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Program checklist · B.S.

Mechanical Engineering, B.S. (Engineering)

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus · University Park, PA

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Program
Award
B.S.
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
14.1901
Credits (computed from items)
113-114
Catalog edition
2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
214777
CourseShelf checklist
CK_214777_4a26672f
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

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

Requirements for the Major

major core · 0 items

    Prescribed Courses

    5 items
    1. IE 312
      3
    2. MATH 231
      2
    3. MATSE 259
      3
    4. ME 390
      0.5
    5. ME 490
      0.5

    Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

    23 items
    1. CHEM 110
      Chemical Principles I
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. EDSGN 100
      Cornerstone Engineering Design
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    3. EMCH 211
      3
    4. EMCH 212
      3
    5. EMCH 213
      3
    6. ENGL 202C
      3
    7. MATH 140
      4
    8. MATH 141
      4
    9. MATH 220
      2-3
    10. MATH 251
      4
    11. ME 300
      3
    12. ME 320
      3
    13. ME 330
      3
    14. ME 340
      3
    15. ME 348
      3
    16. ME 360
      3
    17. ME 370
      3
    18. ME 410
      3
    19. ME 435
      3
    20. ME 450
      3
    21. ME 454
      3
    22. PHYS 211
      4
    23. PHYS 212
      4

    Additional Courses

    12 items
    1. Select 1 credit of First-Year Seminar
      Not resolved to a course
      1
    2. CMPSC 200
      Programming for Engineers with MATLAB
      or: CMPSC 201 Programming for Engineers with C++
      3
    3. ME 440W
      3
    4. Select 3 credits from the following:
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    5. BIOL 141
      Introduction to Human Physiology
      Not resolved to a course
    6. BIOL 161
      Human Anatomy and Physiology I - Lecture
      Not resolved to a course
    7. CHEM 111& PHYS 214
      Experimental Chemistry Iand General Physics: Wave Motion and Quantum Physics
      Not resolved to a course
    8. CHEM 112
      Chemical Principles II
      Not resolved to a course
    9. Select 3 credits from the following:
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    10. ECON 14
      Principles of Economics
      Not resolved to a course
    11. ECON 102
      Introductory Microeconomic Analysis and Policy
      Not resolved to a course
    12. ECON 104
      Introductory Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy
      Not resolved to a course

    Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better

    2 items
    1. CAS 100A
      Effective Speech
      Not resolved to a course
      or: CAS 100B Effective Speech
      3
    2. ENGL 15
      Rhetoric and Composition
      Not resolved to a course
      or: ENGL 30H Honors Rhetoric and Composition
      3

    Supporting Courses and Related Areas

    3 items
    1. Select 3 credits in a 400-level ME Technical Elective course from department list excluding ME 410, ME 435, ME 440W, ME 441W, ME 442W, ME 443W, ME 450, ME 454, ME 490, ME 494, and ME 496
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. Select 6 credits in Engineering Technical Elective courses from department list
      Not resolved to a course
      6
    3. Select 3 credits in General Technical Elective courses from department list 1,2
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    Source. Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus, catalog 2026 — https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/engineering/mechanical-engineering-bs/. Captured page pages/0783.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.