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
	ENGL 101	Critical Reading and Composition (CC-CMW)	3	C
!	MATH 141	Calculus I3 (CC-ARP)	4	C		C or better in MATH 112/115/116 or through placement exam
	CHEM 111	General Chemistry I (CC-SCI)	3	C		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 CHEM 111
	EMCH 101	Intro. to Mechanical Engineering (or ENCP 101) (PR)	3		*
		Elective7 (UNIV 101 recommended) (PR)	3			See Bulletin listing.

Semester Two (17 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
	ENGL 102	Rhetoric and Composition (CC-CMW/INF)	3			C or better in ENGL 101
!	MATH 142	Calculus II (CC-ARP)	4	C		C or better in MATH 141
	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 PHYS 211
	CSCE 106	Sci. Applications Programming (PR)	3			C or better in MATH 111 or higher (or by placement score into MATH 115 or higher)
	EMCH 111	Intro. to Computer-Aided Design (or ENCP 102) (PR)	3		*

Semester Three (15-18 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
!	EMCH 200	Statics (or ENCP 200) (PR)	3	C	*	Prereq or coreq C or better in MATH 142
!	EMCH 201	Intro. to Applied Numerical Methods (or ENCP 201) (PR)	3		*	Prereq or coreq D or better in MATH 142
	ELCT 220 or ELCT 221	Electrical Engineering for Non-Majors or Circuits (PR)	3		*	MATH 142 (ELCT 220); 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 242	Elem. Differential Equations (PR)	3			C or better in MATH 142
		Carolina Core VSR4 (CC-VSR)	3
		Carolina Core CMS4 (CC-CMS)	0-3

Semester Four (15 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
!	EMCH 260	Solid Mechanics (or ENCP 260) (PR)	3		*	C or better in EMCH 200 or ENCP 200; prereq or coreq C or better in MATH 242
!	EMCH 290	Thermodynamics (or ENCP 290) (PR)	3		*	C or better in PHYS 211 and MATH 142
!	MATH 241	Vector Calculus (PR)	3			C or better in MATH 142
		Math/Science Elective5 (PR)	3			See Bulletin listing
		Carolina Core GSS4 (CC-GSS)	3

Semester Five (16 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
!	EMCH 310	Dynamics (or ENCP 210) (MR)	3		*	C or better in MATH 242 and EMCH 200 or ENCP 200
!	EMCH 360	Fluid Mechanics (or ENCP 360) (MR)	3		*	C or better in EMCH 200 or ENCP 200 or BMEN 212; D or better in EMCH 290 or ENCP 290 or BMEN 290 & C or better in MATH 242
!	EMCH 361	Mechanical Engineering Lab I (MR)	3		*	D or better in EMCH 290, ENCP 290, or BMEN 290; D or better in EMCH 260 or ENCP 260; D or better in EMCH 201 or ENCP 201; D or better in ELCT 220 or ELCT 221.
	EMCH 368	Mechatronics (MR)	4		*	D or better in CSCE 106 and ELCT 220 or 221
!	EMCH 380	Project Management (MR)	3		*

Semester Six (15 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
!	EMCH 354	Heat Transfer (MR)	3		*	D or better in EMCH 360 or AESP 265 or ENCP 360
!	EMCH 362	Mechanical Engineering Lab II (MR)	3		*	D or better in EMCH 361; Prereq or Coreq: D or better in EMCH 360 or AESP 265 or ENCP 360 & D or better in EMCH 310 or ENCP 210
	EMCH 367	Controls (MR)	3		*	D or better in EMCH 310 or ENCP 210
	EMCH 327 or EMCH 394	Machine Design or Applied Thermodynamics (MR)	3		*	EMCH 260 or ENCP 260 (EMCH 327); D or better in EMCH 290 or ENCP 290 (EMCH 394)
		Math/Science Elective5 (PR)	3			See Bulletin listing

Semester Seven (15-18 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
!	EMCH 371	Materials (MR)	3		*	D or better in EMCH 260 or ENCP 260
!	EMCH 427	Design I (MR/CC-INT)	3		*	Prereq or coreq D or better in EMCH 354, 362 and 371
		EMCH Elective6 (PR)	3		*	See Bulletin listing
		Math/Science Elective5 (PR)	3			See Bulletin listing
		Carolina Core GHS4 (CC-GHS)	3
		Carolina Core GFL8 (CC-GFL)	0-3

Semester Eight (15-18 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
	EMCH 377	Manufacturing (MR)	3		*	D or better in EMCH 371
	EMCH 428	Design II (MR)	3		*	D or better in EMCH 427
		EMCH Elective6 (PR)	3		*	See Bulletin listing
		Elective7 (PR)	3			See Bulletin listing
		Carolina Core AIU4 (CC-AIU)	3
		Carolina Core GFL8 (CC-GFL)	0-3

Graduation Requirements Summary

Minimum Total Hours	Minimum Major Requirements Hours	Minimum College & Program Requirements Hours	Minimum Carolina Core Hours	Minimum Institutional GPA
125	40	51	34	2.00

1. Regardless of individual course grades, students must maintain a minimum 2.00 cumulative GPA.
2. Courses indicated in the program GPA column are included in the Mechanical Engineering program GPA of 2.00.
3. Students who place into MATH 115 must 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. Students are encouraged to complete PHIL 325 as an overlay course for VSR and CMS.
5. Math/Science Electives (9 hours): BIOL 110 or 301 and above, CHEM 112 or higher, MATH 300 or higher, PHYS 212 or higher, STAT 506 or higher.
6. EMCH Electives (6 hours): EMCH 308, 330, 332, 441, 460, 497, or any EMCH course numbered 500 or higher.
7. Elective (6 hours): Any course taken at the University or transferred in as a University course that does not essentially duplicate a course otherwise applied to the degree.  A list of such courses that cannot be used as a free elective is maintained in the department office.  This list includes: ENCP 101, 102, 200, 201, 210, 260, 290, 330, 360, 491, 492; ECHE 101, 310, 320, 321; ECIV 101, 111, 200, 201, 210, 220, 360; BMEN 101, 211, 260; ELCT 101.
8. 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 by the semester in which they are listed to ensure timely graduation.
• 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 the degree must be completed in residence at the University, and at least half of the major and minor hours 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