Students are responsible for tracking their degree progress and for completing their degree requirements. Using the following course forecast information students will plan ahead and work with their advisor to create and update academic plans.
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Mechanical Engineering Courses by Term
All information is subject to change
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2025-2026 Academic Year
Fall Term 2025
ECON 201 - Microeconomics (MTH 111Z recommended)
ENGR 110 - Transitions
ENGR 115 – The Oregon State Engineering Student
ENGR 201 – Electrical Fundamentals I (MTH 251, MTH 252)
ENGR 211 – Statics (MTH 252)
ENGR 390 – Engineering Economy
ENGR 415 – Engineering Capstone Design (TBD)
IE 425 – Industrial Systems Optimization (ST 314, MTH 341)
ME 310 – Introduction to Thermodynamics (ENGR 212 or ME 217, MTH 256)
MTH 251 – Differential Calculus (MTH 112Z or placement)
MTH 256 – Applied Differential Equations (MTH 254)
PH 211 – General Physics with Calculus (MTH 251, co-req MTH 252)
COMM 111Z - Public Speaking
Winter Term 2026
ECON 201 - Microeconomics (MTH 111Z recommended)
ENGR 102 – Design Engineering & Problem Solving
ENGR 202 – Electrical Fundamentals II (ENGR 201)
ENGR 248 - Engineering Graphics & 3D Modeling
ESC 340 - Introduction to Experimentation (CS 162, ENGR 202, PH 213, ST 314)
ESE 360 - Energy Consumption Analysis (ENGR 390, ME 310)
MATS 321 - Intro. to Materials Science (CH 202)
ME 217 – Mechanical Engineering Dynamics (ENGR 103, ENGR 211, PH 211)
ME 316 - Mechanics of Materials (ENGR 213, MTH 256)
ENGR 416 – Engineering Capstone Design II (ENGR 415)
MTH 252 – Integral Calculus (MTH 251)
MTH 341 – Linear Algebra (MTH 254)
PH 212 – General Physics with Calculus (PH 211)
COMM 111Z - Public Speaking
CH 201 - Chemistry for Engineering Majors (MTH 111Z)
CH 204 - Chemistry Lab for CH 201 (CH 201)
Spring Term 2026
ECON 202 - Introduction to Macroeconomics (MTH 111Z recommended)
ENGR 103 - Engineering Computation & Algorithmic Thinking (ENGR 102, MTH 112Z)
ENGR 213 - Strength of Materials (ENGR 211)
ESE 355 – Energy Regulation (ENGR 390)
ESE 450 – Energy Generation Systems (ME 310)
ESE 470 – Energy Distribution Systems (ENGR 202, ME 310)
ESE 471 – Energy Storage Systems (ENGR 202, ME 310)
ME 203 - Computational Methods for Engineering (ENGR 103, MTH 254)
ME 330 - Intro. to Fluid Mechanics & Heat Transfer (ME 310)
ME 382 - Intro. to Design (ME 217, ENGR 213, ENGR 248)
MTH 254 – Vector Calculus I (MTH 252)
ST 314 – Intro to Statistics for Engineers (MTH 252)
PH 213 – General Physics with Calculus (PH 212, MTH 254)
COMM 111Z - Public Speaking
COMM 114 - Argument and Critical Discourse
CH 202 - Chemistry for Engineering Majors (CH 201)