Degree Requirements
This page outlines degree requirements to graduate with a Bachelor's of Science in Mechanical Engineering at CU Boulder. Questions about graduation requirements can be directed to an academic advisor. Please fill out the enrollment help form for quick assistance if you have issues enrolling in an MCEN course.
Requirements to complete a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering degree are outlined in the CU Boulder catalog.
Listed below, these PDF sample plans illustrate a couple examples of what a student’s course sequence may look like. Upon admittance to the major, each ME student works closely with an academic advisor to build a personalized degree plan based on timing, applicable transfer credits, and various ways students can customize their degree to incorporate their interests and academic goals. Examples of personalized experiences can include completing a minor, studying abroad, and pursuing a Bachelor's-Accelerated Master's program.
The minimum passing grade for a prerequisite or co-requisite course within the mechanical engineering curriculum is a C-. This includes courses completed outside the department (APPM, PHYS, etc.). The minimum passing grade for standalone classes (humanities & social sciences, math/science foundations) is a D-. Per the College's Academic Expectations and Policies, if the minimum required grade in a prerequisite course is not achieved, the student is required to repeat the course until the minimum acceptable grade has been earned (maximum of 3 graded attempts total to master the subject content at the required level). If a student takes the advanced (post-requisite) course, it does not remove the obligation to meet the prerequisite course minimum grade requirement, even if the grade earned in the advanced course is acceptable.
Additionally, students need to have a cumulative and major GPA of at least 2.00 in order to graduate from the College of Engineering and Applied Science.
No longer required for any ME student after Spring 2026