Oct 03, 2024  
2024-2025 Academic Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Academic Catalog

Mechanical Engineering, BS


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Contact Information

Dr. Pierre Larochelle
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Civil Mechanical Building Room 129
(605) 394-2401
E-mail: Pierre.Larochelle@sdsmt.edu

Department Website

Students are responsible for checking with their advisors for any program modifications that may occur after the publication of this catalog.

The Mechanical Engineering (BS) program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the commission’s General Criteria and Program Criteria for Mechanical and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.

ME Flowchart       

Curriculum Checklist


Freshman Year


First Semester


Total: 16

Second Semester


Total: 18

Sophomore Year


Junior Year


Senior Year


First Semester


Total: 15

Second Semester


Total: 15

Total credits: 130


Notes:


1 Fulfills General Education requirement. Students should consult the “General Education Requirements ” section of this catalog for a complete listing of all general education requirements.

2 Select thirteen credits of 400-level courses with the ME prefix. Must include a co-requisite lab for either one or zero credits. Up to three credits out of the 13 total may include:

  • CO-OP  upon approved of the Department CO-OP Coordinator and academic advisor
  • ME 500- or 600- level courses for students on the accelerated graduate path
  • ROTC upon commission as an Officer in the U.S. Army
  • Technical Elective (any 3XX/4XX engineering, math, or science course), subject to approval of the academic advisor and the department head
  • EPICS (1 credit of GE 283 GE 483 STS 283 , or STS 483  and 2 credits of GE 284  ,GE 484 STS 284 , or STS 484 ) upon approval of the academic advisor

Objectives and Outcomes


Program Educational Objectives:

  1. Effectively lead or manage engineering analyses.
  2. Effectively lead or manage multidisciplinary engineering teams

Student Outcomes:

  1. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics
  2. an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors
  3. an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences
  4. an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts
  5. an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives
  6. an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions
  7. an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.

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