• Concentrations and course offerings may vary by campus and/or by program modality.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for the course availability each term at your campus or within your program modality. 
  • Certain options within the program may be required at certain campuses or for certain program modalities.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for requirements at your campus or for your program modality. 

Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.

Universitywide Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide Requirements.

NUpath Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.

NUpath requirements: Interpreting Culture (IC), Understanding Societies and Institutions (SI), Engaging Differences and Diversity (DD), and Integrating Knowledge and Skills Through Experience (EX) are not explicitly satisfied by required engineering coursework. Successful completion of a cooperative education experience fulfills the EX requirement. Students are responsible for satisfying unfulfilled NUpath requirements with general elective coursework.  

Engineering Requirement

Required Engineering
ME 2340
and ME 2341		Introduction to Material Science
and Lab for ME 2340		5
ME 2350Statics4
ME 2355
and ME 2356		Mechanics of Materials
and Lab for ME 2355		5
ME 2380
and ME 2381		Thermodynamics
and Recitation for ME 2380		4
ME 3455
and ME 3456		Dynamics
and Lab for ME 3455		5
ME 3475Fluid Mechanics4
or ME 3480 International Applications of Fluid Mechanics
ME 4505
and ME 4506		Measurement and Analysis with Thermal Science Application
and Lab for ME 4505		5
ME 4508Mechanical Engineering Computation and Design4
or ME 4565 Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics
ME 4550Mechanical Engineering Design4
ME 4555System Analysis and Control4
ME 4570Thermal Systems Analysis and Design4
Mechanical Engineering Capstone
MEIE 4701Capstone Design 11
MEIE 4702Capstone Design 25
Supplemental Credit
2 semester hours from the following course counts toward the engineering requirement:2
GE 1501
Cornerstone of Engineering 1 1
3 semester hours from the following course counts toward the engineering requirement:3
GE 1502
Cornerstone of Engineering 2 1

Mathematics/Science Requirement

Required Mathematics/Science
CHEM 1151
and CHEM 1153		General Chemistry for Engineers
and Recitation for CHEM 1151		4
MATH 1341Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering4
MATH 1342Calculus 2 for Science and Engineering4
MATH 2321Calculus 3 for Science and Engineering4
MATH 2341Differential Equations and Linear Algebra for Engineering4
PHYS 1161
and PHYS 1162
and PHYS 1163		Physics 1
and Lab for PHYS 1161
and Recitation for PHYS 1161		5
PHYS 1165
and PHYS 1166
and PHYS 1167		Physics 2
and Lab for PHYS 1165
and Recitation for PHYS 1165		5
PHYS 2303Modern Physics4
PHYS 2371
and PHYS 2372		Electronics
and Lab for PHYS 2371		4
PHYS 3600Advanced Physics Laboratory4
PHYS 3601Classical Dynamics4
PHYS 3602Electricity and Magnetism 14
PHYS 5318Principles of Experimental Physics4
Advanced Physics Elective
Complete one 4-semester-hour course from the following:4
PHYS 4606
Mathematical and Computational Methods for Physics
PHYS 4621
Biological Physics 1
PHYS 4623
Medical Physics
PHYS 4651
Medical Physics Seminar 1
PHYS 4652
Medical Physics Seminar 2
PHYS 5113
Particle Physics
PHYS 5116
Network Science 1
PHYS 5117
Advanced Astrophysics Topics
PHYS 5118
General Relativity and Cosmology
PHYS 5125
Advanced Quantum Mechanics
PHYS 5260
Introduction to Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Supplemental Credit
1 semester hour from the following course counts toward the mathematics/science requirement:1
GE 1501
Cornerstone of Engineering 1 1

Professional Development 

Professional Development
GE 1000First-Year Seminar1
ENCP 2000Introduction to Engineering Co-op Education1
ENCP 3000Professional Issues in Engineering1
Additional Required Courses
1 semester hour from the following course counts toward the professional development requirement:1
GE 1501
Cornerstone of Engineering 1 1
1 semester hour from the following course counts toward the professional development requirement:1
GE 1502
Cornerstone of Engineering 2 1

Writing Requirements

Writing
A grade of C or higher is required:
ENGW 1111First-Year Writing4
ENGW 3302Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions4
or ENGW 3307 Advanced Writing in the Sciences
or ENGW 3315 Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

Required General Electives

Complete 8 semester hours of academic, nonremedial, nonrepetitive courses.8

Integrative Requirement

This course is already required above and also fulfills the integrative requirement.
PHYS 5318
Principles of Experimental Physics

Major GPA Requirement

2.000 minimum GPA required in IE, ME, and MEIE courses

Program Requirement

139 total semester hours required

1

Students may substitute Engineering Design (GE 1110) and Engineering Problem Solving and Computation (GE 1111) for Cornerstone of Engineering 1 (GE 1501) and Cornerstone of Engineering 2 (GE 1502) .

 Sample Plans of Study

Four Years, One Co-op in Summer 2/Fall

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CHEM 1151
and CHEM 1153 (ND)		4ENGW 1111 (WF)4VacationVacation
GE 10001GE 1502 (ER)4  
GE 15014MATH 1342 (FQ)4  
MATH 1341 (FQ)4PHYS 1165
and PHYS 1166
and PHYS 1167 (ND)		5  
PHYS 1161
and PHYS 1162
and PHYS 1163 (ND)		5   
 18 17 0 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
MATH 2321 (FQ)4ENCP 20001ME 3475 or 34804Vacation
ME 2340
and ME 2341 (WI)		5MATH 23414PHYS 3600 (ND, AD, WI)4 
ME 23504ME 2355
and ME 2356		5  
PHYS 2303 (ND)4ME 2380
and ME 2381		4  
 PHYS 3601 (ND)4  
 17 18 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ENGW 3302, 3307, or 3315 (WD)4ME 3455
and ME 3456		5ME 45504Co-op0
ME 4505
and ME 4506 (AD)		5ME 45084MEIE 4701 (EI, CE, WI)1 
PHYS 2371
and PHYS 2372 (ND)		4ME 45704General elective 4 
General elective 4PHYS 3602 (ND)4  
 ENCP 30001  
 17 18 9 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-op0ME 45554  
 MEIE 4702 (EI, CE, WI)5  
 PHYS 5318 (ND, AD, WI, CE)4  
 Advanced physics elective4  
 0 17  
Total Hours: 139

Four Years, One Co-op in Spring/Summer 1

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CHEM 1151
and CHEM 1153		4GE 15024VacationVacation
GE 15014ENGW 11114  
GE 10001MATH 13424  
MATH 13414PHYS 1165
and PHYS 1166
and PHYS 1167		5  
PHYS 1161
and PHYS 1162
and PHYS 1163		5   
 18 17 0 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
PHYS 23034ENCP 20001ME 34754Vacation
MATH 23214MATH 23414PHYS 36004 
ME 23504ME 2355
and ME 2356		5  
ME 2340
and ME 2341		5ME 2380
and ME 2381		4  
 PHYS 36014  
 17 18 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ME 3455
and ME 3456		5Co-opCo-opME 45504
ME 45704  MEIE 47011
PHYS 2371
and PHYS 2372		4  ENGW 3302, 3307, or 33154
General Elective4   
 17 0 0 9
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
MEIE 47025PHYS 53184  
ME 4505
and ME 4506		5Advanced Physics Elective4  
PHYS 36024ME 4508 or 45654  
General Elective4ME 45554  
ENCP 30001   
 19 16  
Total Hours: 139

Five Years, Three Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CHEM 1151
and CHEM 1153 (ND)		4ENGW 1111 (WF)4VacationVacation
GE 10001GE 1502 (ER)4  
GE 15014MATH 1342 (FQ)4  
MATH 1341 (FQ)4PHYS 1165
and PHYS 1166
and PHYS 1167 (ND)		5  
PHYS 1161
and PHYS 1162
and PHYS 1163 (ND)		5   
 18 17 0 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
MATH 2321 (FQ)4ENCP 20001VacationCo-op0
MATH 23414ME 2340
and ME 2341 (WI)		5  
ME 23504ME 2355
and ME 2356		5  
PHYS 2371
and PHYS 2372 (ND)		4ME 2380
and ME 2381		4  
 PHYS 2303 (ND)4  
 16 19 0 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0ENGW 3302, 3307, or 3315 (WD)4ME 3475 or 34804Co-op0
 ME 3455
and ME 3456		5PHYS 3600 (ND, AD, WI)4 
 ME 45084  
 PHYS 3602 (ND)4  
 0 17 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0ENCP 30001ME 45504Co-op0
 ME 4505
and ME 4506 (AD)		5MEIE 4701 (EI, WI, CE)1 
 ME 45554General elective 4 
 ME 45704  
 PHYS 3601 (ND)4  
 0 18 9 0
Year 5
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-op0MEIE 4702 (EI, WI, CE)5  
 PHYS 5318 (ND, AD, CE, WI)4  
 Advanced physics elective4  
 General elective 4  
 0 17  
Total Hours: 139

Five Years, Three Co-ops in Spring/Summer 1

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CHEM 1151
and CHEM 1153		4ENGW 11114VacationVacation
GE 10001GE 15024  
GE 15014PHYS 1165
and PHYS 1166
and PHYS 1167		5  
MATH 13414MATH 13424  
PHYS 1161
and PHYS 1162
and PHYS 1163		5   
 18 17 0 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
MATH 2321
and MATH 2322		4Co-opCo-opVacation
MATH 2341
and MATH 2342		4   
PHYS 2371
and PHYS 2372		4   
ME 23504   
ENCP 20001   
 17 0 0 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ME 2340
and ME 2341		5Co-opCo-opME 34754
ME 2355
and ME 2356		5  PHYS 36004
ME 2380
and ME 2381		4   
PHYS 23034   
 18 0 0 8
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
PHYS 36024Co-opCo-opME 45504
ME 3455
and ME 3456		5  MEIE 47011
ME 45704  General Elective4
ENGW 3302, 3307, or 33154   
 17 0 0 9
Year 5
FallHoursSpringHours  
MEIE 47025ME 45554  
ENCP 30001PHYS 53184  
ME 4505
and ME 4506		5Advanced Physics Elective4  
ME 4508 or 45654General Elective4  
PHYS 36014   
 19 16  
Total Hours: 139

Notes:

Physics Course Offering Schedule

PHYS 2303 offered every fall, spring, and summer 2

PHYS 2371/PHYS 2372 offered every fall

PHYS 3600 offered every summer 1 and summer 2

PHYS 3601 offered every fall and spring

PHYS 3602 offered every fall and spring

PHYS 3603 offered fall, spring all years, and summer 1 (odd years)

PHYS 4115 offered every fall and spring

PHYS 4305 offered fall, spring all years, and summer 2 (even years)

PHYS 4621 offered fall (even years) and spring (odd years)

PHYS 4623 offered fall (even years) and summer 1 (even years)

PHYS 4651 offered fall (odd years) and spring (odd years)

PHYS 4652 offered every spring

PHYS 5318 offered every spring