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Minor in Mechanical Engineering
Offered by: Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Administered by: M&AE Associate Director for Undergraduate Affairs
Contact: M&AE Undergraduate Coordinator: 108 Upson Hall, 255.3573, np18@cornell.edu
Eligibility
Engineering undergraduates affiliated with the following Majors are eligible to participate in the Mechanical Engineering Minor: BE, ChemE, CE, CS, ECE, EnvE, EP, ISST, MS&E, ORE, and SES.
Students intending to earn a Minor in Mechanical Engineering should seek advice and pre-approval of their Minor academic program from the Associate Director for Undergraduate Affairs in Mechanical Engineering. Contact np18@cornell.edu, 108 Upson Hall before taking courses toward the Minor.
Educational Objectives
The primary educational objective of this Minor is to give students from outside M&AE the necessary skills and tools to interact technically with mechanical engineers on various multidisciplinary fronts. This Minor has the appearance of being very broad since it encompasses nearly all of the M&AE upper-division courses. However, the prerequisites of the upper-division courses will dictate, to a large extent, that a student concentrate in a subarea of mechanical engineering. Many upper-level M&AE courses have multiple prerequisites. A recommended strategy for designing a Minor is to select a few upper-level courses of interest and work backward from them to determine what courses will be needed as prerequisites or prerequisites of prerequisites. (Note: Instructors may waive certain prerequisites in some circumstances.) The prerequisite structure dictates that most curricula will focus either on fluids/thermal systems or mechanical systems/design courses.
Requirements
At least six (6) courses (≥18 credits) from among the following: M&AE courses at the 200+ level; ENGRD 202: Mechanics of Solids; and ENGRD 203: Dynamics.
Rules for Selecting Courses
The selection of courses must satisfy the following three requirements.
• At least two courses must be numbered above 300.
• At least one course must be either (i) numbered above 500 or (ii) numbered above 326 and have as its prerequisite ENGRD 202, ENGRD 203, or an M&AE course.
• Each course must be worth at least 3 credits.
All courses used to satisfy the ME Minor must be M&AE courses, ENGRD 202, or ENGRD 203. No substitutions will be accepted from other departments at Cornell or elsewhere. Transfer credit cannot be used to satisfy the ME Minor. M&AE 111: Naval Ship Systems, or M&AE 498: Teaching Experience in Mechanical Engineering, may not be used to satisfy the ME Minor. Applications for the ME Minor may be obtained in 108 Upson Hall.
Academic Standards
At least a grade of C– in each course in the Minor
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