Getting Ready Guide 2009-2010

Mechanical Engineering - Undergraduate Degree Information

College:

Engineering

Degrees Offered:

B.S.

Restricted Major*1:

Yes

Minor:

No

Minimum Acceptable Grade:

C-; Must maintain a 2.0 GPA

General Education Variation*2:

Yes *7

Time Limit on Courses*3:

No

Courses Taught Once Per Year*4:

Yes

Hours Required for Major Courses*5:

128 semester hours (including University of Utah general requirements)

Department Residency Requirement*6:

University of Utah Policy

Transfer Information:  Mechanical Engineering Getting Ready Guide

FOOTNOTES:

*1 - Students being accepted into a restricted major will normally be accepted into "PRE" major status.  Additional requirements must be met before acceptance into the Program.  Please refer to the specific department for information on admission criteria.

*2 - Usually refers to Engineering, departments may require additional or specific courses to meet the general education requirements.

*3 - Is there a time limit before a course must be retaken?

*4 - Are there courses that are taught once a year or every other year that students should be aware of?

*5 - 122 semester hours are required for graduation.

*6 - The University of Utah's residency requirement is 30 semester hours must be taken from the U, and 20 of the last 30 hours before graduation must be taken at the U.

*7 - To insure that students have a general education experience of sufficient depth and breadth, at least 16 credit hours of general education (not counting Writing and American Institutions) are required.  At least one general education course must be upper division (numbered 3000 or above); the general education courses must include one two-course sequence (second course builds on ideas developed in the first course); and there must be one additional upper-division course or one additional sequence.