Course Requirements
Students must complete the following required courses (or equivalent) with a minimum grade of C:
Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
Ch 221 | General Chemistry I | 4 |
Ch 222 | General Chemistry II | 4 |
Ch 227 | General Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
Ch 228 | General Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
EAS 211 | Statics | 4 |
EAS 212 | Strength of Materials | 4 |
EAS 215 | Dynamics | 4 |
ECE 241 | Introduction to Electrical Engineering | 4 |
ECE 241L | Introduction to Electrical Engineering Lab | 0 |
ME 120 | An Introduction to Engineering | 3 |
ME 121 | Introduction to Systems and Control | 3 |
ME 122 | Introduction to Design | 3 |
Mth 251 | Calculus I | 4 |
Mth 252 | Calculus II | 4 |
Mth 254 | Calculus IV | 4 |
Mth 256 | Applied Ordinary Differential Equations | 4 |
Mth 261 | Introduction to Linear Algebra | 4 |
Ph 211 | General Physics (with Calculus) I | 4 |
Ph 212 | General Physics (with Calculus) II | 4 |
Ph 213 | General Physics (with Calculus) III | 4 |
Ph 214 | Lab for Ph 201 or Ph 211 or Ph 221 or Ph 231 | 1 |
Ph 215 | Lab for Ph 202 or Ph 212 or Ph 222 or Ph 232 | 1 |
Ph 216 | Lab for Ph 203 or Ph 213 or Ph 223 or Ph 233 | 1 |
| | | 15 |
How to Run & Interpret Your DARS Report
To be granted approval to the Upper Division Mechanical Engineering Program, you must have completed the required lower division courses with a selective GPA of at least 2.0. To verify that you have met these requirements, students who have you’ll need to run a DARS report. DARS (the Degree Audit Reporting System) is a tool for tracking your degree progress and requirements.
Follow these steps to run your DARS Report.
- Make sure the audit level is set to "PSU - Undergraduate or Post-bac Audit" and then click "Continue”
- In the drop-down box for "Degree Program," select "Mechanical Engineering Admission - ADMIT-ME" and then select "Run Audit"
- Your audit report will now be displayed.
Interpreting the Admission DARS report
To decide how to proceed, review the message at the top of your DARS report. One of the following should apply:
All requirements identified below have been met or All requirements are complete using in-progress courses
You are ready to request approval for the Upper Division Program. Select "Print/Download" to display a printable version of your DARS report, and then use the relevant feature of your browser to print or save the report as a PDF.
You're making progress: at least 1 requirement remains unmet
If you have 6 or fewer required lower division courses that are outstanding, you may still be approved and placed on a customized plan to start upper division coursework. Review the items listed in the DARS report to confirm which requirements you have already satisfied, which ones are in progress, and which ones will be completed in a future term.
If the DARS report indicates that you have not satisfied either the "MCECS AL/SS requirement" or any other required class that you believe you have completed, contact your academic advisor. Requirements are not considered complete until they are reflected on DARS. Students may need to allow extra time for courses to appear on DARS if they are being transferred from another institution and are advised to monitor their previous institution's transfer process to ensure that the transfer occurs as quickly as possible.
If you need any help in understanding what requirements or steps are still needed, then contact your academic advisor.
Contact
If you have questions about the application process, contact mmedept@pdx.edu