University Requirements

Completion of Minimum University Requirements for an Undergraduate Baccalaureate Degree .

• Minimum 120 credits and minimum GPA of 2.0
• Completion of 45 upper-level credits, the residence requirement, the Writing Intensive requirement, and the General Education requirement

Admission to the Program

First-year students who declare an interest in Mechanical Engineering at the time of the application are admitted to the university as Pre-Mechanical Engineering students.  Full admission to the Mechanical Engineering, B.S. is granted upon completion of the gateway courses and upon previous transcript review (if applicable). Transfer students are reviewed for eligibility at the point of application. Those eligible are admitted to the major upon completion of Gateway courses and one semester at UMBC.

Additional information for incoming first year students and information for transfer students is available on the COEIT advising website.

Major Requirements

• Students complete the Mechanical Engineering, B.S. by fulfilling all major course requirements and all General Education and university requirements.
• Minimum grade of ‘C’ in courses applied to the major except where otherwise indicated.
• Mechanical Engineering students must complete a minimum of 24 credits of ENME courses with a grade of ‘C’ or better at UMBC
• Mechanical Engineering  does not support petitions to repeat required lower-level (100- and 200-level) courses for the purpose of continuing in the major. More information about the repeat policy is available on the Academic Policies page.

Course Requirements

Four-Year Academic Pathways

The Four-Year Academic Pathways webpage offers helpful sample pathways for students eager to explore their academic options and stay on track for a four-year graduation. These pathways provide a starting point for students to plan how to complete their degree in four years. However, it’s important to remember that these are just samples. In consultation with their academic advisor, each student will create an individualized degree plan that reflects their unique academic background, interests, and career goals.

Students must develop their personalized degree plan by the time they’ve earned 45 credits and regularly update it with their advisor as their goals and academic journey evolve. This approach ensures that students make thoughtful, strategic choices that set them up for success throughout their time at UMBC.

Accelerated Bachelor’s/Master’s Programs

Qualified students may apply to an accelerated program, which allows them to take graduate courses as undergraduate students and later apply those courses to master’s degrees. A student may apply to participate in an accelerated program even if the desired graduate program is in a department other than the one in which they are majoring. More information is available from the Accelerated Program page of the Graduate School website.