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Degree Requirements

A minimum of 137 credits is required for the bachelor of science degree in Aerospace Engineering, including 46 credits in General Education and 116 credits in requirements for the major. This major is highly technical: 75 percent of the required credits are in math, science, and engineering.

General Education Courses (25 credits)

Year 1
Gen Ed* (3 credits), Engl 15 (3), First-Year Seminar (1)
Year 2
Gen Ed* (6 credits)
Year 3
Gen Ed* (3 credits), Health & Phys. Activity** (3), CAS 100A (3)
Year 4
Gen Ed* (3 credits)

*Gen Ed courses consist of two courses in the Humanities, two in the Arts, and two in the Soc. & Behavioral Sciences (one of which must be Econ 2, 4, or 14). For students entering a degree program prior to Summer 2005, 3 cr. of Gen. Ed. must be GI or DF (Intercultural, International or Diversity Focused)..For students entering a degree program in Summer 2005 or later, 3 credits of of Gen. Ed. must be United States Cultures (US) and 3 credits of Gen. Ed. must be International Cultures (IL).
**Students who complete the ROTC program may substitute up to 3 cr. of ROTC courses for the Health & Phys. Acitivity requirement.

Prescribed Courses (97 credits)

Year 1
CHEM 012 (3), MATH 140 (4), PHYS 211 (4), MATH 141 (4), E MCH 011 (3), ED&G 100 (3), PHYS 212 (4)
Year 2
MATH 230 (4), PHYS 213 (2), 214 (2), CMPSC 201 (3), E MCH 013 (3), MATH 220(2), 251 (4), EMCH 012 (3), E MCH 215 (2), 216 (1), ME 30 (3)
Year 3
AERSP 301 (3), 309 (3), 311 (4), 313 (3), AERSP 302 (3), 304 (3), 306 (3), 312 (4)
Year 4
AERSP 405 (2), 406 (2), 410 (3), ENGL 202C (3), E E 305 (3)

*boldface courses require a grade of C or better for graduation

Additional Required Courses (10 credits)

Year 1
ECON 002 , 004 , or 014 (3)
Year 4
AERSP 401A, 401B (4); or AERSP 402A, 402B (4), AERSP 413 or 450 (3)

 

Required Supporting Courses (9 credits)

Year 4
Select 9 credits of technical courses from department list . (Students may apply 3 credits of ROTC upon completion of the ROTC program, or 6 credits of Co-op.)

These courses may have to be chosen so that the engineering design or engineering science requirements for the major are met.