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Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Concentration, B.S.


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Total number of hours for the program: 126

The B.S.E. degree with a Mechanical Engineering concentration is a general engineering degree program. All courses in the degree program are offered on the Cullowhee campus.

Liberal Studies


42 semester hours

Note: Four courses (12 credits) required for this program also meet Liberal Studies requirements: ENGR 199, MATH 153, CHEM 139, PHYS 230. Students must be aware that if these courses are not taken to meet Liberal Studies requirements, they will still need to be completed for the BS Engineering degree.

See Liberal Studies Program Requirements  for list of Liberal Studies courses.

Major Requirements


The major requires 96 hours, 12 of which also meet the Liberal Studies requirements (ENGR 199, MATH 153, CHEM 139, and PHYS 230), as follows:

Additional Requirements


To graduate with a BS Engineering degree, all students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.2 or higher for all courses in the major taken at Western Carolina University.

Additional Information


Visit the department’s website at http://www.wcu.edu/WebFiles/PDFs/Kimmel_School_BSEME_8SemesterPlan_5-27-13.pdf to view the 8 semester curricular guide.

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