Mechanical Engineering Eight Semester Plan
This eight-semester plan (see important details) is intended to guide students through a four-year undergraduate career, with completion of an academic major and all college-wide degree requirements. The plan is designed as an advising tool – a starting point for careful discussions between students and their academic advisors. In consultation, a student and advisor will adjust the plan to accommodate the student’s prerequisite needs, transferred credits, and other such variables.
The plan below reflects General Education (GE4) requirements in effect as of Fall 2019. Students who matriculated prior to that date will find the previous plan associated with their majors here. For a summary of GE4 requirements, see New Paltz General Education Requirements.
Students are responsible for reviewing their Progress Reports each semester to track their own progress toward degree requirements.
Mechanical Engineering
Year 1
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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| Course | Credits |
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| See NOTE 1 regarding General Education requirements | 0 | | MAT251 Calculus I (GE Mathematics) | 4 | | CHE201 General Chemistry I (Natural Science Lecture) | 3 | | CHE211 General Chemistry I Lab (Natural Science Lab) | 1 | | EGG101 Introduction to Engineering Science | 3 | | ENG170 Writing & Rhetoric (4) or equiv (3-4) - GE Basic Comm | 3-4 | | General Education course | 3 | | Total | 17-18 |
| | Course | Credits |
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| See NOTE 1 regarding General Education | 0 | | MAT252 Calculus II | 4 | | PHY201 General Physics 1 (Natural Science Lecture) | 3 | | PHY211 Physics 1 Laboratory (Natural Science Lab) | 1 | | EGM221 Engineering Materials | 3 | | EGC251 C/C++ Programming (3) or CPS210 Comp Sci I (4) | 3-4 | | General Education course | 3 | | Total | 17-18 |
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Year 2
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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| Course | Credits |
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| MAT353 Calculus III | 4 | | MAT359 Ordinary Differential Equations | 3 | | PHY202 General Physics 2 (Natural Science Lecture) | 3 | | PHY212 General Physics 2 Lab (Natural Science Lab) | 1 | | EGM211 Statics | 3 | | General Education course | 3 | | Total | 17 |
| | Course | Credits |
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| MAT362 Linear Algebra | 3 | | EGM322 Mechanics of Materials | 3 | | EGM323 Materials Lab | 1 | | EGE200 Circuit Analysis | 3 | | EGE201 Circuits Laboratory | 1 | | EGM212 Dynamics | 3 | | General Education course | 3 | | Total | 17 |
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Year 3
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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| Course | Credits |
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| MAT380 Applied Probability and Statistics | 3 | | EGM311 Kinematics of Machines | 3 | | EGM302 Intro to Finite Element Analysis | 3 | | EGE331 Computer Simulation | 3 | | EGM331 Thermodynamics | 3 | | EGM213 Dynamics Laboratory | 1 | | Total | 16 |
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Year 4
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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| Course | Credits |
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| EGE408 Senior Design Project I (WI) | 2 | | EGM334 Heat Transfer | 3 | | Professional elective (1st of 4 - see advisor for list) | 3 | | Professional elective (2nd of 4 - see advisor for list) | 3 | | General Education course | 3 | | Total | 14 |
| | Course | Credits |
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| EGE409 Senior Design Project II (WI) | 2 | | Professional elective (3rd of 4 - see advisor for list) | 3 | | Professional elective (4th of 4 - see advisor for list) | 3 | | General Education course | 3 | | Diversity course | 3 | | Total | 14 |
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Notes
1 - Engineering students follow a modified General Education requirement that includes a Basic Communication course (ENG170 Writing & Rhetoric or equivalent), plus one course from each of the following six GE categories: United States Studies, World Civilizations & Cultures, Western Civilization, Humanities, Social Sciences, The Arts. Students can often complete their General Education requirements at any time, based on course availability, individual preference and/or advisor input. However, ENG170 (or equivalent) should be taken in Year 1. Courses that fulfill both GE and major requirements should be take in the term your advisor recommends.
Total Credits: 125-127
