UNIVERSITY CATALOG: 2025-2026

This 4-Year Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s):

Refer to the Catalog Archives for General Education requirements.

YEAR 1: 1st Semester

Course Units
BIOL 101EN (meets GE B2 Life Science) 2
CHEM 107 3
MATH 150A (meets GE Basic Skills: B4 Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning) 5
ME 101/L (meets GE E Lifelong Learning) 1/1
GE Basic Skills: A2 Written Communication 3
Total 15

YEAR 1: 2nd Semester

Course Units
MATH 150B 5
ME 186/L 1/1
PHYS 220A and PHYS 220AL (meets GE B1 Physical Science) 3/1
GE Basic Skills: A1 Oral Communication 3
GE C1 Arts 3
Total 17

YEAR 2: 1st Semester

Course Units
MATH 250 3
ME 286 2
MSE 227 and MSE 227L 3/1
PHYS 220B and PHYS 220BL 3/1
GE C2 Humanities 3
Total 16

YEAR 2: 2nd Semester

Course Units
CE 240/L 2/1
ECE 240N and ECE 240L 3/1
MATH 280 or ME 280 or ECE 280 3
ME 209 (meets GE E Lifelong Learning) 1
GE C3 American History Institutions and Ideals 3
GE D1 Social Sciences 3
Total 17

YEAR 3: 1st Semester

Course Units
CE 340/L 2/1
ME 309 2
ME 335/L 1/1
ME 370 (meets GE B5 Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning) 3
ME 390 3
GE D3 and D4 Constitution of the United States and State and Local Government 3
Total 16

YEAR 3: 2nd Semester

Course Units
AM 316 3
AM 317 1
ME 330 3
ME 375 3
ME 386/L 2/1
MSE 304 (meets Upper Division GE Section D Social Sciences) 3
Total 16

YEAR 4: 1st Semester

Course Units
ME 384 3
ME 486A 2
Mechanical Engineering Senior Electives 6
GE F Comparative Cultural Studies 3
Total 14

YEAR 4: 2nd Semester

Course Units
ME 435/L 2/1
ME 486B 2
ME 491 1
Mechanical Engineering Senior Electives 6
Upper Division GE Section F Comparative Cultural Studies 3
Total 15
OVERALL TOTAL UNITS 126

One course for the degree must have an Ethnic Studies/ES designation.