Mechanical Engineering B.S.M.E.
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Program description
The Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering program integrates topics from chemistry, physics, mathematics and statistics, and engineering science to prepare graduates to work professionally as engineers in the design, development, manufacture, and use of products through the appropriate utilization of materials, mechanics, and energy. The program emphasizes a hands-on engineering approach and technical coursework, providing students with a strong understanding of engineered products as well as the skills to design, develop, and implement these products in ways that make positive contributions to society.
Students also have opportunities to participate in engineering design competitions, multidisciplinary student clubs, projects sponsored by regional companies, and research projects in the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program.
Students choose to complete one of two subplans:
General Mechanical Engineering engages students with coursework that can be applied across a wide range of industry sectors, engineered products, and services. Maritime Engineering offers an in-depth dive into engineering courses focusing on different aspects of science and technology pertaining to aquatic environments.
The BSME educational objectives are to produce graduates able to:
1. Discover a professional career path matching their strengths and passions and, in turn, providing the incentive to apply their academic training, critical thinking skills, and problem-solving abilities to address current and future societal challenges. For those graduates who continue in Mechanical Engineering, they will leverage their understanding of science, mathematics, and engineering to design mechanical and thermal systems that solve increasingly complex and challenging problems.
2. Be curious and pursue opportunities to learn new skills, technologies, and methods that keep them engaged in their chosen career as resourceful and innovative problem solvers that serve their communities well.
3. Strive to be good stewards of the environment and treat all people with dignity and respect, in part by developing the requisite expertise and cultural competency to listen to, learn from, collaborate with, and advocate for others in their project teams, organizations, and communities.
4. Recognize they have a special responsibility to be ethical and truthful, effectively and accurately communicating both the strengths and limitations of their scientific observations, engineering designs, and societal-based efforts in order to help themselves and others to make well-informed decisions.
The Mechanical Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET. (http://www.abet.org)
Departmental Honors requirements: To graduate with departmental honors, a student must (1) have a 3.40 GPA, (2) be active in either Tau Beta Pi, a professional engineering society (ASME, ASSE, IIE, MSPE, SME, or SWE), a design competition team, or a faculty-led research project, and (3) be nominated by a department faculty member.
Students also have opportunities to participate in engineering design competitions, multidisciplinary student clubs, projects sponsored by regional companies, and research projects in the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program.
Students choose to complete one of two subplans:
General Mechanical Engineering engages students with coursework that can be applied across a wide range of industry sectors, engineered products, and services. Maritime Engineering offers an in-depth dive into engineering courses focusing on different aspects of science and technology pertaining to aquatic environments.
The BSME educational objectives are to produce graduates able to:
1. Discover a professional career path matching their strengths and passions and, in turn, providing the incentive to apply their academic training, critical thinking skills, and problem-solving abilities to address current and future societal challenges. For those graduates who continue in Mechanical Engineering, they will leverage their understanding of science, mathematics, and engineering to design mechanical and thermal systems that solve increasingly complex and challenging problems.
2. Be curious and pursue opportunities to learn new skills, technologies, and methods that keep them engaged in their chosen career as resourceful and innovative problem solvers that serve their communities well.
3. Strive to be good stewards of the environment and treat all people with dignity and respect, in part by developing the requisite expertise and cultural competency to listen to, learn from, collaborate with, and advocate for others in their project teams, organizations, and communities.
4. Recognize they have a special responsibility to be ethical and truthful, effectively and accurately communicating both the strengths and limitations of their scientific observations, engineering designs, and societal-based efforts in order to help themselves and others to make well-informed decisions.
The Mechanical Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET. (http://www.abet.org)
Departmental Honors requirements: To graduate with departmental honors, a student must (1) have a 3.40 GPA, (2) be active in either Tau Beta Pi, a professional engineering society (ASME, ASSE, IIE, MSPE, SME, or SWE), a design competition team, or a faculty-led research project, and (3) be nominated by a department faculty member.
Program last updated
Fall 2026