BS Mechanical Engineering at University of Utah

Entry requirements

Programme admission (University of Utah, undergraduate): Major Status Students who indicate Mechanical Engineering as their major on their University of Utah admissions application are granted Major Status in Mechanical Engineering upon admission to the University. Students with a different major declared who want to change their major to Mechanical Engineering must: Have a cumulative University of Utah GPA of 2.500 or higher Have a cumulative transfer GPA of 2.500 or higher Have a grade of C or better in all attempted Engineering, Math, and Science courses Schedule a meeting with an ME Academic Advisor to initiate the change Students who have previously been dismissed from the major can only regain ME Major Status if they are readmitted to the major via the process outlined on the department website: https://www.mech.utah.edu/academics/undergraduate/. For all students with ME Major Status, catalog year will be updated according to the first semester that an ME EN course (excluding ME EN 1020) was completed for a letter grade after receiving ME Major Status. Enrollment Requirements In order to enroll in ME EN courses, a student must satisfy all of the following requirements: ME Major Status All course requisites met NOT in "ME Advising Hold" Student Group Additionally, in order to enroll in ME EN courses numbered higher than ME EN 2010 Statics, a student must be in the "ME EN 2-5XXX Eligible" Student Group. ME EN 2-5XXX Eligible Student Group Students with ME Major Status will be added to the “ME EN 2-5XXX Eligible” Student Group when they: (1) enroll in ME EN 1000 or ME EN 1010 - OR - (2) matriculate at the University of Utah as a transfer student with ME EN 1000 and ME EN 1010 already completed if they satisfy one of the following: Less than 30 college credits completed after high school Weighted cumulative and major GPA of 3.0 or higher AND no failed major courses Approved by ME Academic Standards Committee after providing additional information via an online form Students who submit the online form but are not approved by the ME Academic Standards Committee will NOT be added to the “ME EN 2-5XXX Eligible” Student Group. These students may ask to be re-evaluated for a future semester. Students who are dismissed from the ME Undergraduate Program (for example, through the department’s Academic Standards process or for academic misconduct) will be removed from the “ME EN 2-5XXX Eligible” Student Group and added to the "ME Advising Hold" Student Group. They may also lose ME Major Status. ME Advising Hold Student Group The table below explains when students will be added to the “ME Advising Hold” Student Group and how they can be removed from the group. Reason added to Group How to be Removed from Group Did not satisfy departmental advising requirements (for example, Academic Standards advising or mandatory transfer advising). Satisfy advising requirements Did not enroll in any ME EN courses during a Fall or Spring semester (and are not on a Leave of Absence from the University). Meet with an ME advisor Discontinued by the University for non-enrollment Be readmitted to the University of Utah, meet with an ME advisor Switched to a different major Satisfy requirements for ME Major Status, meet with an ME advisor Dismissed from the ME Undergraduate Program (for example, through the department’s Academic Standards process) Be readmitted to the major via the process outlined on the department website: https://www.mech.utah.edu/academics/undergraduate/ Suspended from the University Satisfy all requirements for returning from University Suspension