Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Bulletin Year: 2026-2027

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Semester One (17 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
	AESP 101	Intro. to Aerospace Engineering (or ENCP 101) fall only	3		*
	CHEM 111	General Chemistry I (CC-SCI)	3	3		C or higher in MATH 111 or higher (or by placement into MATH 115 or higher); Prereq or Coreq: C or higher in CHEM 111L
	CHEM 111L	General Chemistry I Lab (CC-SCI)	1	C		Prereq or Coreq: C or higher in CHEM 111
	ENGL 101	Critical Reading and Composition (CC-CMW)	3	C
!	MATH 141	Calculus 13 (CC-ARP)	4	C		C or better in MATH 112/115/116 or placement through placement exam
		Carolina Core AIU4 (CC-AIU)	3

Semester Two (18 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
	ENGL 102	Rhetoric and Composition (CC-CMW, CC-INF)	3			C or better in ENGL 101
!	MATH 142	Calculus II (CC-ARP)	4	C		C or better in MATH 141
	CHEM 112	General Chemistry II	3			C or higher in MATH 111 or higher MATH (or by placement score into MATH 115 or higher); Prereq or Coreq: C or higher in CHEM 112L
	CHEM 112L	General Chemistry II Lab	1			C or higher in CHEM 111L or CHEM 141L; Prereq or Coreq: C or higher in CHEM 112
!	PHYS 211	Essentials of Physics I (CC-SCI)	3	C		C or better in MATH 141; Coreq: PHYS 211L
!	PHYS 211L	Essentials of Physics I Lab (CC-SCI)	1	C		Prereq/Coreq: C or better in PHYS 211
	EMCH 111	Intro. to Computer-Aided Design (or ENCP 102)	3		*

Semester Three (15 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
!	EMCH 200	Statics (or ENCP 200)	3	C	*	Prereq or Coreq: C or better in MATH 142
!	EMCH 201	Intro. to Applied Numerical Methods (or ENCP 201)	3		*	Prereq or Coreq: D or better in MATH 142
	ELCT 220	Electrical Engr. For Non-Majors (or ELCT 221 Circuits)	3			MATH 142 (ELCT 220) or C or better in MATH 142; C or better in either ELCT 102 or AESP 265 or D or better in ELCT 220 (ELCT 221 only)
!	MATH 241	Vector Calculus	3			C or better in MATH 142
		Carolina Core GSS4 (CC-GSS)	3

Semester Four (15-18 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
	EMCH 290	Thermodynamics (or ENCP 290)	3		*	C or better in PHYS 211 & MATH 142
!	EMCH 260	Solid Mechanics (or ENCP 260)	3		*	C or better in EMCH 200 or ENCP 200; Prereq or Coreq: C or better in MATH 242
!	MATH 242	Elem. Differential Equations	3	C		C or better in MATH 142
!	STAT 509	Statistics for Engineers	3			MATH 142 or equivalent
		Carolina Core VSR4 (CC-VSR)	3
		Carolina Core CMS4 (CC-CMS)	0-3

Semester Five (15 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
!	AESP 265	Aerodynamics I Incompressible Flow fall only	3		*	D or better in MATH 242 & EMCH 290
!	EMCH 310	Dynamics (or ENCP 210)	3		*	C or better in MATH 242 & EMCH 200 or ENCP 200
!	EMCH 371	Materials	3		*	D or better in EMCH 260 or ENCP 260
	EMCH 308	Intro. to Finite Element Stress Analysis fall only	3		*	D or better in EMCH 260 or ENCP 260
	MATH 344	Applied Linear Algebra	3			C or better in MATH 142

Semester Six (15 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
!	AESP 361	Aerospace Laboratory I spring only	3		*	D or better in STAT 509 & AESP 265; Prereq or Coreq: D or better in EMCH 371 & EMCH 310 or ENCP 210
	AESP 365	Aerodynamics II Compressible Flow spring only	3		*	D or better in EMCH/ENCP 290 & AESP 265
!	AESP 350	Aerospace Systems spring only	3		*	D or better in AESP 101 or ENCP 101
	EMCH 330	Mechanical Vibrations (or ENCP 330) spring only	3		*	MATH 242 & either EMCH 310 or ENCP 210
!	EMCH 577	Aerospace Structures I spring only	3		*	D or better in EMCH/ENCP 260 & EMCH 310 or ENCP 210

Semester Seven (15-18 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
	AESP 314	Air-Breathing & Rocket Propulsion Technologies fall only	3		*	D or better in AESP 365
	AESP 362	Aerospace Laboratory II fall only	3		*	AESP 361
	AESP 415	Aircraft Design fall only	3		*	AESP 265; Prereq or Coreq: AESP 350 & 314
	AESP 420	Flight and Orbital Mechanics fall only	3		*	D or better in EMCH 310 or ENCP 210
		Aerospace Engineering Elective5 (PR)	3		*	See Bulletin listing.
		Carolina Core GFL6 (CC-GFL)	0-3

Semester Eight (15-18 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
	AESP 428	Design I spring only	3		*	D or better in AESP 350 & EMCH 577; Prereq or Coreq: D or better in AESP 314
	AESP 466	Flight Dynamics and Control spring only	3		*	EMCH 330 or ENCP 330 and AESP 420
		Aerospace Engineering Elective5 (PR)	3		*	See Bulletin listing.
		Aerospace Engineering Elective5 (PR)	3		*	See Bulletin listing.
		Carolina Core GHS4 (CC-GHS)	3
		Carolina Core GFL6 (CC-GFL)	0-3

Graduation Requirements Summary

Minimum Total Hours	Minimum Major Requirements Hours	College and Program Requirements Hours	Carolina Core Hours	Minimum Institutional GPA
125	45	46	34	2.00

1. Regardless of individual course grades, students must maintain a minimum 2.00 cumulative GPA.
2. Some colleges require a minimum GPA for major courses. Courses indicated in this column are included in the program GPA of 2.00 for this program.
3. Students who place into MATH 115 will be required to successfully complete it before taking MATH 141.
4. The Carolina Core provides the common core of knowledge, skill and academic experience for all Carolina undergraduate students.
5. Aerospace Engineering Electives (9 hours): AESP 460, 543; ELCT 221, 222, 321, 331, 361, 371, 531, 562, 564, 572; EMCH 332, 354, 377, 516, 530, 532, 535, 544, 554, 560, 578, 585, 592.
6. Students in the College of Engineering and Computing are required to demonstrate proficiency in one foreign language equivalent to the 121 course by 1) a score of two or better on the foreign language placement test; or 2) completion of the 109 and 110 courses in FREN, GERM, LATN, or SPAN or completion of the 121 course in another foreign language. Students who do not place out of the GFL requirement may need to take additional hours to meet this requirement.

Program Notes

• Courses identified as “critical” must be completed in the semester in which they are listed in order to ensure a timely graduation due to prerequisite requirements for subsequent required courses.
• All undergraduate students must take a 3-credit course or its equivalent with a passing grade that covers the founding documents. This course may fulfill any requirement in the program of study. Courses that meet this requirement are listed in the academic bulletin.
• A student cannot repeat courses from the College of Engineering and Computing in which they earned a grade of C or better. In addition, a student cannot repeat any course from the College a second time. No more than four courses from the College of Engineering and Computing may be repeated in order to satisfy the requirements for any degree from the College, regardless of satisfactory work. For this purpose, withdrawal from a course with a grade of W is not regarded as enrollment in that course. A student that does not satisfactorily complete a degree-required College course within two attempts must change major or transfer out of the College of Engineering and Computing.
• The last 25% of a student’s degree must be completed in residence at the University, and at least half of the hours in the student’s major courses and in the student’s minor courses (if applicable) must be taken at the University.
• Disclaimer: Prerequisites on courses are subject to change. Please refer to the Bulletin.

Code Definitions

University Requirements: Bachelor’s degree-seeking students must meet Carolina Core (general education) requirements.

Code	Definition
CC	Carolina Core
CC-AIU	Carolina Core – Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding
CC-ARP	Carolina Core – Analytical Reasoning and Problem-Solving
CC-CMS	Carolina Core – Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Spoken Component
CC-CMW	Carolina Core – Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Written Component
CC-GFL	Carolina Core – Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Foreign Language
CC-GHS	Carolina Core – Historical Thinking
CC-GSS	Carolina Core – Social Sciences
CC-INF	Carolina Core – Information Literacy
CC-INT	Carolina Core – Integrative Course
CC-SCI	Carolina Core – Scientific Literacy
CC-VSR	Carolina Core – Values, Ethics, and Social Responsibility
CR	College Requirement
MR	Major Requirement
PR	Program Requirement