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Fall 2026
Mechanical Engineering Freshman year
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Cal Poly's hands-on first quarter for ME freshmen: design fundamentals, the calculus sequence, and a GE writing requirement.
4 courses14 credits
Courses this semester
- ME 121
Introduction to Mechanical Engineering Design
CAD + design-process foundations. Lab-heavy.
- MATH 141
Calculus I
First in the Cal Poly calculus sequence.
- CHEM 124
General Chemistry for Engineering
ME-specific gen chem; the lab is the time sink.
- ENGL 134
Writing and Rhetoric
First-year composition GE.
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