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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
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.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Recommended program of study | ||
| First semester | ||
| CHEM 1111 | General Chemistry I 1 | 4 |
| or CHEM 1113 | General Chemistry for Engineers | |
| 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 |
| One humanities or social sciences elective 2 | 3 | |
| Second semester | ||
| MAE 1004 | Engineering Drawing and Computer Graphics | 3 |
| 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 |
| One humanities or social sciences elective 2 | 3 | |
| Third semester | ||
| APSC 2057 | Analytical Mechanics I | 3 |
| APSC 2113 | Engineering Analysis I | 3 |
| MAE 2117 | Engineering Computations | 3 |
| MAE 3192 | Manufacturing Processes and Systems | 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 2131 | Thermodynamics | 3 |
| PHYS 1022 | University Physics II | 0,4 |
| Fifth semester | ||
| MAE 3126 | Fluid Mechanics I | 3 |
| MAE 3127 | Fluid Mechanics Lab | 1 |
| MAE 3166 | Materials Science and Engineering | 3 |
| MAE 3191 | Mechanical Design of Machine Elements | 3 |
| MAE 3119 | Electronics and Devices for Mechanical Engineers | 3,1 |
| One humanities or social sciences elective 2 | 3 | |
| Sixth semester | ||
| MAE 3120 | Methods of Engineering Experimentation | 3 |
| MAE 3134 | Linear System Dynamics | 3 |
| MAE 3167W | Mechanics of Materials Lab | 1 |
| MAE 3187 | Heat Transfer | 3 |
| MAE 3193 | Mechanical Systems Design | 3 |
| One humanities or social sciences elective 2 | 3 | |
| Seventh semester | ||
| MAE 4151W | Capstone Project I | 0,3 |
| MAE 4182 | Electromechanical Control System Design | 3 |
| One humanities or social sciences elective 2 | ||
| One technical or robotics elective 3,4 | ||
| One technical elective 3 | 3 | |
| Eighth semester | ||
| MAE 4152W | Capstone Design Project II | 3 |
| MAE 4194 | Mechatronics Design | 3 |
| MAE 6245 | Robotic Systems | 3 |
| One technical or robotics elective 3,4 | ||
| One humanities or social sciences elective 2 | ||
1Course satisfies the University General Education Requirement in quantitative reasoning, scientific reasoning, and written communication.
2To 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.
3 Robotics option students must take two technical electives. All 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. Technical electives are chosen from MAE courses in the 3000, 4000, and 6000 series, excluding: MAE 3171, MAE 4172, MAE 6298, MAE 6998, and MAE 6999.
4Robotics option students must take one 3-credit robotics elective, which must be selected from the following: MAE 6246, MAE 6254, BME 3720, or a technical elective course relevant to robotics with the approval of the undergraduate advisor and department chair.
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