The mission of the mechanical engineering program at Tri-State University is to enable students to become productive mechanical engineers, to advance to leadership roles in the profession, and to provide service to society. To meet these goals, specific program objectives have been defined. The mechanical engineering graduate must have:

• the ability to clearly and effectively communicate ideas in writing, orally, and graphically
• an awareness of the engineer’s social responsibilities with both breadth and depth of knowledge in areas related to man and his culture and individual relationships in and to society
• knowledge of multivariate calculus and differential equations and familiarity with linear algebra and statistics and the ability to apply this knowledge to the solution of engineering problems
• fundamental knowledge of natural phenomena and their quantitative expression in chemistry and physics
• knowledge of the engineering sciences, including electrical science, and the ability to creatively apply this knowledge
• the ability to work professionally in the areas of both thermal and mechanical systems design
• the ability to integrate technical knowledge through trade-off studies leading to an engineering design

• knowledge of contemporary analytical, computational, and experimental practices

• competence in experimental design, data collection, data analysis, and the use of computational tools

The mechanical engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.