The freshman year in Engineering is designed to lay a strong foundation in Mathematics, Physical Sciences and the Engineering Sciences upon which the student later will develop a professional program during the sophomore, junior and senior years. Students applying for admission to UMBC should take the mathematics placement test early enough so, if necessary, MATH 150 - Precalculus Mathematics  could be taken in the summer preceding the first regular semester. The placement test is administered by the Learning Resources Center (LRC), and students should make arrangements with them for the test. The LRC’s Placement testing website is http://www.umbc.edu/lrc/placement_test.htm and their email is placement@umbc.edu. The test measures the student’s preparation for MATH 151 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry I . Students who are not prepared to schedule MATH 151  are advised to schedule MATH 150  in the Summer session before the Fall (first) semester. At the beginning of the sophomore year, the student selects a primary field of engineering specialty. At UMBC, courses through the senior year are available in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Computer Engineering. The science elective can be selected from any course, at the 300 level or higher, in Biology, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or any Engineering field except Mechanical Engineering. A list of pre-approved science/technical electives is posted and made available to students through their Degree Audit. A Mechanical Engineering elective at the 400 level or above may be substituted for the science elective. The other technical electives must be 400-level Mechanical Engineering courses, one of which must be a design course.

Outlined below are the program requirements leading to the B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and a recommended four year program of study for mechanical engineering majors.