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Mechanical Engineering

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The Department of Mechanical Engineering is one of the largest academic departments in South Carolina and a significant source of engineering graduates for the state and the nation. We prepare our students to become technical leaders who can function as valuable, productive, and responsible members of society.

Information on admission requirements, financial assistance, and academic policies and procedures as a student in ME can be found in the catalog and handbook.

ABET Accreditation

The Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the General Criteria and the Mechanical and Similarly Named Engineering Programs Program Criteria. View below to learn about the Program Educational Objectives and Student Outcomes.

Enrollment and Graduation Data

  • Program Educational Objectives
    Within a few years after graduation, our graduates are:
    • making meaningful contributions to their industry and the engineering profession;
    • successfully taking on increased responsibilities, demonstrating leadership, and exhibiting good citizenship through service, mentoring, and effective collaboration;
    • using fundamental principles to provide and communicate innovative and practical solutions for technical, environmental, health, business, and/or social challenges; and
    • engaging in advanced study or continuing to develop their engineering skills while progressing in their careers.

    Achievement of PEOs is based on student outcomes (SOs) that are adopted from ABET Criterion 3. SOs describe what students are expected to know and be able to do by the time of graduation. These relate to the knowledge, skills, and behaviors that students acquire as they progress through the program.

  • Student Outcomes

    Upon graduation, the students will have obtained:

    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.
Apply to ME Program

The Department of Mechanical Engineering is one of the largest academic departments in South Carolina and a significant source of engineering graduates for the state and the nation. We prepare our students to become technical leaders who can function as valuable, productive, and responsible members of society.

Information on admission requirements, financial assistance, and academic policies and procedures as a student in ME can be found in the catalog and handbook.