Humanities, Fine Arts, and Social Science (see note below) - 6 out of total 18 credits
Six of 18 credits needed for Humanity/Fine Arts and Social Science (distribution requirement) must be taken before the student can achieve Advanced Standing status.
Pre-Major - Total Credits: 42
Other Required Courses (can be taken as Pre-Major or Advanced Standing student)
Students must select and complete six credits for upper level mechanical engineering courses. At least 1.5 design credits must also be completed.
Advanced Standing Courses - Total Credits: 47
Total Credits: 127-129
Notes
Every student must complete a three-credit multicultural course and a three-credit international course. Courses satisfying other requirements may simultaneously satisfy the multicultural and international requirements except one course cannot satisfy both the multicultural and the international requirements.
UNLV requires six credits of humanities, three credits of fine arts and nine credits of social science. Six of these 18 credits must be taken before the student can achieve Advanced Standing status. The remaining twelve credits may be taken either as pre-program or advanced standing.
The Constitutions requirement can be satisfied with a four-credit option such as HIST 100 or PSC 101.