SDSU Major Academic Plan (MAP)
Major:	447001 - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING - BS
Catalog Year:	2016		Last Modified on April 25, 2022 at 17:37:28

First Year
FALL SEMESTER Description Course Units GE Composition 3 GE Math/Major Prep MATH 150 4 GE Physical Science/Lab/Major Prep CHEM 202 4 GE Life Science BIOL 100 3 or BIOL 101 Major Prep M E 101 2 Total Units: 16 Cumulative Total: 16	SPRING SEMESTER Description Course Units GE Intermediate Composition* RWS 200 3 or LING 200 GE Oral Communication 3 Major Prep MATH 151 4 GE Physical Science/Major Prep PHYS 195 3 Major Prep PHYS 195L 1 Major Prep M E 102 2 Total Units: 16 Cumulative Total: 32 *Prerequisite for M E 330.
SUMMER SEMESTER Description Course Units GE Social and Behavioral Science 3 GE Humanities 3 Total Units: 6 Cumulative Total: 38
Second Year
FALL SEMESTER Description Course Units Major Prep MATH 252 4 GE Physical Science/Major Prep PHYS 196 3 Major Prep PHYS 196L 1 Major Prep M E 200 3 or A E 200 GE Humanities 3 Major Prep M E 202 3 Total Units: 17 Cumulative Total: 55	SPRING SEMESTER Description Course Units Take the Writing Placement Assessment aka WPA Major Prep PHYS 197 3 Major Prep E E 204 3 Major Prep M E 220 3 or A E 220 Major Prep A E 280 3 Major Prep M E 240 3 Major Prep M E 241 1 Total Units: 16 Cumulative Total: 71
SUMMER SEMESTER Description Course Units GE Humanities 3 Total Units: 3 Cumulative Total: 74
Third Year
FALL SEMESTER Description Course Units Your WPA score could require you to take either RWS 280 or 281 and an approved Upper Division Writing course GE Explorations: Social and Behavioral Sciences 3 Major M E 304 3 or CIV E 301 Major M E 310 3 Major M E 350 3 Major A E 340 3 Major A E 341 1 Total Units: 16 Cumulative Total: 90	SPRING SEMESTER Description Course Units GE Explorations: Humanities* 3 Major M E 314 3 Major M E 330 3 Major M E 351 3 Major M E 452 3 Total Units: 15 Cumulative Total: 105 *GE Explorations Humanities course must be from the same department as one of the GE Foundations Humanities courses.
Fourth Year
FALL SEMESTER Description Course Units American Institutions 3 Major M E 490A 3 Major M E 495 2 Major: Professional Elective 3 Major: Professional Elective 3 Total Units: 14 Cumulative Total: 119	SPRING SEMESTER Description Course Units GE Explorations: American Institutions* 3 Major M E 490B 3 Major M E 520 3 Major M E 555 3 Major: Professional Elective 3 Total Units: 15 Cumulative Total: 134 *Students with lower division American Institutions coursework must substitute a third GE Explorations course.

The MAP provides a recommended sequence of courses. Refer to the SDSU General Catalog for a complete description of requirements and credit limitations.