Program: Mechanical Engineering, B.S. Sequence - University of Wisconsin Stout - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 13, 2025

2025-2026 Undergraduate Bulletin (Working)

Suggested Four Year Program Plan

Total Program Credits: 129

First Year (31 credits)

Fall Semester (15 credits)

ETECH-100 Impacts of Engineering (3 cr.)
CHEM-135 College Chemistry I (5 cr.)
MATH-153 Calculus I (4 cr.)
ENGL-101 Composition 1 (3 cr.) or
ENGL-101HON Honors Composition 1 (3 cr.)

Spring Semester (16 credits)

PHYS-291 Statics (3 cr.)
MATH-154 Calculus II (4 cr.)
ENGL-102 Composition 2 (3 cr.) or
ENGL-102HON Honors Composition 2 (3 cr.)
ETECH-201 Communication of Engineering Design I (3 cr.)
Course Selective-1 : Social & Behavioral Science (3 cr.)

Second Year (31 credits)

Fall Semester (16 credits)

ENGR-292 Dynamics (3 cr.)
MATH-250 Differential Equations with Linear Algebra (3 cr.)
ME-390 Engineering Thermodynamics (4 cr.)
ETECH-251 Fundamentals of Plastics Materials and Processing (3 cr.)
COMST-100 Fundamentals of Communication (3 cr.)

Spring Semester (15 credits)

ENGR-294 Mechanics of Materials (3 cr.)
ME-352 Introduction to Numerical Methods in Engineering (4 cr.)
PHYS-282 University Physics II (5 cr.)
Course Selective-1 : Arts and Humanities (3 cr.)

Note:

A one credit Intern or Cooperative Experience needs to be scheduled after completion of the 4th semester.

ME-349 Cooperative Education Experience (1 cr.) or
ME-449 Cooperative Education Experience (1 cr.)

Third Year (34 credits)

Fall Semester (17 credits)

MATH-158 Calculus III (4 cr.)
ENGR-290 Circuits and Devices (4 cr.)
ENGR-391 Fluid Mechanics (3 cr.)
ETECH-252 Material Removal And Forming Processes (3 cr.)
Course Selective-1 : Social & Behavioral Science (3 cr.)

Spring Semester (17 credits)

CHEM-241 Chemistry of Materials (4 cr.)
ME-392 Engineering Heat Transfer (4 cr.)
ETECH-253 Joining and Casting Processes (3 cr.)
ENGR-363 Controls and Instrumentation (4 cr.)
INMGT-300 Engineering Economy (2-3 cr.) 2 credits required

Fourth Year (33 credits)

Fall Semester (17 credits)

ME-405 Senior Design Experience I (3 cr.)
ME-342 Machine Component Design (4 cr.)
ETECH-403 Ethical Decision-Making in Engineering (1 cr.)
STAT-330 Probability and Statistics for Engineering and the Sciences (3 cr.)
Course Selective-1 : Arts and Humanities (3 cr.)
Course Selective-2 : Technical Elective (3 cr.)

Spring Semester (16 credits)

ME-410 Senior Design Experience II (3 cr.)
ME-492 System Dynamics (4 cr.)
ENGR-315 Metallurgy (3 cr.)
Course Selective-1 : Stout Core Selective (3 cr.)
Course Selective-2 : Technical Elective (3 cr.)