Department of Mechanical Engineering

General Education Requirements

The Department of Mechanical Engineering requires that the following requirements be met in the general education area to meet requirements for a Bachelor of Science degree.

M. E. General Education Course Requirements:

  • Econ 101 or Econ 102 ( counts as 3 credits of Social Science)
  • 3 credits of Social Science
  • 6 credits of Humanities
  • U.S. Diversity course
  • International Perspective course

**No more than three 100-level courses can be applied to the BS/ME

Total of 15 credits of general education credits

Economics Requirement

All mechanical engineering students are required to complete at least one of two economics courses:  Econ 101: Microeconomics, or Econ 102: Macroeconomics. One of these courses will count as 3 credits of the 6 credits of social science requirement.

Social Science Requirement

6 credits of the 15 general education credits you are required to must be from the social sciences.

For a complete listing of Dept. of Mechanical Engineering approved social science courses, please look at the Approved Social Science/Humanities (SS/H) List.

Humanities Requirement

6 credits of the 15 general education credits you are required to must be from the humanities.

For a complete listing of Dept. of Mechanical Engineering approved social science courses, please consult the Approved Social Science/Humanities (SS/H) List.

U.S. Diversity Requirement

At least 3 credits of the 15 credits you take as general education electives must be selected from the U.S. Diversity list. Mechanical Engineering accepts all courses listed on the University's U.S. Diversity list.

For determination of which courses are social sciences and which are humanities, please consult the complete listing of ME Approved Social Science/Humanities (SS/H) List. If you are not sure which type of course you need to complete your degree requirements, check with your advisor.

International Perspectives Requirement

At least 3 credits of the 15 credits you take as general education electives must be selected from the International Perspective list.  Mechanical Engineering accepts all courses listed on the University's International Perspective list.

For determination of which courses are social sciences and which are humanities, please consult the complete listing of ME Approved Social Science/Humanities (SS/H) List. If you are not sure which type of course you need to complete your degree requirements, check with your advisor.

Checklist

To make sure that you are not unnecessarily taking extra general education electives, use the following checklist to help you determine if your general education elective requirements are complete:

  • I have completed either Econ 101 or 102.
  • I have completed 3 credits of social science credits in addition to Econ 101 or 102.
  • I have completed 6 credits of humanities.
  • I have completed a US Diversity course.
  • I have completed an International Perspective course.
  • I have taken no more than three 100-level general education electives.
  • I have a total of at least 15 credits worth of general education electives.