For more information on the admission process, please visit the Office of Undergraduate Admissions website. Applications may be submitted via the Common Application.
Supporting documents not submitted online should be mailed to:
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
The George Washington University
800 21st Street NW, Suite 100
Washington DC 20052
Contact for questions:
gwadm@gwu.edu or 202-994-6040
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | ||
| CHEM 1111 | General Chemistry I 1 | |
| or CHEM 1113 | General Chemistry for Engineers | |
| MAE 1001 | Introduction to Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | |
| MATH 1231 | Single-Variable Calculus I 1 | |
| SEAS 1001 | Engineering Orientation | |
| UW 1020 | University Writing | |
| Humanities and social science 1 2 | ||
| Second semester | ||
| MAE 1004 | Engineering Drawing and Computer Graphics | |
| MAE 1117 | Introduction to Engineering Computations | |
| MATH 1232 | Single-Variable Calculus II 1 | |
| MATH 2184 | Linear Algebra I | |
| PHYS 1021 | University Physics I 1 | |
| Humanities or social science 2 2 | ||
| Third semester | ||
| APSC 2057 | Analytical Mechanics I | |
| APSC 2113 | Engineering Analysis I | |
| MAE 2117 | Engineering Computations | |
| MAE 3192 | Manufacturing Processes and Systems | |
| MATH 2233 | Multivariable Calculus 1 | |
| Fourth semester | ||
| APSC 2058 | Analytical Mechanics II | |
| APSC 3115 | Engineering Analysis III | |
| CE 2220 | Introduction to the Mechanics of Solids | |
| MAE 2131 | Thermodynamics | |
| PHYS 1022 | University Physics II | |
| Fifth semester | ||
| MAE 3119 | Electronics and Devices for Mechanical Engineers | |
| MAE 3126 | Fluid Mechanics I | |
| MAE 3127 | Fluid Mechanics Lab | |
| MAE 3166W | Materials Science and Engineering | |
| MAE 3191 | Mechanical Design of Machine Elements | |
| Humanities and social science 3 2 | ||
| Sixth semester | ||
| MAE 3120 | Methods of Engineering Experimentation | |
| MAE 3134 | Linear System Dynamics | |
| MAE 3167W | Mechanics of Materials Lab | |
| MAE 3187 | Heat Transfer | |
| MAE 3193 | Mechanical Systems Design | |
| Humanities and social science 4 2 | ||
| Seventh semester | ||
| MAE 4149 | Thermal Systems Design | |
| MAE 4151 | Capstone Design Project I | |
| MAE 4182 | Electromechanical Control System Design | |
| Technical elective 3 | ||
| Humanities and social science 5 2 | ||
| Eighth semester | ||
| MAE 4152W | Capstone Design Project II | |
| Technical elective 3 | ||
| Technical elective 3 | ||
| Technical elective 3 | ||
| Humanities and social science 6 2 | ||
1Course satisfies the University General Education Requirement in quantitative reasoning, scientific reasoning, and written communication.
2To satisfy the SEAS Humanities, Social Science, and Non-Technical Elective Requirement, all mechanical engineering students must take one humanities course and two social sciences courses from University General Education Requirement; PHIL 2135, and two additional humanities or social science or non-technical courses from the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering's preapproved list of electives. All courses selected to satisfy this requirement must be at least 3 credits. Note that students in the patent law concentration must take MAE 2170 in lieu of one of the additional humanities or social science or non-technical course.
3All technical electives must be approved by the undergraduate advisor. On a case-by-case basis, technical electives may be chosen from other departments if approved by both the undergraduate advisor and the department chair.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Technical electives are selected from MAE courses in the 3000, 4000, and 6000 ranges, excluding the following: | ||
| MAE 3171 | Patent Law for Engineers | |
| MAE 4172 | Engineering Design and the Patent System | |
| MAE 6298 | Research | |
| MAE 6998 & MAE 6999 | MS Thesis Research and MS Thesis Research | |
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