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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
This Bulletin covers the degree requirements for students matriculating in the current academic year. Students who matriculated before the current year can find their requirements in the relevant archived Bulletin.
The following requirements must be fulfilled: 137 credits in required and elective courses.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Recommended program of study | ||
| First semester | ||
| BISC 1111 | Introductory Biology: Cells and Molecules | 4 |
| CHEM 1111 | General Chemistry I 1 | 4 |
| MAE 1001 | Introduction to Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | 1 |
| MATH 1231 | Single-Variable Calculus I 1 | 3 |
| SEAS 1001 | Engineering Orientation | 1 |
| UW 1020 | University Writing 1 | 4 |
| Second semester | ||
| CHEM 1112 | General Chemistry II 1 | 4 |
| MAE 1117 | Introduction to Engineering Computations | 3 |
| MAE 1125 | Applied Linear Algebra for Engineering | 3 |
| MATH 1232 | Single-Variable Calculus II 1 | 3 |
| PHYS 1021 | University Physics I 1 | 4 |
| Third semester | ||
| APSC 2057 | Analytical Mechanics I | 3 |
| APSC 2113 | Engineering Analysis I | 3 |
| BISC 1112 | Introductory Biology: The Biology of Organisms | 0,4 |
| MAE 2117 | Engineering Computations | 3 |
| MATH 2233 | Multivariable Calculus 1 | 3 |
| Fourth semester | ||
| APSC 2058 | Analytical Mechanics II | 3 |
| APSC 3115 | Engineering Analysis III | 3 |
| CE 2220 | Introduction to the Mechanics of Solids | 3 |
| MAE 1004 | Engineering Drawing and Computer Graphics | 3 |
| MAE 2131 | Thermodynamics | 3 |
| PHYS 1022 | University Physics II | 4 |
| Fifth semester | ||
| CHEM 2151 | Organic Chemistry I 1 | 3 |
| CHEM 2153 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory I 1 | 1 |
| MAE 3119 | Electronics and Devices for Mechanical Engineers | 3,1 |
| MAE 3126 | Fluid Mechanics I | 3 |
| MAE 3166 | Materials Science and Engineering | 3 |
| MAE 3127 | Fluid Mechanics Lab | 1 |
| MAE 3191 | Mechanical Design of Machine Elements | 3 |
| PSYC 1001 | General Psychology ((counts as one humanities or social sciences elective)) | 3 |
| Sixth semester | ||
| CHEM 2152 | Organic Chemistry II 1 | 3 |
| CHEM 2154 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory II 1 | 1 |
| MAE 3120 | Methods of Engineering Experimentation | 3 |
| MAE 3134 | Linear System Dynamics | 3 |
| MAE 3187 | Heat Transfer | 3 |
| MAE 3193 | Mechanical Systems Design | 3 |
| Seventh semester | ||
| MAE 3192 | Manufacturing Processes and Systems | 3 |
| MAE 4149 | Thermal Systems Design | 3 |
| MAE 4151W | Capstone Project I | 0,3 |
| MAE 4182 | Electromechanical Control System Design | 3 |
| One humanities or social sciences elective 2 | 3 | |
| Eighth semester | ||
| MAE 3167W | Mechanics of Materials Lab | 1 |
| MAE 4152W | Capstone Design Project II | 3 |
| Four humanities or social sciences electives for a total of at least 12 credits | 12 | |
1Course satisfies the University General Education Requirement in quantitative reasoning, scientific reasoning, and written communication.
2 To satisfy the GW engineering non-technical elective requirement, all mechanical engineering students must take one humanities course and two social sciences courses from University General Education lists; PHIL 2135, and two non-technical courses from the pre-approved 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 two additional non-technical courses.