Marine Engineering Curriculum 2025-2026

Year 1	Fall Semester	Credits	Minimum Grade	Requirement Type

course	Engineering Systems & Safety	3	C-	Support
course	Vessel Familiarization & Basic Safety Training	4	C-	Support
course	Chemistry I	3.5		General Education
course	Precalculus with Trigonometry	3	C-	General Education
course or course or course	Introduction to College Writing College Writing Advanced College Writing	3	C-	General Education
	Total Credits	16.5

	Winter Term	Credits	Minimum Grade	Requirement Type
course	Sea Term I	6	C-	Sea Term

	Spring Term	Credits	Minimum Grade	Requirement Type
course	Auxiliary Machinery I	3.5	C-	Major
course	Writing About Literature	3		General Education
course	Calculus I	3	C-	General Education
course	Chemistry II	3.5		General Education
course	Western Civilization	3		General Education
	Total Credits	16
course	Orientation STCW	0		STCW
course	Mariner Credentialing I (CPR and VPDSD	0		STCW

year 2	Fall semester	Credits	Minimum Grade	Requirement Type
course	Auxiliary Machinery II	4	C-	Major
course	Machine Tool Technology	2	C-	Major
course	Computer-Aided Design (CAD)	1		Major
course	Calculus II	3		General Education
course	Engineering Physics I	3.5		General Education
course	American Government	3		General Education
	Total Credits	16.5

	winter term	credits	Minimum Grade	Requirement Type
course	Sea Term II: Marine Engineering	6	C-	Sea Term

	Spring semester	Credits	minimum grade	requirement type
course	Internal Combustion Engines I	4	C-	Major
course	Mechanics	3		Major
course	Differential Equations	3		General Education
course	Engineering Physics II	3.5		General Education
	Social Science Group I	3		General Education
	Total Credits	16.5
course	Mariner Credentialing 2 (Lifeboatman and Exam)	0		STCW

Year 3	fall semester	credits	minimum grade	requirement type
course	Electrical Machines	3	C-	Major
course	Electrical Machines Lab	1	C-	Major
course	Steam Generators	3.5	C-	Major
course	Strength of Materials	3		Major
course	Strength of Materials Lab	1		General Education
course	Engineering Physics III	3		Support
	Total Credits	14.5

	winter term	credits	minimum grade	requirement type
course	Commercial Sea Term: Marine Engineering	6		Sea Term

	Spring semester	credits	minimum grade	requirement type
course	Electronics	3	C-	Major
course	Electronics Lab	1		Major
course	Thermodynamics	3		Major
course	Steam & Gas Turbines	4	C-	Major
course	Operational Controls	3		Major
course	Operational Controls Lab	1	C-	Major
	Humanities Group I	3		General Education
	Total Credits	18
course	Mariner Credentialing 3 (Adv. Firefighting I)	0		STCW

year 4	fall semester	credits	minimum grade	requirement type
course	Refrigeration	2.5	C-	Major
course	Fluid Mechanics	3	C-	Major
course	Internal Combustion Engines II	4	C-	Major
course	International Law & Legislative Compliance	3	C-	General Education
	Free Elective I	3		Support
	Total Credits	15.5

	winter term	credits	minimum grade	requirement type
course	Sea Term IV: Marine Engineering	6	C-	Sea Term

	Spring semester	credits	minimum grade	requirement type
course	Applied Naval Architecture for ME	3	C-	Major
course	License Seminar: Marine Engineering	3		Major
	Humanities Group I or II	3		General Education
	Social Science Group III	3		General Education
	Free Elective II	3		Support
	Total Credits	15
course	Mariner Credentialing 4 (Adv. Firefighting II)	0		STCW
course	Mariner Credentialing 5 (Med Care Provider)	0		STCW

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