Mechanical Engineering

Website: mech.utah.edu/academics/undergraduate

Rio Tinto Kennecott Mechanical Engineering Building (MEK), Rm 1550

Undergraduate Advising: https://www.mech.utah.edu/academics/undergraduate/undergraduate-advising/

Combined BS and MS Mechanical Engineering

Students must fill out a BS/MS pre-screening form and meet with a grad advisor to be screened for the combined B.S./M.S. program one year prior to the completion of all course work for the B.S. in Mechanical Engineering degree.

After meeting the screening requirements for the program, some graduate course work and research (if completing the thesis option) is undertaken during the last year in the B.S. program. Two of the four required technical electives for the undergraduate program are taken at the graduate level (6000-level and above) and an additional two graduate-level courses may be taken during the undergraduate program (that are not counting towards the four required technical electives) and applied towards the graduate degree. Both the B.S. and M.S. degrees are awarded upon completion of all M.S. degree requirements, which is expected to be approximately 12 months after the completion of all B.S. degree requirements.

Full Major Status: Students enrolled in Calculus I or higher may enroll in ME EN 1000 without Full Major Status in Mechanical Engineering. Students must have Full Major Status in order to take most other ME EN courses.

Students admitted to the University of Utah with no college credits completed after high school are granted Full Major Status in one of the following ways:

• During the first or second semester at the University of Utah:

  • Enrolling in MATH 1210/1310 Calculus I or higher and ME EN 1000 (major status will be changed prior to the census date of the ME EN 1000 enrollment semester).

• After completing two or more semesters at the University of Utah:

• Enrolling in MATH 1210/ 1310 Calculus I and ME EN 1000 AND having a cumulative U of U GPA of 3.0 or higher (major status will be changed prior to the census date of the ME EN 1000 enrollment semester). (Failing a required major course two or more times or taking classes at another institution after matriculating at the U of U may disqualify you from this option.)

• Being admitted to the major based on information provided via an online application (required with a cumulative U of U GPA below a 3.0). Contact an academic advisor to verify that you need to apply and to obtain the link to the admission application.

Transfer Student Admission: Incoming transfer students with 30 or more transfer credits completed after high school who indicate Pre-Mechanical Engineering as their intended major on their University of Utah application will be evaluated for admission to the Mechanical Engineering major based on the information provided to the University of Utah Office of Admissions. Additional information may be requested before a decision is made. Admissions decisions should be received via an email from the Mechanical Engineering Department 2-3 weeks after being admitted to the University of Utah. Transfer students admitted to the Mechanical Engineering major will be granted Full Major Status upon acceptance of the admission offer.

Incoming transfer students with less than 30 credits completed after high school will be granted Full Major status upon enrolling in MATH 1210/1310 Calculus I or higher and ME EN 1000 during the first semester at the U of U (major status will be changed prior to the census date of the ME EN 1000 enrollment semester).

All transfer students who decide to pursue a degree in Mechanical Engineering after transferring to the U of U will need to complete the online admission application. Contact an academic advisor to verify that you need to apply and to obtain the link to the admission application.

https://advising.utah.edu/majors/quick-look/mechanical-engineering.php