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Mechanical Engineering BS

University at Buffalo · Buffalo, NY

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Program
Award
BS
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
Mechanical engineering is one of the most flexible-and practical-degrees. It’s for people who want to know how different types of machines, engines and systems work so they can make them better. Whether you want to design self-driving cars, improve wind turbines, build life-saving robots-or find other ways to change the world by solving problems-let’s get started.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196088
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196088_661cc87c
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Admission Criteria

9 items
  1. Minimum overall GPA of 2.800 required
    Not resolved to a course
  2. Matriculated student with academic good standing at the University at Buffalo.
    Not resolved to a course
  3. Satisfactory performance in a series of core courses (see below). There are two paths to meet this requirement.
    Not resolved to a course
  4. Standard: Completion of four core courses with a combined core course grade point average of at least 2.500.
    Not resolved to a course
  5. Fast-Track: Completion of at least two of the four core courses (graded on an A-F bases) with a combined core course grade point average of at least 3.000.
    Not resolved to a course
  6. Calculus 1 (MTH 141 or MTH 153)
    Not resolved to a course
  7. Calculus 2 (MTH 142 or MTH 154)
    Not resolved to a course
  8. General Chemistry 1 (CHE 101, CHE 105, or CHE 107)
    Not resolved to a course
  9. General Physics 1 (PHY 107 or PHY 117)
    Not resolved to a course

Major Requirements

0 items

    Mechanical Engineering Core (99 credits)

    39 items
    1. CHE 107LR
      General Chemistry for Engineers I
      Not resolved to a course
      3.5
    2. CHE 127LAB
      General Chemistry for Engineers Laboratory 1
      Not resolved to a course
      0.5
    3. CHE 101LR
      General Chemistry
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    4. CHE 113LAB
      General Chemistry
      Not resolved to a course
      1
    5. CHE 105LLR
      Chemistry: Principles and Applications
      Not resolved to a course
      5
    6. EAS 199SL
      UB Seminar
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    7. EAS 202SEM
      Engineering Impact On Society
      Not resolved to a course
      1
    8. EAS 207LR
      Statics
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    9. EAS 208LR
      Dynamics
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    10. EAS 209LR
      Mechanics of Solids
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    11. EAS 230LLB
      Engineering Computations
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    12. EAS 360LEC
      STEM Communications
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    13. EAS 200LR
      Electrical Engineering Concepts for Non-Majors
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    14. EE 202LR
      Circuit Analysis
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    15. MAE 177LLB
      Introduction to CAD
      Not resolved to a course
      1
    16. MAE 204LR
      Thermodynamics I
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    17. MAE 277LEC
      Introduction to Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Practice
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    18. MAE 311LEC
      Machines and Mechanisms I
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    19. MAE 334LLB
      Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Lab I
      Not resolved to a course
      2
    20. MAE 335LR
      Fluid Mechanics
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    21. MAE 336LEC
      Heat Transfer
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    22. MAE 338LAB
      Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Lab II
      Not resolved to a course
      2
    23. MAE 340LEC
      Dynamic Systems
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    24. MAE 341LEC
      Feedback Control Systems
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    25. MAE 364LEC
      Manufacturing Processes
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    26. MAE 376LLB
      Applied Mathematics for MAE
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    27. MAE 377LLB
      Product Design in a CAE Environment
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    28. MAE 381LEC
      Engineering Materials
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    29. MAE 385LAB
      Engineering Materials Laboratory
      Not resolved to a course
      1
    30. MAE 451LEC
      Design Process and Methods
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    31. MAE 494LEC
      Design Project
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    32. MTH 141LR
      College Calculus I
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    33. MTH 142LR
      College Calculus 2
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    34. MTH 241LR
      College Calculus 3
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    35. MTH 306LR
      Introduction to Differential Equations
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    36. PHY 107LR
      General Physics I
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    37. PHY 108LR
      General Physics II
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    38. PHY 158LAB
      General Physics II Lab
      Not resolved to a course
      1
    39. General Technical Elective
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    General Technical Elective (3 credits minimum)

    19 items
    1. Any 300/400 level 3-credit course that is offered by a department within SEAS (i.e. EAS, ENS, MAE, CIE, IE, etc.).
      Not resolved to a course
    2. Excluded courses (too much overlap with MAE courses):
      Not resolved to a course
    3. CE 304LR
      Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
      Not resolved to a course
    4. CE 317LR
      Transport Processes I
      Not resolved to a course
    5. CE 318LR
      Transport Processes II
      Not resolved to a course
    6. CE 341LEC
      Applied Mathematics for Chemical Engineers
      Not resolved to a course
    7. CIE 354LR
      Fluid Mechanics
      Not resolved to a course
    8. MTH 300
      level courses except MTH 337 , MTH 399 , MTH 437 , MTH 438 , and MTH 49X courses.
      Not resolved to a course
    9. BIO 200LLB
      Evolutionary Biology
      Not resolved to a course
      5
    10. BIO 201LEC
      Cell Biology
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    11. CHE 102LR
      General Chemistry
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    12. CHE 106LLR
      Chemistry: Principles and Applications
      Not resolved to a course
      5
    13. CHE 108LR
      General Chemistry for Engineers II
      Not resolved to a course
      3.5
    14. PHY 207LR
      General Physics III
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    15. PHY 301LEC
      Intermediate Mechanics I
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    16. PHY 403LEC
      Electricity and Magnetism I
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    17. ECO 405LEC
      Microeconomic Theory 1
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    18. MGO 330LEC
      Entrepreneurship and Small Business
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    19. MGO 365SEM
      Technology Entrepreneurship
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    Three MAE Technical Electives (9 credits)

    0 items

      One Applied Math Elective (3 or 4 credits)

      9 items
      1. EAS 305LR
        Applied Probability and Statistics
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      2. MTH 411LR
        Introduction to Probability Theory
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      3. STA 301LEC
        Intro to Probability Lecture
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. STA 301REC
        Intro to Probability
        Not resolved to a course
        1
      5. MAE 345LEC
        Intermediate Dynamics
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      6. MAE 425LEC
        Spacecraft Dynamics and Control
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      7. MTH 309LR
        Introductory Linear Algebra
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      8. MTH 417LR
        Survey of Multivariable Calculus
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      9. MTH 418LR
        Survey of Partial Differential Equations
        Not resolved to a course
        4

      Additional Degree Requirements Include

      2 items
      1. Additional coursework to fulfill UB Curriculum requirements
        Not resolved to a course
      2. Elective courses as needed to complete the 128 credit hour total
        Not resolved to a course

      Notes

      0 items

        Academic Requirements

        0 items

          Curricular Plan

          45 items
          1. EAS 199SL
            UB Seminar
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          2. CHE 107LR
            General Chemistry for Engineers I
            Not resolved to a course
            3.5
          3. CHE 127LAB
            General Chemistry for Engineers Laboratory 1
            Not resolved to a course
            0.5
          4. MTH 141LR
            College Calculus I
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          5. ENG 105LEC
            Writing and Rhetoric
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          6. MAE 177LLB
            Introduction to CAD
            Not resolved to a course
            1
          7. PHY 107LR
            General Physics I
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          8. MTH 142LR
            College Calculus 2
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          9. ENG 105LEC
            Writing and Rhetoric
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          10. EAS 230LLB
            Engineering Computations
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          11. EAS 202SEM
            Engineering Impact On Society
            Not resolved to a course
            1
          12. EAS 207LR
            Statics
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          13. MAE 204LR
            Thermodynamics I
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          14. MTH 241LR
            College Calculus 3
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          15. PHY 108LR
            General Physics II
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          16. PHY 158LAB
            General Physics II Lab
            Not resolved to a course
            1
          17. MAE 277LEC
            Introduction to Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Practice
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          18. EAS 200LR
            Electrical Engineering Concepts for Non-Majors
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          19. EAS 208LR
            Dynamics
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          20. EAS 209LR
            Mechanics of Solids
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          21. MTH 306LR
            Introduction to Differential Equations
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          22. Pathway
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          23. MAE 377LLB
            Product Design in a CAE Environment
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          24. MAE 340LEC
            Dynamic Systems
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          25. MAE 335LR
            Fluid Mechanics
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          26. MAE 376LLB
            Applied Mathematics for MAE
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          27. MAE 381LEC
            Engineering Materials
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          28. EAS 360LEC
            STEM Communications
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          29. MAE 311LEC
            Machines and Mechanisms I
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          30. MAE 364LEC
            Manufacturing Processes
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          31. MAE 336LEC
            Heat Transfer
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          32. MAE 385LAB
            Engineering Materials Laboratory
            Not resolved to a course
            1
          33. MAE 334LLB
            Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Lab I
            Not resolved to a course
            2
          34. MAE 341LEC
            Feedback Control Systems
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          35. MAE 338LAB
            Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Lab II
            Not resolved to a course
            2
          36. MAE 451LEC
            Design Process and Methods
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          37. MAE Tech Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          38. MAE Tech Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          39. Pathway
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          40. MAE 494LEC
            Design Project
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          41. Applied Math Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          42. MAE Technical Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          43. General Technical Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          44. Pathway
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          45. UBC 399MNT
            UB Curriculum Capstone
            Not resolved to a course
            1
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