A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- Minor
- Total credits (published)
- 18
- Credits (computed from items)
- 24.5
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 234076
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_234076_b1f4400d
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 59
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Research for Credit
9 items
- or: APMA 4995 - Independent Reading and Research1
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 1
- or: MAE 4512 - Mechanical Engineering Special Project1.5
- 1
Supporting Courses
2 items
- 3
- 3
An experimental design course. Any of the following options are acceptable.
3 items
- 3
- or: MAE 3840 - Mechanical Engineering Laboratory3
- 3
Rules and Requirements
4 items
- The minor advisor will be the principal investigator of the student’s laboratory.Not resolved to a course
- Students must complete at least 3 credits of research-for-credit prior to declaring the minor. Declaring the minor requires the approval of their presumptive minor advisor and a dean’s designee.Not resolved to a course
- At least 3 semesters (9 credits) of research must come from work in a single lab or research group to enforce the continuity of engagement that lends value to this minor.Not resolved to a course
- Students may apply only 3 credits of research per fall or spring term toward the research minor. During summer session, students may apply up to 6 credits of research toward the minor.Not resolved to a course
Source. University of Virginia-Main Campus, catalog 2026-2027 — https://virginia.catalog.acalog.com/preview_program.php?catoid=72&poid=14508. Captured page pages/0214.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.