Mechanical Engineering Major, Bachelor of Science (BS)
This degree combines studies in selected areas of engineering, physics, mathematics, and science to prepare students to solve real-world problems in mechanical engineering. The Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Degree is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET, http://www.abet.org, under the General Criteria and the Mechanical Engineering Program Criteria. The first two years of the curriculum allow students to establish a solid foundation in mathematics, sciences and introduces foundation subjects in mechanical engineering. The third- and fourth-year curriculum explores further areas in Mechanical Engineering and a capstone is introduced in the fourth year. The senior year capstone course allows the students to consolidate their education experience.
The primary objective of the Mechanical Engineering program is to prepare students to enter and progress in mechanical engineering positions in business, industry and government. Graduates are generally expected to work in the research and development of ideas, products, and processes by applying engineering principles to the solution of practical problems in the mechanical engineering field. The number of majors, premajors, and graduates for Mechanical Engineering are available on the program website.
Professional Licensing: Completion of the Mechanical Engineering program at EWU, an ABET-accredited program, meets the curricular requirements on the pathway to becoming licensed as a Professional Engineering (PE License) in Washington State. This program requires that students complete the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam (FE). In addition to these requirements, most states, including the state of Washington, require several years of experience working under a licensed Professional Engineer before being qualified to sit for the Professional Engineer (PE) Exam. Licensure requirements differ by state, please refer to each state's licensing board, or contact mechengineering@ewu.edu for more information.
Minimum Course Grades
Courses that serve as prerequisites to those listed below usually require a minimum grade of C or better. This information can be found in the prerequisites listed for the specific course.
Courses Required to be Completed at EWU
In order to ensure all EWU Mechanical Engineering graduates meet EWU ABET accreditation requirements, all Mechanical Engineering students are required to take MENG 300, MENG 353, MENG 385, MENG 405, MENG 412, and MENG 490A / MENG 490B from EWU. Exceptions to this policy will be reviewed on a case by case basis by the Mechanical Engineering curriculum review committee to ensure the student has successfully met the EWU ABET performance indicators required for each course.
Note: pre-program prerequisites include MATH 141, MATH 142, METC 102, METC 110.
Grade Requirements: In order to graduate, students majoring in the department must earn an average GPA ≥2.5 in all courses required for the major (all courses in the list below).
In addition to completing the courses listed below, students must also register for, and take, the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam in order to graduate with a Mechanical Engineering degree.
| Required Supporting Outside Department Courses | ||
| CHEM 171 & 171L | GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I (equivalent to banked CHEM 151) | 5 |
| MATH/HONS 161 | CALCULUS I | 5 |
| MATH 162 | CALCULUS II | 5 |
| MATH 163 | CALCULUS III | 5 |
| MATH 241 | CALCULUS IV | 5 |
| MATH 347 | INTRODUCTORY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS | 4 |
| PHYS 151 | GENERAL PHYSICS I | 4 |
| PHYS 152 | GENERAL PHYSICS II | 4 |
| PHYS 153 | GENERAL PHYSICS III | 4 |
| PHYS 161 | MECHANICS LABORATORY | 1 |
| PHYS 162 | HEAT AND OPTICS LABORATORY | 1 |
| PHYS 163 | ELECTRONICS LABORATORY I | 1 |
| Required Departmental Courses | ||
| MENG 201 | MATLAB | 4-5 |
| or CSCD 255 | C PROGRAMMING FOR ENGINEERS | |
| MENG 207 | ELECTRICITY | 3 |
| MENG 217 | 3D PARAMETRIC COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN | 4 |
| MENG 240 | STATICS | 4 |
| MENG 241 | STRENGTH OF MATERIALS | 4 |
| MENG 242 | DYNAMICS | 4 |
| MENG 300 | LABORATORY ANALYSIS AND REPORTS | 5 |
| MENG 307 | INDUSTRIAL CONTROLS AND INSTRUMENTATION | 5 |
| MENG 353 | INDUSTRIAL MATERIALS | 5 |
| MENG 380 | THERMODYNAMICS | 5 |
| MENG 382 | FLUID MECHANICS | 5 |
| MENG 385 | ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION | 5 |
| MENG 386 | ENGINEERING NUMERICAL ANALYSIS | 5 |
| MENG 405 | DESIGN OF MACHINE ELEMENTS | 5 |
| MENG 412 | FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGINEERING | 2 |
| MENG 444 | HEAT TRANSFER | 5 |
| MENG 452 | ENGINEERING ECONOMICS | 2 |
| MENG 493 | SENIOR SEMINAR | 1 |
| METC 456 | ENGINEERING ETHICS, CONTRACTS AND PATENTS | 2 |
| MNTC 301 | METALLIC PROCESSES | 5 |
| TECH/HONS 393 | TECHNOLOGY WORLD CIVILIZATION | 4 |
| Senior Electives–choose a minimum of 20 credits from the following | 20 | |
| HEATING, VENTILATING AND AIR CONDITIONING | ||
| MATERIALS AND DESIGN | ||
| COMPOSITE MATERIALS | ||
| ADVANCED FLUID DYNAMICS | ||
| ADVANCED ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION | ||
| PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS IN AUTOMATION | ||
| MECHATRONICS | ||
| FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS | ||
| ADVANCED PARAMETRIC DESIGN | ||
or METC 468 | QUALITY ASSURANCE AND INTRO TO LEAN | |
or MENG 491 | SENIOR THESIS | |
or MENG 495 | INTERNSHIP | |
| Suggested focus areas for the Senior Electives are: Materials and Computational Mechanics—MENG 453, MENG 455, and MENG 492; Robotics and Automation—MENG 485, MENG 486, and MENG 487; Thermal and Fluid Sciences—MENG 407 and MENG 482 | ||
| Required Senior Capstone | ||
| MENG 490A | SENIOR CAPSTONE: DESIGN LABORATORY I | 2 |
| MENG 490B | SENIOR CAPSTONE: DESIGN LABORATORY II | 3 |
| Total Credits | 153-154 | |
Plan of Study
The following plan of study is for a student with zero credits. Individual students may have different factors such as: credit through transfer work, Advanced Placement, Running Start, or any other type of college-level coursework that requires an individual plan.
Courses may be offered in different terms and not all courses are offered every term, checking the academic schedule is paramount in keeping an individual plan current. There may be some courses that have required prerequisites not listed in the plan, review the course descriptions for information. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.
All Undergraduate students are required to meet the Undergraduate Degree Requirements.
| First Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| ENGL 101 | 5 | MATH 162 | 5 | ENGL 201 | 5 |
| MATH 161 | 5 | PHYS 151 & PHYS 161 (Natural Science BACR 1) | 5 | MATH 163 | 5 |
| MENG 217 | 4 | Humanities & Arts BACR 11 | 5 | PHYS 152 & PHYS 162 (Natural Science BACR 2) | 5 |
| 14 | 15 | 15 | |||
| Second Year | |||||
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| MATH 241 | 5 | MENG 201 or CSCD 255 | 4-5 | CHEM 171 & 171L | 5 |
| MENG 240 | 4 | MENG 207 | 3 | MATH 347 | 4 |
| PHYS 153 & PHYS 163 | 5 | MENG 241 | 4 | MENG 242 | 4 |
| Diversity - graduation requirement1 | 5 | MENG 307 | 5 | ||
| 14 | 16-17 | 18 | |||
| Third Year | |||||
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| MENG 300 | 5 | MENG 380 | 5 | MENG 353 | 5 |
| MENG 386 | 5 | MENG 382 | 5 | MENG 385 | 5 |
| Humanities & Arts BACR 21 | 5 | Social Science BACR 11 | 5 | MNTC 301 | 5 |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | |||
| Fourth Year | |||||
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| MENG 452 | 2 | MENG 412 | 2 | MENG 405 | 5 |
| MENG 493 | 1 | MENG 490A (Senior Capstone - graduation requirement) | 2 | MENG 444 | 5 |
| TECH 393 (Global Studies - graduation requirement) | 4 | METC 456 | 2 | MENG 490B (Senior Capstone - graduation requirement) | 3 |
| Mechanical Engineering Elective2 | 5 | Mechanical Engineering Elective2 | 5 | Mechanical Engineering Elective2 | 5 |
| Mechanical Engineering Elective2 | 5 | Social Science BACR 21 | 5 | ||
| 17 | 16 | 18 | |||
| Total Credits 188-189 | |||||
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University Graduation Requirements (UGR) and Breadth Area Course Requirements (BACR) courses may be less than 5 credits and additional credits may be required to reach the required 180 total credits needed to graduate. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.
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Senior Electives–choose a minimum of 20 credits from the approved list.
University Competencies and Proficiencies
English
Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning
Placement and Clearance
Prior Learning/Sources of Credit AP, CLEP, IB
General Education Requirements (GER)
- Minimum Credits—180 cumulative credit hours
- 60 upper-division credits (300 level or above)
- 45 credits in residence (attendance) at Eastern, with at least 15 upper-division credits in major in residence at Eastern
- Minimum Cumulative GPA ≥2.0
Breadth Area Core Requirements (BACR)
Humanities and Arts
Natural Sciences
Social Sciences
University Graduation Requirements (UGR)
Diversity Course List
World Language (for Bachelor of Arts)
Global Studies Course List
Minor or Certificate
Senior Capstone Course List
Application for Graduation (use EagleNET) must be made at least two terms in advance of the term you expect to graduate (undergraduate and post-baccalaureate).
Use the Catalog Archives to determine two important catalog years.
Requirements in Degree Works are based on these two catalog years:
- The catalog in effect at the student's first term of current matriculation is used to determine BACR (Breadth Area Credit Requirements) and UGR (Undergraduate Graduation Requirements).
- The catalog in effect at the time the student declares a major or minor is used to determine the program requirements.
Students who earn a BS in Mechanical Engineering from EWU should be able to:
- solve a wide range of engineering problems within specific constraints and standards by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics (ABET Outcome 1 and 2);
- provide leadership to find engineering solutions by functioning in a team environment and communicating effectively with a wide range of audiences (ABET Outcomes 3 and 5);
- develop and conduct appropriate experiments and analyze data to produce solutions based on engineering judgment (ABET Outcome 6);
- recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and apply new knowledge as needed (ABET Outcomes 4 and 7).
The most current Program Educational Objectives (PEOs) and Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) are available on the website.