Nov 23, 2025  
Rensselaer Catalog 2025-2026 
    
Rensselaer Catalog 2025-2026

Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering, B.S.


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First Year


Fall


Spring


Second Year


Third Year


ARCH Summer Semester


Fourth Year


Spring


Footnotes


1 These required courses may be taken in any order in the academic year shown (or in a previous year) given the pre-requisites are met.

2 Choice of ENGR 1200  , ENGR 1400 , or CIVL 1200 ; ENGR 1200  is preferred for Mechanical Engineers.

3 The five HASS Electives may be taken in any semester; it is recommended to schedule one in each of the first two semesters and one in the Arch Summer.  Students should take a HASS Inquiry course during their first year; for a listing of HASS Inquiry courses go to https://info.rpi.edu/hass-inquiry.  Students should take a HASS Communications Intensive course during their first three semesters; refer to the link “Communications Intensive (CI) Requirement” on the Registrar’s “Academic Planning” web page.

4 While not required, ME+NE dual major students are encouraged to also take the 1-credit MANE 1100  in the first year.

5 Choose from MANE 2220  or ENGR 2050 ; both have Professional Development I embedded in them.

6 These courses are options that may be taken in the Arch Summer semester (if the summer schedule permits).

7 These laboratory courses may be taken any semester in the junior or senior year, provided all prerequisites have been completed.

8 These three required nuclear engineering courses – MANE 4400 , MANE 4470 , and MANE 4480  – are offered only in the fall semester.  Students who do not participate in the Arch summer semester would typically move the scheduled Arch summer courses to junior year fall and the scheduled junior year fall courses to junior year spring, except that these three courses must be scheduled for a fall semester and after their prerequisites are completed.

9 Choose from MANE 4350  , ENGR 2300  , and ECSE 2010 .

10 For a list of courses that satisfy the PD II requirement refer to the link “Professional Development II Courses” on the Registrar’s “Academic Planning” web page.  PD II is not a prerequisite for PD III; nor is PD I a prerequisite for PD II.

11 Choose from MANE 4440  , MANE 4430 ,  or MANE-496X LINAC Lab

12 The Computation Elective must be chosen from the following list of courses:  MANE 4240 , MANE 4140 , MANE 4280 , or MTLE 4500 .  The Computation Elective may not be taken on a Pass/No Credit basis.

13 Choose from the two-semester (fall-spring) MANE 4380  and MANE 4390  sequence, or the one-semester MANE 4260 , MANE 4220  (which is 4 credits and has ENGR 4010  embedded in it), MANE 4230 , MANE 4250 , or MANE 4210  , provided all prerequisites have been completed.

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