Mechanical Engineering, B.S.
The Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering is a program of study requiring 128-136 credits of undergraduate work, including a two-term senior project capstone requirement completed through oral and written reports and a 400-hour internship. If desired, the candidate may also choose an appropriate sequence of elective courses for a concentration in Manufacturing or Aerospace.
Required coursework can be grouped in four categories: General Education, Major Requirements, Electives or Concentration Requirements, and Additional Requirements.
Requirements
I. General Education
NOTE: Distribution requirements are similar to the existing Engineering Technology General Education requirements.
Study Area I: Arts and Humanities
| | Literature | |
| | Philosophy or Fne Arts | |
| | Literature, Philosophy or Fine Arts (3) | 3 |
Study Area II: Social Sciences
| | History | |
| | ECON or GEOG or HIST or PS or ET 399 | |
Study Area III: Behavioral Sciences
| | Anthropology, Psychology, or Sociology | 3 |
Study Area IV: Natural Sciences
Skill Area I: Communication Skills
| WRT 110 | Introduction to College Writing | 3 |
| ENGR 290 | Engineering Technical Writing and Presentation | 3 |
Skill Area II: Mathematics
Skill Area III: Foreign Language Proficiency
Skill Area IV: University Requirement
II. Major Requirements
| ENGR 150 | Introduction to Engineering | 3 |
| ENGR 251 | Engineering Mechanics I - Statics | 3 |
| ENGR 252 | Engineering Mechanics II - Dynamics | 3 |
| ENGR 357 | Mechanics of Materials | 3 |
| ME 216 | Manufacturing Engineering Processes | 2 |
| ME 217 | Manufacturing Engineering Processes Lab | 1 |
| ME 258 | Engineering Thermodynamics | 3 |
| ME 345 | Engineering Statistical Analysis of Operations | 3 |
| ME 352 | Modeling and Control of Dynamic Systems | 3 |
| ME 354/CE 354 | Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
| ME 367 | Machine Design I | 3 |
| ME 368 | Machine Design II | 3 |
| ME 370 | Instrumentation | 3 |
| ME 454 | Heat Transfer | 3 |
| ME 497 | Senior Project I: Project Research | 2 |
| ME 498 | Senior Project II: Design Project | 3 |
| ME 467 | Finite Element Analysis with Applications | 3 |
III. Electives or Concentration Requirements
General Electives:
| ME 458 | Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning Systems Design | 3 |
| | or | |
| ME 459 | Energy Conversion Systems | 3 |
| | | |
| | ME Electives | 6 |
| | Tech Elective | 3 |
Manufacturing:
| ME 340 | Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing for Mechanical Design | 3 |
| ME 360 | Manufacturing Operations Analysis and Simulation | 3 |
| ME 460 | Manufacturing System Design | 3 |
| | and | |
| ME 461 | Discrete Event Simulation for Manufacturing Systems | 3 |
| | or | |
| ME 466 | Inventive Engineering Design | 3 |
Aerospace:
| ME 480 | Propulsion Systems | 3 |
| ME 483 | Aerodynamics | 3 |
| ME 486 | Aerospace Structures and Materials | 3 |
| ME 403 | Aerospace Control Systems | 3 |
IV. Additional Requirements
| CET 236 | Circuit Analysis | 3 |
| CHEM 161 | General Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 162 | General Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| ENGR 392 | Engineering Practicum (400 hours) | 1 |
| ENGR 240 | Computational Methods for Engineering | 3 |
| ETM 260 | Computer Aided Design and Integrated Manufacturing CAD/CAM/CIM | 3 |
| ETM 356 | Materials Analysis | 3 |
| MATH 222 | Calculus III | 4 |
| MATH 226 | Linear Algebra and Probability for Engineers | 4 |
| MATH 355 | Introduction to Differential Equations with Applications | 4 |
Accelerate Central B.S. / M.S. Mechanical Engineering
Eligibility
Students typically apply during their junior year of study and must meet the requirements specified below:
- Have completed ENGR 357, ME 345, ME 352, ME 354, and ME 367 with at least a 3.00 grade point average in those courses.
- Have at least a cumulative 3.30 grade point average. At least 30 credits must have been earned at CCSU.
Eligible Mechanical Engineering majors can apply to the Accelerate Central B.S. / M.S. Mechanical Engineering Program in the second half of their junior year. Students admitted to this program may complete both the B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering in as few as five years on a full-time basis. For students who are officially admitted to the Accelerate Central B.S. / M.S. Mechanical Engineering Program, three graduate courses will double-count as courses in the General Concentration for a total of 9 credits double-counted. In addition, students may take a fourth graduate courses before matriculation as a graduate student; this course will be excluded from the student’s B.S. program and transferred into the student’s M.S. program.
Students who successfully complete this program will earn both degrees in 149 credits total, versus the 158 credits required to complete both degrees separately.
How to apply:
Students will submit Change of Major form, a resume, and the name of two professors from the Mechanical Engineering department who could serve as a references to their undergraduate advisor by February 10 (for Fall) or October 1 (for Spring). The documents will go through the proper parties for review and approval, including the Graduate Program Director. Once the form has been approved by all required parties, the Registrar’s Office will change the student’s undergraduate curriculum to note the Accelerate Central program.
Note: After acceptance, students must maintain a 3.0 cumulative grade point average.