Why the catalog year matters
Your catalog year is the year you started at SDSU, and it decides which rules apply to your degree, not the current semester's course list. A class that is offered this term may not count toward your requirements, and one that counts for a newer catalog year may not be on an older list at all. Always check the requirements for your own catalog year, not the newest one.
Emphasis in Bioengineering
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General Education
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Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement
Major
- M E 304 - Mechanics of Materials
- M E 314 - Engineering Design: Mechanical Components
- M E 330 - Mechatronics Laboratory
- M E 340 - Introduction to Manufacturing Engineering
- M E 350 - Thermodynamics
- M E 360 - Fluids Engineering
- M E 430 - Automatic Control Systems
- M E 452 - Principles of Heat Transfer
- M E 490W - Engineering Design: Senior Project
- M E 491 - Engineering Design: Senior Project
- A E 341 - Fluid Mechanics Laboratory
- BIOL 336 - Principles of Human Physiology
- BIOL 436 - Human Physiology Laboratory
Mechanical Engineering, B.S. (2025-2026) - Roadmap
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Note
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Preparation for the Major
48 units- M E 190 - Computer-Aided Design
- M E 200 - Statics
- A E 200 - Statics
- M E 202 - Computer Programming and Applications
- M E 220 - Dynamics
- A E 220 - Dynamics
- M E 230 - Basics of Mechatronics
- M E 240 - Introduction to Engineering Materials
- M E 241 - Materials Laboratory
- A E 280 - Methods of Analysis
- BIOL 203 - Principles of Cell and Molecular Biology
- CHEM 202 - General Chemistry for Engineers
- CHEM 200 - General Chemistry
- MATH 150 - Calculus I
- MATH 151 - Calculus II
- MATH 252 - Calculus III
- PHYS 195 - Principles of Physics
- PHYS 195L - Principles of Physics Laboratory
- PHYS 196 - Principles of Physics
- PHYS 196L - Principles of Physics Laboratory
This checklist reflects San Diego State's published catalog for 2025-26 and may not capture every substitution, waiver, or advisor-approved exception. Confirm anything that affects graduation with your own advisor or degree audit.