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Program checklist · B.S.

Mechanical Engineering, B.S. (Altoona)

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington · New Kensington, PA

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Program
Award
B.S.
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
15.0403
Credits (computed from items)
113-114
Catalog edition
2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
214625
CourseShelf checklist
CK_214625_c752a61f
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
      Product Design and Manufacturing Processes
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. MATH 231
      Calculus of Several Variables
      Not resolved to a course
      2
    3. MATSE 259
      Properties and Processing of Engineering Materials
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    4. ME 390
      Academic and Career Development for Mechanical Engineers
      Not resolved to a course
      0.5
    5. ME 490
      Professional Development for Mechanical Engineers
      Not resolved to a course
      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
      Statics
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    4. EMCH 212
      Dynamics
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    5. EMCH 213
      Strength of Materials
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    6. ENGL 202C
      Effective Writing: Technical Writing
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    7. MATH 140
      Calculus With Analytic Geometry I
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    8. MATH 141
      Calculus with Analytic Geometry II
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    9. MATH 220
      Matrices
      Not resolved to a course
      2-3
    10. MATH 251
      Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    11. ME 300
      Engineering Thermodynamics I
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    12. ME 320
      Fluid Flow
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    13. ME 330
      Computational Tools
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    14. ME 340
      Mechanical Engineering Design Methodology
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    15. ME 348
      Circuit Analysis, Instrumentation, and Statistics
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    16. ME 360
      Mechanical Design
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    17. ME 370
      Vibration of Mechanical Systems
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    18. ME 410
      Heat Transfer
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    19. ME 435
      Mechanical Engineering Systems Lab
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    20. ME 450
      Modeling of Dynamic Systems
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    21. ME 454
      Mechatronics
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    22. PHYS 211
      General Physics: Mechanics
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    23. PHYS 212
      General Physics: Electricity and Magnetism
      Not resolved to a course
      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
      Not resolved to a course
      or: CMPSC 201 Programming for Engineers with C++
      3
    3. ME 440W
      Mechanical Systems Design Project
      Not resolved to a course
      or: ME 441W
      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-Penn State New Kensington, catalog 2026 — https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/altoona/mechanical-engineering-bs/. Captured page pages/0584.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.