SDSU Major Academic Plan (MAP)
Major: 447001 - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING - BS
Catalog Year: 2019 Last Modified on June 24, 2019 at 09:28:30
First Year
FALL SEMESTER
DescriptionCourseUnits
GE Written Communication 3
GE Math/Major PrepMATH 1504
GE Physical Science/Lab/Major PrepCHEM 2024
orCHEM 200
GE Life Science/Major PrepBIOL 1003
orBIOL 101
Major PrepM E 1012
Total Units:16
Cumulative Total:16
SPRING SEMESTER
DescriptionCourseUnits
GE Critical Thinking*RWS 2003
orLING 200
GE Oral Communication 3
Major PrepMATH 1514
Major PrepM E 1022
Major PrepPHYS 1953
Major PrepPHYS 195L1
Total Units:16
Cumulative Total:32
*Prerequisite for M E 330.
SUMMER SEMESTER
DescriptionCourseUnits
GE Social and Behavioral Science 3
GE Arts and Humanities 3
Total Units:6
Cumulative Total:38
Second Year
FALL SEMESTER
DescriptionCourseUnits
Major PrepMATH 2524
Major PrepM E 2003
orA E 200
Major PrepM E 2023
Major PrepM E 2403
Major PrepPHYS 1963
Major PrepPHYS 196L1
Total Units:17
Cumulative Total:55
SPRING SEMESTER
DescriptionCourseUnits
Take the Writing Placement Assessment aka WPA
GE Arts and Humanities 3
Major PrepA E 2803
Major PrepE E 2043
Major PrepM E 2203
orA E 220
Major PrepM E 2411
Major PrepPHYS 1973
Total Units:16
Cumulative Total:71
SUMMER SEMESTER
DescriptionCourseUnits
GE Social and Behavioral Science/American Institutions 3
GE Arts and Humanities 3
Total Units:6
Cumulative Total:77
Third Year
FALL SEMESTER
DescriptionCourseUnits
Your WPA score could require you to take either RWS 280 or 281 and an approved Upper Division Writing course
GE Lifelong Learning and Self-Development 3
Major*M E 4963
orA E 340
MajorA E 3411
MajorM E 3043
orCIV E 301
MajorM E 3103
MajorM E 3503
Total Units:16
Cumulative Total:93
*Must be M E 496: Fluids Engineering.
SPRING SEMESTER
DescriptionCourseUnits
GE Social and Behavioral Science/American Institutions 3
MajorM E 3143
MajorM E 3303
MajorM E 3513
MajorM E 4523
Total Units:15
Cumulative Total:108
Fourth Year
FALL SEMESTER
DescriptionCourseUnits
GE Explorations 3
GE Explorations 3
MajorM E 490A3
MajorM E 4952
Major: Professional Elective 3
Major: Professional Elective 3
Total Units:17
Cumulative Total:125
SPRING SEMESTER
DescriptionCourseUnits
GE Explorations 3
MajorM E 490B3
MajorM E 5203
MajorM E 5553
Major: Professional Elective 3
Total Units:15
Cumulative Total:140
The MAP provides a recommended sequence of courses. Refer to the SDSU General Catalog for a complete description of requirements and credit limitations.