<p>I just realized that your son (or you) may not have seen the prerequisite that I was referring to if you were consulting “only” the MEEN curriculum flow chart or the actual Online Class Schedule Search. The requirement to be in upper division engineering is not listed on the flow chart, nor is it listed under the various MEEN 221 sections on the Spring 2015 Online Class Schedule Search! (That prereq used to be listed in the Class Search feature, I think as late as Spring 2014.) But, anyway, that prerequisite – that you must be in an upper division of an engineering major prior to enrollment in MEEN 221 – is still listed in the online 2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog under course descriptions.</p>
<p>Here’s a copy and paste from your son’s Undergraduate Catalog:</p>
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<li>Statics and Particle Dynamics. (3-0). Credit 3. Application of the fundamental principles of Newto- nian mechanics to the statics and dynamics of particles; equilibrium of trusses, frames, beams and other rigid bodies. Prerequisites: Admission to upper division in an engineering major; MATH 251 or MATH 253 or registration therein; PHYS 218.</li>
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