Sample Course Schedule
*For Students Matriculating in Fall 2020 or after*
Many courses have prerequisites, and therefore, the sequence in which courses are taken may be important. The following sample course plans show one sequence which satisfies the prerequisites for the specified courses. However, each student must develop a complete course plan in consultation with his or her academic advisor. Please note that courses in bold are required MEAM courses.
The sample schedule below represents a student completing the General Curriculum (with no concentration declared).
Please note: Due to NGSS changes to course numbering in March 2022, this page has been updated to reflect the new 4-digit course numbers.
Freshman Year
| CUs | Fall | CUs | Spring |
| 1.5 | MEAM 1100/1470 Intro to Mechanics & Lab | 1.5 | PHYS 0151 Prin of Physics II & Lab or ESE 1120 Engineering Electromagnetics |
| 1 | MATH 1400 Calculus I |
1 | MATH 1410 Calculus II |
| 1 | CHEM 1012 General Chemistry I or BIOL 1121 Intro to Biology: The Molecular Biology of Life |
1 | Technical Elective, such as MEAM 101 Intro to Mech Design |
| 1 | Social Science/Humanities Elective | 1 | Writing Requirement |
| [Students with AP credit should consider taking ENGR 1050 or MEAM 1010] |
Sophomore Year
| CUs | Fall | CUs | Spring |
| 1 | MEAM 2020 Intro to Thermal and Fluids Engineering |
1 | MEAM 2030 Thermodynamics I |
| 1 | MEAM 2100 Statics & Strength of Materials | 1 | MEAM 2110 Eng. Mechanics: Dynamics |
| .5 | MEAM 2470 Mech. Engineering Lab I | .5 | MEAM 2480 Mech Engineering Lab I |
| 1 | MATH 2400 Calculus III | 1 | ENM 2510 Analytical Methods for Eng or MATH 2410 Calculus IV
|
| 1 | ENGR 1050 Intro to Scientific Computing |
1 | EAS 2030 Engineering Ethics |
Junior Year
| CUs | Fall | CUs | Spring |
| 1 | MEAM 3020 Fluid Mechanics |
1 | MEAM 3210 Dynamic Systems and Control |
| 1 | MEAM 3540 Mechanics of Solids | 1 | MEAM 3330 Heat & Mass Transfer |
| 1 | MEAM 3470 Mech Eng Design Lab |
1 | MEAM 3480 Mech Eng Design Lab |
| 1 | Math Elective | 1 | Math or Natural Science Elective |
| 1 | Social Science/Humanities Elective | 1 | Social Science/Humanities Elective |
Senior Year
| CUs | Fall | CUs | Spring |
| 1 | MEAM 4450 Mech Eng Design Projects |
1 | MEAM 4460 Mech Eng Design Projects |
| 1 | Upper-level MEAM course | 1 | Upper-level MEAM course |
| 1 | Upper-level MEAM course | 1 | Technical Elective |
| 1 | Technical Elective | 1 | Social Science/Humanities Elective |
| 1 | Social Science/Humanities Elective |
Undergraduate Program:
Staff Contact:
Katie Knorr
Academic Coordinator for Undergraduate Programs
229 Towne Building
Phone: 215-898-4825
Email: kknorr@seas.upenn.edu