Program Overview

University Programs

The university offers a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs.

Undergraduate Programs

• Accounting (BBA)
• Analytical Finance Minor
• Applied Mathematics (BS)
• Applied Mathematics Minor
• Art (BA)
• Art (BFA)
• Art History Minor
• Art Minor
• Asian History Minor
• Biochemistry (BS)
• Biology (BA)
• Biology (BS)
• Biology Minor
• Biomedical Engineering (BS)
• Broadcast and Electronic Media Studies Minor
• Broadcast Journalism Minor
• Business Administration (BBA)
• Business for Engineering Technologies Minor
• Catholic Studies Minor
• Chemistry (BA)
• Chemistry (BS)
• Chemistry Minor
• Civil Engineering (BS)
• Classical Civilizations (BA)
• Classical Civilizations Minor
• Communication Studies (BA)
• Communication Studies Minor
• Community, Culture, and Language (BEd)
• Computer Engineering (BS)
• Computer Science (BA)
• Computer Science (BS)
• Computer Science Minor
• Conducting Minor
• Criminology (BA)
• Criminology Minor
• Critical Race and Ethnic Studies Minor
• Cybersecurity (BS)
• Dance (BA)
• Dance Minor
• Data Science (BS)
• Data Science Minor
• Digital Marketing Minor
• Digital Media Production (BA)
• Economics (BA)
• Economics (BS)
• Economics Minor
• Education Specialist in School Psychology (EdSp) Post Baccalaureate
• Electrical Engineering (BS)
• Engineering Management (BS)
• English (BA)
• English Minor
• Entrepreneurship and Innovation Minor
• Environmental Science (BS)
• Environmental Studies (BA)
• Environmental Studies Minor
• Film Studies Minor
• French (BA)
• French Minor
• General Business Minor
• German Minor
• Graduate Certificate in Change Leadership (Certificate)
• Graduate Certificate in College Teaching of Communication (Certificate)
• Graduate Certificate in Leadership in the AI Revolution (Certificate)
• Graduate Certificate in Servant Leadership (Certificate)
• Graduate Certificate in Social Media Management (Certificate)
• Graduate Certificate in Strategic Communication and Public Relations (Certificate)
• Graduate Certificate in Transmission and Distribution Engineering (Certificate)
• Health Equity Minor
• History (BA)
• History Minor
• History of Race and Ethnic Communities Minor
• Hogan Entrepreneurial Leadership Minor
• Human Physiology (BS)
• Human Resource Management Minor
• Interdisciplinary Arts Minor
• International Studies (BA)
• Italian Minor
• Italian Studies (BA)
• Italian Studies Minor
• Jazz Performance Minor
• Journalism (BA)
• Journalism Minor
• Kinesiology (BEd)
• Latin American History Minor
• Law (JD)
• Leadership Studies Minor
• Management Information Systems Minor
• Master in Teaching in Elementary Education (MT)
• Master in Teaching in Secondary Education (MT)
• Master of Accountancy (MAcc)
• Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (MA)
• Master of Arts in Communication and Leadership Studies (MA)
• Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Counseling (MA)
• Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership (MA)
• Master of Arts in Philosophy (MA)
• Master of Arts in School Counseling (MA)
• Master of Arts in Sport and Athletic Administration (MA)
• Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (MA)
• Master of Arts in Theology and Leadership (MA)
• Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• Master of Business Administration in American Indian Entrepreneurship (MBA.AIE)
• Master of Counselling (MA)
• Master of Education in Educational Leadership (MEd) (Online)
• Master of Engineering in Transmission and Distribution Engineering (ME)
• Master of Engineering Management (ME)
• Master of Public Health (MPH)
• Master of Science Business Analytics (MS)
• Master of Science in Cybersecurity (MS)
• Master of Science in Data Science (MS)
• Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) in Family Nurse Practitioner
• Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) in Psychiatric-Mental Health
• Master of Science in Nursing (RN to MSN) in Family Nurse Practitioner
• Master of Science in Nursing (RN to MSN) in Psychiatric-Mental Health
• Master of Science in Taxation (MS)
• Mathematics (BA)
• Mathematics (BS)
• Mathematics Minor
• Mechanical Engineering (BS)
• Music (BA)
• Music Education (BA)
• Music Minor
• Music Theatre Minor
• Native American Studies Minor
• Neuroscience (BS)
• Nursing (BSN)
• Philosophy (BA)
• Philosophy Minor
• Physics (BA)
• Physics (BS)
• Physics Minor
• Political Science (BA)
• Political Science Minor
• Principal Certification (Certificate)
• Promotion Minor
• Psychology (BA)
• Psychology Minor
• Public Health (BA)
• Public Health Minor
• Public Relations (BA)
• Public Relations Minor
• Religious Studies (BA)
• Religious Studies Minor
• Robotics Minor
• Second Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) Degree in Family Nurse Practitioner
• Second Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) Degree in Nursing Leadership in Healthcare
• Second Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) Degree in Psychiatric-Mental Health
• Sociology (BA)
• Sociology Minor
• Software Application Development Minor
• Solidarity and Social Justice Minor
• Spanish (BA)
• Spanish Minor
• Special Education (BEd)
• Special Education Minor
• Sport Management (BEd)
• Sport Management Minor
• Statistics Minor
• Sustainable Business Minor
• Theatre Arts (BA)
• Theatre Arts Minor
• Visual Literacy Minor
• Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (BA)
• Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Minor

Mechanical Engineering (BS)

Program Requirements

The Mechanical Engineering program requires a total of 132 hours.

• First Year:
  • Fall:
    • CHEM 101 General Chemistry I (3 hours)
    • CHEM 101L General Chemistry I Lab (1 hour)
    • DEPT 193 FYS (3 hours)
    • MATH 157 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (4 hours)
    • COMM 100 Communication and Speech (3 hours)
    • PHIL 101 Reasoning (3 hours)
  • Spring:
    • MATH 258 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II (4 hours)
    • PHYS 121 Physics I (4 hours)
    • PHYS 121L Physics I Lab (1 hour)
    • MENG 291 Introduction to Mechanical Engineering Design (2 hours)
    • MENG 291L Introduction to Mechanical Engineering Design Lab (1 hour)
    • ENGL 101 Writing (3 hours)
    • PHIL 201 Philosophy of Human Nature (3 hours)
• Second Year:
  • Fall:
    • ENSC 205 Statics (3 hours)
    • MENG 221 Materials Engineering (3 hours)
    • MATH 259 Calculus and Analytic Geometry III (4 hours)
    • PHYS 122 Physics II (4 hours)
    • PHYS 122L Physics II Lab (1 hour)
    • ENSC 201 Programming for Engineers (3 hours)
  • Spring:
    • ENSC 301 Mechanics of Materials I (3 hours)
    • ENSC 306 Dynamics (3 hours)
    • MATH 260 Ordinary Differential Equation (3 hours)
    • MATH 321 Statistics for Experimentalist (3 hours)
    • Ethics core requirement (3 hours)
    • RELI XXX World or Comparative Religion (3 hours)
• Third Year:
  • Fall:
    • MENG 321 Thermodynamics I (3 hours)
    • MENG 327 Mechatronics and Mechatronics Lab (4 hours)
    • ENSC 371 Advanced Engineering Math (3 hours)
    • ENSC 352 Fluid Mechanics (3 hours)
    • ENSC 300 Engineering Economics 1 (1 hour)
    • RELI XXX Christianity and Catholic Traditions (3 hours)
  • Spring:
    • ENSC 244 Computer Methods for Engineers (3 hours)
    • MENG 322 Thermodynamics II (2 hours)
    • MENG 330 Machine Design (3 hours)
    • MENG 341 Heat Transfer (3 hours)
    • MENG 301 Manufacturing Processes (2 hours)
    • MENG 362L Thermal-Fluids Lab (1 hour)
    • MENG 301L Manufacturing Processes Lab (1 hour)
• Fourth Year:
  • Fall:
    • ENSC 491 Senior Design Project I (2 hours)
    • MENG 461 System Dynamics and Control (3 hours)
    • Technical Elective (3 hours)
    • Technical Elective (3 hours)
    • 1st Core Broadening Requirement (3 hours)
  • Spring:
    • ENSC 400 Foundations of Engineering Exam 2 (0 hours)
    • ENSC 492 Senior Design Project II (3 hours)
    • Technical Elective (3 hours)
    • Technical Elective (3 hours)
    • DEPT 432 CIS (3 hours)
    • 2nd Core Broadening Requirement (3 hours)

Technical Electives

Technical electives must be selected from the following list:

• CENG 301 Structural Analysis I (3 hours)
• CENG 422 Structural Systems Design (3 hours)
• EENG 412 Digital Control Systems (3 hours)
• ENSC 481 Special Topics in Engineering (Design for Human Body) (1-6 hours)
• ENSC 485 Special Topics in Engineering (Compliant Mechanisms) (1-6 hours)
• ENSC 488 Special Topics in Engineering (Advanced Fluid Dynamics) (1-6 hours)
• MENG 435 Applications in Vibrations (3 hours)
• MENG 442 Advanced Heat Transfer (3 hours)
• MENG 443 Combustion (3 hours)
• MENG 445 Heating Vent and Air Condition (3 hours)
• MENG 446 Energy Auditing (3 hours)
• MENG 447 Advanced Energy Systems (3 hours)
• MENG 451 Computational Dynamics (3 hours)
• MENG 456 Design for Manufacturing (3 hours)
• MENG 465 Introduction to Finite Element (3 hours)
• MENG 467 Design with Polymers and Composites (3 hours)
• MENG 468 Biomaterials and Biomechanical Engineering (3 hours)
• MENG 477 Materials Selection for Design (3 hours)
• MENG 478 Vehicle Dynamics (3 hours)
• MENG 479 Tribology (3 hours)
• PHYS 323 Statistical Mechanics (3 hours)
• PHYS 452 Optics (3 hours)
• PHYS 456 Biophysical Systems and Modeling (3 hours)
• PHYS 453 Solid State Physics (3 hours)

University Core

The University Core Curriculum consists of 45 credits of coursework and is designed to complete the education of undergraduate students in areas considered essential for a Catholic, Jesuit, liberal, and humanistic education.

Year 1 Theme and Question

• First-Year Seminar (DEPT 193, 3 credits)
• Writing (ENGL 101 Writing, 3 credits)
• Reasoning (PHIL 101 Reasoning, 3 credits)
• Communication & Speech (COMM 100 Communication and Speech, 3 credits)
• Scientific Inquiry (BIOL 104 Scientific Inquiry/BIOL 104L Scientific Inquiry Lab, CHEM 104 Scientific Inquiry/CHEM 104L Scientific Inquiry Lab, or PHYS 104 Scientific Inquiry/, 3 credits)
• Mathematics (above Math 100, 3 credits)

Year 2 Theme and Question

• Philosophy of Human Nature (PHIL 201 Philosophy of Human Nature, 3 credits)
• Christianity and Catholic Traditions (RELI, 3 credits)

Year 3 Theme and Question

• Ethics (PHIL 301 Ethics or RELI, 3 credits)
• World/Comparative Religion (RELI, 3 credits)

Year 4 Theme and Question

• Core Integration Seminar (DEPT 432, 3 credits)

The Broadening Courses

• Fine Arts & Design (VART, MUSC, THEA, 3 credits)
• History (HIST, 3 credits)
• Literature (3 credits)
• Social & Behavioral Sciences (3 credits)

The Designations

• Writing Enriched (WE; 3 courses meeting this designation)
• Global-Studies (GS; 2 courses meeting this designation)
• Social-Justice (SJ; 1 course meeting this designation)

Honors Program Requirements

To complete the Honors degree, students must take the following courses:

• HONS 100 Multi-modal Communications (3 credits)
• PHIL 101 Reasoning (3 credits)
• HONS 193 FYS (3 credits)
• HONS 432 CIS (3 credits)
• HONS 499 Honors Senior Project (3 credits)
• Select five of the following courses (15-16 credits):
  • HONS 104 Science Inquiry and Science Inquiry Lab
  • HONS 201 Honors Human Nature
  • HONS 217 Honors Special Topics: Mathematics
  • HONS 220 Honors Christian Catholic Traditions
  • HONS 221 Honor World or Global Religion
  • HONS 241 Foundations of the West
  • HONS 243 Asian&PacificIslanderAmerHist
  • HONS 247 Honors Special Topics in History
  • HONS 267 Honors Special Topics in Art
  • HONS 287 Honors Special Topics in Literature
  • HONS 301 Honors Ethics
  • HONS 290 Honors Colloquium 2 (3 credits)
  • HONS 390 Honors Colloquium 2 (3 credits)

To remain an Honors student in good standing, a student must:

1. Complete the Honors First Year Block within one academic year of joining the program.
2. Complete 6 credit hours of HONS courses per academic year.
3. Achieve a cumulative GPA of 3.3 at the time of graduation and good academic standing throughout their tenure at Gonzaga.