Approved Technical Electives

These approved courses fulfill technical elective requirements for the Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Major.

ACCT

All 3000 and higher except for 3840, 4840/5840, or 4870/5870.

DS

3010, 3030, or 4010 (*may not use DS/LS 2010).

LING

5200.

AERE

All 3000 and higher except for 3010, 3100, 3310, or 4660 (*4940 only with ME department approval).

DSNS

5460 (*3 credits max).

MATE

All 3000 and higher except for 3910 or 3920.

ABE

All 3000 and higher except for 3750, 3780, or 4660.

ECON

All 3000 and higher.

MGMT

All 3000 and higher.

AECL

All 3000 and higher.

EE

All 3000 and higher except for 4420 or 4480.

MIS

All 3000 and higher.

AFAS

3410, 3420, 4410, or 4420.

EEOB

All courses.

MKT

All 3000 and higher.

AGEDS

3880.

EDADM

All courses.

MATH

2070 and all 3000 and higher, except for 3970 or 4970.

AGRON

All 3000 and higher except for 4460.

EM

All 3000 and higher except for 3240.

ME

2800 and all 3000 and higher except for ME Core courses (3240, 3240L, 3250, 3320, 3350, 3450, 3700, 4150, 4210, 4360, 4420, or 4660), 3960 or 3980. (*Students taking more than one capstone design class [4150 or 4420] may apply the second or third class taken to their technical electives. Both ME 4010 and 4200 must be taken to earn TE credit).

ANS

All 3000 and higher except for 3170 or 4970.

ENGL

5200.

MICRO

All 3000 and higher except for 3740 or 3740L.

ARCH

All 3000 and higher except for 3210, 4200, 4220, 4230, 4240, 4250, 4260, 4270, 4290, 4310, 4370, 4820, or 4860.

ENGR

All 3000 and higher except for 3200, 3270, or 3750.

MS

3010L, 3020, 3020L, 4010L, or 4020L.

ASTRO

All 3000 and higher.

ENT

All 3000 and higher except for 3740 or 3740L.

MSE

All courses.

BBMB

All 3000 and higher.

ENTSP

3130 (*3100 counts ONLY if 3130 is also taken).

MTEOR

All 3000 and higher except for 3210, 3980, 4170, or 4990.

BCBIO

All 3000 and higher.

ENSCI

All 3000 and higher.

MUSIC

3460 or 4460.

BIOL

All 3000 and higher except for 3070 or 3940 (*BIOL 4880 can be taken for TE only if taken with 4860; 3930 can only be taken if taken with 3930A or B or 3940).

ENVS

All 3000 and higher.

NREM

All 3000 and higher except for 3050.

BME

2200 and all 3000 and higher.

FIN

All 3000 and higher.

NS

3200, 3300, 4100, or 4120.

BMS

All 3000 and higher.

FSHN

All 3000 and higher except for 3400, 3650, 3670, 4030, 4080, 4420, 4630, or 4660.

PHYS

All 3000 and higher except for 3020, 3890, 3980, or 3990.

CHE

All 3000 and higher (*only one of 4260 or 4270 can apply to BSME degree).

GEOL

All 3000 and higher.

PLP

All 3000 and higher.

CHEM

All 3000 and higher.

HCI

5150, 5200, 5710, 5740, or 5840.

SCM

All 3000 and higher.

CE

All 3000 and higher except for 4030.

HORT

All 3000 and higher.

SE

All 3000 and higher.

COMS

All 3000 and higher.

IALL

All 3000 and higher.

STAT

All 3000 and higher except for 3005, 3050, 3220, 3260, or 3300 (*only one of STAT 3010 or 4010 can apply to the BSME degree).

CONE

All 3000 and higher.

IE

All 3000 and higher except for 4490, 4660, or 5490.

TSM

All 3000 and higher except for 3370 or 3930.

CPRE

2870 and all 3000 and higher except for 3940 or 4660.

INDD

3200, 3300, 3500, 4350, 5300, or 5500.

WESEP

5020.

CYBE

3310 or 4410.

KIN

3550, 3720, 4550, 4720, 4800, 4810, or 5160.

Criteria for Technical Electives

Technical electives provide an opportunity for students to explore a range of advanced technical subjects (engineering, mathematics, and the natural sciences) or relevant engineering professional skills topics (e.g. design, business, management, marketing) to provide increased breadth or to focus om a specific technical area to develop in-depth understanding. This generally implies a course that:

Is designated at the 3000 level or higher, including graduate level courses.
Utilizes skills developed in introductory and intermediate technical courses (basic program and ME engineering math, science requirements) or covers topics to enhance students’ knowledge of professional skills relate to the engineering profession.

BSME Technical Elective Course Requirements

The BSME requires at least 15 credits of technical electives (on top of a capstone design elective).
Any Independent Study course (4900, AERE 4940/4940X, or other) must go through a departmental approval process prior to being applied as a technical elective. “All courses” as noted in the above table does not automatically include 4900, AERE 4940, or other independent study classes in the listed departments – see your advisor for details.
- - No more than 6 total credits of independent study (ME 4900, non-ME 4900, AERE 4940/4940X, or other independent study) will be applied to the BSME degree, and no single independent study experience may exceed 3 credits.
Any courses involving travel must show specific learning outcomes and assessment plan prior to approval.
Internship and cooperative education courses in any department (including ME) are not applicable as technical electives.
Departmental prerequisites are not waived simply because a course is on this list. Students must complete the prerequisites or obtain prior professor approval to waive the prerequisites.
Some listed courses may be restricted to majors only and may not be available to ME students.
One 2000 level prerequisite course may be applied as a technical elective if taken prior to the final course and credit is earned in the final course.

International Perspectives Technical Electives

ABE

3880.

ECON

3200, 3350, 3550, 3700, 3850, 3870, 4550, or 4570.

AECL

4550.

ENSCI

4060.

AFAS

4420.

ENVS

3420, 3450, or 3840.

AGRON

4060.

ME

4840.

ANS

4410.

MGMT

3670.

ARCH

3220.

MICRO

3600X.

CE

3880 or 3950.

MTEOR

4060.

EE

3510 or 3880.

NREM

4710.

For a complete list of courses, visit the US Cultures and Communities web page.