Degree Plan and Math Flowcharts
When a student declares their major in mechanical engineering, their requirements are tied to a catalog year. A student’s catalog year is the academic year they’ve declared and a student can check their catalog year in CIS. The requirements for the cognizant catalog years are below.
To determine your math placement up to Calculus 1, please refer to the Math Department website. The ALEKS assessment is the most comprehensive tool while measures like previous high school math, ACT and SAT scores can be helpful for a quick reference.
The Math Flowchart here explains the Traditional, Engineering, and Honors math path for mechanical engineers.
Students who attain major status in Fall 2024 or later will be on the new catalog which includes the new General Education Structure, the addition of an Ethics requirement, and additional lab classes for ME EN 2450 – Numerical Methods and ME EN 2650 – Manufacturing.
Students who started at the U between Fall 2023 and Summer 2024 will be able to keep their catalog, and can opt into the new General Education structure or keep the old General Education structure.
Students who started at the U prior to Fall 2023 will be allowed to opt in to the new General Education Structure, but only by updating to a new 2024-25 catalog. This will include the Ethics requirement, ME EN 2455 and ME EN 2655 labs*.
*ME EN 2455 and ME EN 2655 are projected to be offered starting Fall 2025. If a student on an earlier catalog is taking ME EN 2450 and/or 2650 prior to Fall 2025, they will not need the separate 2455 and 2655 classes.
If you need to access an older flowchart, please visit the advising page to speak with an advisor.
*Engineering Calculus only available at University of Utah (Engineering Calculus classes are geared towards engineering majors, whereas traditional Calculus classes may include students from many majors. The Engineering classes would be less theoretical and more applied towards engineering type problems).
**All flowcharts, including requirements and prerequisites, are subject to change and course availability is not guaranteed in any given semester. Students should consult catalog.utah.edu for current course prerequisites and not rely on the flowchart.