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SJSU Catalog
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department
BS - Mechanical Engineering
| Course Requirements | |||
| General Education Requirements | 30 | ||
| Of the 51 units required by the university, 21 may be satisfied by specified major and support requirements. Consult major advisor for details. | |||
| American Institutions | (6) | ||
| Of the 6 units required by the university, all may be satisfied within general education requirements as specified in the schedule of classes. | |||
| Physical Education | 2 | ||
| Preparation for the Major | 30-32 | ||
| MATH 030, MATH 031, MATH 032 and MATH 133A (13); PHYS 070, PHYS 071 and PHYS 072 (12); CHEM 001A (5) | |||
| Required for the Major | 60 | ||
| Engineering Common Area | 31 | ||
| CE 099, CE 112, EE 098, ENGR 010, ENGR 100W, MATE 025, ME 020, ME 030, ME 101, ME 111 and ME 113 | |||
| Required Courses in Engineering | 26 | ||
| ME 041, ME 106, ME 114, ME 115, ME 120, ME 130, ME 147, ME 154, ME 195A and ME 195B | |||
| Required Capstone Course | 3 | ||
| ME 157, ME 182 or ME 190 | |||
| Additional Major Courses | 10-12 | ||
| Technical electives can be chosen from designated courses for breadth or focus in one of the three areas of mechanical design, mechatronics, or thermal/fluids, with advisor approval. | |||
| Total Units: | 134 | ||
*Applies to those students not taking American Studies and the Physics 070 series.
Note: PHYS 050, PHYS 051, PHYS 052 and PHYS 053 may be taken in place of PHYS 070, PHYS 071 and PHYS 072.
To qualify for a baccalaureate degree in Mechanical Engineering, a student must receive a grade of "C-" or better in courses required for the major. Students must earn a cumulative GPA of at least "C" (2.0) in each one of the following categories: all college work (overall average), all units attempted at SJSU, all units in the major, and all units in any minors.
A semester-by-semester schedule for meeting these requirements is available in the department office.
