Course sequences for Mechanical Engineering
Engineering students must follow the approved course sequence for their program to ensure graduation after four years (8 terms) of study. Registering for the sections for your program means no time conflicts or problems with your courses.
All students in engineering programs must complete all 200-level courses in their programs prior to commencing courses at the 400-level.
Students must choose technical electives from the approved list in the Undergraduate Calendar. Topics offered in these courses change over time to ensure your program curriculum remains relevant. Some technical electives may not be offered in a given academic year.
Capstone Design Project courses (INDU, MECH, and AERO 490) extends over two academic terms.
Mechanical Engineering Course Sequences
Effective May 2017, MECH 490 has been moved to the Mechanical Engineering Core and the Options are being removed from the program. Instead, students must now complete their required number of technical elective credits from the following six areas:
- Aerospace
- Design and Manufacturing
- Systems and Mechatronics
- Thermo-Fluids and Propulsion
- Vehicle Systems
- Stress Analysis
As a transition measure, students graduating after May 2017, but no later than May 2020, will have the choice to register to an Option (as per the Undergraduate Calendar 2016-2017) or the new No-Option program which can be found in the current Undergraduate Calendar.
In any of the above cases, an Option Selection Form must be submitted to your Department.
Please note: If you select to take one of the Options from the 2016-2017 Calendar, you will register in MECH 490 (not MECH 490A, B, or C) but you will have to indicate your Option when you begin the Capstone Project selection process and submit your Letter of Intent for MECH 490.
Do you need to re-sequence?
You can go off the recommended sequence when:
- You must repeat a course
- You wish to take summer courses
- You would like to reduce your course load (full-time status implies 12cr per term)
- You need to go part-time
- You did not secure a work-term (Co-op)
Please note that going off sequence may cause you to run into scheduling conflicts in the future.
We strongly recommend that you redesign your course plan by using our Program Planning Template (5yr).
When building your new course plan, please pay attention to course pre-requisites and co-requisites requirements. For your convenience, our updated sequences include a table on the second page displaying the pre-requisites, co-requisites and term offerings specific to your program.
For additional details, you can also review the complete list of MIAE course offerings and use the class search to view course term availability. You can view detailed course descriptions, including pre-requisite and co-requisite requirements in the Undergraduate Calendar.
NOTE: Co-op students must submit a Change of Sequence request form (available through COMPASS) if the sequence modifications result in a change of work-term placement.
If you choose to go off sequence, create a revised sequence and then meet with us to verify your plan!
