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The major begins in the fall semester of 2025. There is an existing minor consisting of 6 courses.

The motivation behind the proposed inclusion of a Mechanical Engineering major at �鶹��ý�����stems from Pope St John Paul II Apostolic Constitution Ex Corde Ecclesiae, the need for more catholic professionals in this country, the desire to build a pipeline between our graduates and industry, and the leveraging of faculty expertise which promotes the moral and ethical scientific exploration of young minds.

The curriculum has been designed to meet ABET requirements. To receive ABET accreditation, the major must have one graduate of the program. According to the ABET timeline, a request for evaluation is then sent to ABET, which in our case is in January of 2030. For more detailed information on the ABET accreditation process, please visit:

The goal is to enroll 20 students per year. This will provide a good student-to-faculty ratio for the size of the university.

We are currently working to establish relationships with industry. Various companies have already expressed interest in working with �鶹��ý�����engineering, including Dialum and AECOM.

In this initial state of the program, we do not have Co-op rotational work experience. As the program develops, we will look further into this option.

The university is committed to the program and hiring of at least 4 mechanical engineering professors, each with a specific expertise in an area of mechanical engineering.

The Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam is not a requirement for graduation. We incentivize seniors to take the exam and will offer a review course for those interested. It is an optional course.

Physics, Calculus, or Precalculus are excellent choices. The major is heavily dependent on math and having an understanding of the fundamentals will be beneficial for the student.

There is a hands-on component to the program. We are in the process of acquiring machinery for a power lab which will allow students to machine a variety of components for their engineering courses. The equipment includes lathes, mills, CNC machines, 3D printers, and PCB printers. Instructional software includes National Instrument’s LabVIEW for data acquisition, SolidWorks (CAD), MultiSIM for electronic circuit simulation, and Matlab/Simulink for coding and system control analysis.