B.S. in Mining Engineering Four-Year Plan 28 units Catalog Year 206-207 Below is the advised sequence of courses for this degree program ST SEMESTER (FALL) 6 UNITS CHEM 5 General Chemistry I or CHEM 05A/06A 4 ENGL 0 First-Year Composition 3 ENGR 02 or ENGR 02A & B Introduction to Engineering 3 Concurrent enrollment or completion of MATH 22B or MATH 25 MATH 22A/B or MATH 25 Calculus I with Applications 5/3 Appropriate Math Placement Tier I General Education (TRAD) 3 2 ND SEMESTER (SPRING) 7 UNITS CHEM 52 General Chemistry II or MSE 0 or CHEM 05B/06B ENGL 02 First-Year Composition 3 ENGL 0 4 CHEM 5 or CHEM 05A/06A MATH 29 Calculus II 3 MATH 22B or 25 with C or better PHYS 4 Introductory Mechanics 4 Tier I General Education (INDV) 3 MATH 22B or MATH 25; Concurrent enrollment in MATH 29 3 RD SEMESTER (FALL) 9 UNITS CE 24 Statics 3 PHYS 4 or PHYS 6H; MATH 29 GEOS 25 Physical Geology 4 MATH 223 Vector Calculus 4 MATH 29 with C or better MNE 205 Introduction to Mining Engineering 3 MATH 20R or higher MNE 296A Mineral Resource Engineering Topics MNE 297A Underground Mine Safety (Offered the week prior to start of the FALL semester) Tier General Education (TRAD) 3 4 TH SEMESTER (SPRING) 5 UNITS CE 25 Mechanics of Solids 3 CE 24 MATH 254 Intro to Ordinary Differential Equations 3 MATH 29 with C or better MNE 20 Mineralogy and Petrology for Engineers 2 CHEM 5, CHEM 05A/06A PHYS 24 Introductory Electricity and Magnetism 4 PHYS 4 or PHYS 6H Tier I General Education (INDV) 3.
Mine Operations Track 5 TH SEMESTER (FALL) 7 UNITS CE 28 Mechanics of Fluids 3 CE 24 MNE 426 Health & Safety MNE 427 Geomechanics 4 CE 25 6 TH SEMESTER (SPRING) 6 UNITS MNE 204 Introduction to Electric Circuits & Mine Power Systems PHYS 24 or PHYS 26 MNE 396A Technical Trends in Mineral Resource Engineering GEOS 304 Structural Geology 4 GEOS 25 MNE 49 Mine Planning Software (offered the week prior to MNE 436 Surface Mine Design 3 MNE 49 MNE 438 Underground Mine Design 2 MNE 49; MNE 427; MNE 430 MNE 476 Mine Ventilation 4 Co-requisite CE 28 7 TH SEMESTER (FALL) 5 UNITS MNE 4 Mineral Processing 3 CHEM 52 MNE 45 Rock Excavation 3 CE 25 MNE 498 Senior Capstone MNE 436; MNE 438 8 TH SEMESTER (SPRING) 3 UNITS. MNE 447 Underground Construction 3 MNE 427
Geomechanics Track 5 TH SEMESTER (FALL) 7 UNITS CE 28 Mechanics of Fluids 3 CE 24 MNE 426 Health & Safety MNE 427 Geomechanics 4 CE 25 6 TH SEMESTER (SPRING) 6 UNITS MNE 204 Introduction to Electric Circuits & Mine Power Systems PHYS 24 or PHYS 26 MNE 396A Technical Trends in Mineral Resource Engineering GEOS 304 Structural Geology 4 GEOS 25 MNE 49 Mine Planning Software (offered the week prior to MNE 436 Surface Mine Design 3 MNE 49 MNE 438 Underground Mine Design 2 MNE 49; MNE 427; MNE 430 MNE 476 Mine Ventilation 4 Corequisite CE 28 7 TH SEMESTER (FALL) 4 UNITS CE 343 Geotechnical Engineering and Design 3 CE 25 CE 349 Soils Laboratory (offered Fall 6, 7, 9 & Spring 8, 9) MNE 45 Rock Excavation 3 CE 25 MNE 498 Senior Design MNE 436; MNE 438 8 TH SEMESTER (SPRING) 4 UNITS MNE 447 Underground Construction 3 MNE 427 Technical Elective Advisor approval needed 3
Sustainable Resource Development Track 5 TH SEMESTER (FALL) 7 UNITS CE 28 Mechanics of Fluids 3 CE 24 MNE 426 Health & Safety MNE 427 Geomechanics 4 CE 25 6 TH SEMESTER (SPRING) 6 UNITS MNE 204 Introduction to Electric Circuits & Mine Power Systems PHYS 24 or PHYS 26 MNE 396A Technical Trends in Mineral Resource Engineering GEOS 304 Structural Geology 4 GEOS 25. MNE 49 Mine Planning Software (offered the week prior to MNE 436 Surface Mine Design 3 MNE 49 MNE 438 Underground Mine Design 2 MNE 49; MNE 427; MNE 430 MNE 476 Mine Ventilation 4 Corequisite CE 28 7 TH SEMESTER (FALL) 5 UNITS MNE 4 Mineral Processing 3 CHEM 52 MNE 484 Industrial & Environmental Health 3 MNE 498 Senior Design MNE 436; MNE 438 8 TH SEMESTER (SPRING) 3 UNITS Technical Elective Advisor approval needed 5
Mineral Processing Track 5 TH SEMESTER (FALL) 6 UNITS CE 28 Mechanics of Fluids 3 CE 24 MNE 4 Mineral Processing 3 CHEM 52 MNE 426 Health & Safety MNE 430 Mine Examination and Valuation 3 6 TH SEMESTER (SPRING) 6 UNITS MNE 204 Introduction to Electric Circuits & Mine Power Systems PHYS 24 or PHYS 26 MNE 396A Technical Trends in Mineral Resource Engineering GEOS 304 Structural Geology 4 GEOS 25 MNE 49 Mine Planning Software (offered the week prior to MNE 436 Surface Mine Design 3 MNE 49 MNE 438 Underground Mine Design 2 MNE 49; MNE 427; MNE 430 MNE 476 Mine Ventilation 4 Corequisite CE 28 7 TH SEMESTER (FALL) 5 UNITS MNE 427 Geomechanics 4 CE 25 MNE 465 Hydrometallurgy 3 MNE 498 Senior Design MNE 436; MNE 438 Tech Elective Advisor approval needed 8 TH SEMESTER (SPRING) 4 UNITS MNE 439 Chemistry of Flotation 3 MNE 4 MNE 450 Elements of Solution Mining 3 MNE 20 or CHEE 20 or MSE 222