in Mechanical Engineering  
• EMCH 368 - Mechatronics
• EMCH 371 - Engineering Materials  
• EMCH 377 - Manufacturing Processes  
• EMCH 380 - Project Management for Engineers
• EMCH 427 - Mechanical Design I  
• EMCH 428 - Mechanical Design II  
• Mechanical Design Elective (3 hours) -Select one:
  • EMCH 327 - Design of Mechanical Elements  
  • EMCH 394 - Thermodynamic System Design and Analysis