ME - Marine Engineering
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Curriculum
Marine Engineering Curriculum 2025-2026
Year 1 | Fall Semester | Credits | Minimum Grade | Requirement Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Engineering Systems & Safety | 3 | C- | Support | |
Vessel Familiarization & Basic Safety Training | 4 | C- | Support | |
Chemistry I | 3.5 |
| General Education | |
Precalculus with Trigonometry | 3 | C- | General Education | |
course or course or | Introduction to College Writing College Writing Advanced College Writing | 3 | C- | General Education |
Total Credits | 16.5 | |||
Winter Term | Credits | Minimum Grade | Requirement Type | |
Sea Term I | 6 | C- | Sea Term | |
Spring Term | Credits | Minimum Grade | Requirement Type | |
Auxiliary Machinery I | 3.5 | C- | Major | |
Writing About Literature | 3 | General Education | ||
Calculus I | 3 | C- | General Education | |
Chemistry II | 3.5 | General Education | ||
Western Civilization | 3 | General Education | ||
Total Credits | 16 | |||
Orientation STCW | 0 | STCW | ||
Mariner Credentialing I (CPR and VPDSD | 0 | STCW | ||
year 2 | Fall semester | Credits | Minimum Grade | Requirement Type |
Auxiliary Machinery II | 4 | C- | Major | |
Machine Tool Technology | 2 | C- | Major | |
Computer-Aided Design (CAD) | 1 | Major | ||
Calculus II | 3 | General Education | ||
Engineering Physics I | 3.5 | General Education | ||
American Government | 3 | General Education | ||
Total Credits | 16.5 | |||
winter term | credits | Minimum Grade | Requirement Type | |
Sea Term II: Marine Engineering | 6 | C- | Sea Term | |
Spring semester | Credits | minimum grade | requirement type | |
Internal Combustion Engines I | 4 | C- | Major | |
Mechanics | 3 | Major | ||
Differential Equations | 3 | General Education | ||
Engineering Physics II | 3.5 | General Education | ||
3 | General Education | |||
Total Credits | 16.5 | |||
Mariner Credentialing 2 (Lifeboatman and Exam) | 0 | STCW | ||
Year 3 | fall semester | credits | minimum grade | requirement type |
Electrical Machines | 3 | C- | Major | |
Electrical Machines Lab | 1 | C- | Major | |
Steam Generators | 3.5 | C- | Major | |
Strength of Materials | 3 | Major | ||
Strength of Materials Lab | 1 | General Education | ||
Engineering Physics III | 3 | Support | ||
Total Credits | 14.5 | |||
winter term | credits | minimum grade | requirement type | |
Commercial Sea Term: Marine Engineering | 6 | Sea Term | ||
Spring semester | credits | minimum grade | requirement type | |
Electronics | 3 | C- | Major | |
Electronics Lab | 1 | Major | ||
Thermodynamics | 3 | Major | ||
Steam & Gas Turbines | 4 | C- | Major | |
Operational Controls | 3 | Major | ||
Operational Controls Lab | 1 | C- | Major | |
3 | General Education | |||
Total Credits | 18 | |||
Mariner Credentialing 3 (Adv. Firefighting I) | 0 | STCW | ||
year 4 | fall semester | credits | minimum grade | requirement type |
Refrigeration | 2.5 | C- | Major | |
Fluid Mechanics | 3 | C- | Major | |
Internal Combustion Engines II | 4 | C- | Major | |
International Law & Legislative Compliance | 3 | C- | General Education | |
Free Elective I | 3 | Support | ||
Total Credits | 15.5 | |||
winter term | credits | minimum grade | requirement type | |
Sea Term IV: Marine Engineering | 6 | C- | Sea Term | |
Spring semester | credits | minimum grade | requirement type | |
Applied Naval Architecture for ME | 3 | C- | Major | |
License Seminar: Marine Engineering | 3 | Major | ||
3 | General Education | |||
3 | General Education | |||
Free Elective II | 3 | Support | ||
Total Credits | 15 | |||
Mariner Credentialing 4 (Adv. Firefighting II) | 0 | STCW | ||
Mariner Credentialing 5 (Med Care Provider) | 0 | STCW |