To obtain a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering, students are required to complete the general education requirements for engineering majors and the following courses:
Code | Title | Semester Hours |
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Freshman Composition | 3-6 | |
COLLEGE WRITING I | ||
COLLEGE WRITING II | ||
Humanities and Fine Arts | 9 | |
Fine Art: Choose one | 3 | |
ARH SUR: ANCIENT-MEDIEVAL | ||
ARH SUR: RENAISSANCE-MODERN | ||
ARH SUR: WORLD ART | ||
DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS | ||
THEATRE APPRECIATION | ||
INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE | ||
Literature: Choose one or two 1 | 3-6 | |
READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE I | ||
READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE 2 | ||
LITERATURE WITHOUT BORDERS | ||
MYTHOLOGY | ||
PROTEST LITERATURE | ||
HEROES &/OR MONSTERS | ||
LOVE &/OR ROMANCE | ||
SPECULATIVE REALITIES | ||
Humanities: Choose one | 3 | |
INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY | ||
INTRO TO ETHICS | ||
INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC | ||
TECH, SCIENCE & HUMAN VALUES | ||
Any 100 or 200 level Foreign Language 3 | ||
INTRO WOMENS/GENDER/SEXLTY STU | ||
Mathematics and Natural Sciences | 12 | |
Mathematics | 4 | |
CALCULUS A 2 | ||
Natural Sciences | 8 | |
GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB I | ||
GEN PHYSICS W/CALCULUS I and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I | ||
History and Social and Behavioral Sciences | 9 | |
History: Choose one or two 1 | 3-6 | |
WORLD HISTORY TO 1500 | ||
WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500 | ||
UNITED STATES TO 1877 | ||
UNITED STATES SINCE 1877 | ||
Social and Behavioral Science: Choose one or two | 3-6 | |
WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY | ||
PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY | ||
GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY I | ||
INTRO TO SOCIOLOGY | ||
ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS | ||
MARRIAGE AND FAMILY | ||
INTRO TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT | ||
INTRO TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS | ||
PRINC OF MACROECONOMICS | ||
PRINC OF MICROECONOMICS | ||
GLOBAL SYSTEMS AND CULTURES |
Code | Title | Semester Hours |
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Additional Mathematics and Science | ||
MA 172 | CALCULUS B | 4 |
MA 201 | CALCULUS C | 4 |
MA 238 | APPL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS | 3 |
MA 244 | INTRO TO LINEAR ALGEBRA | 3 |
PH 112 | GEN PHYSICS W/CALC II | 3 |
PH 115 | GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II | 1 |
Select one of the following science electives: | 3-4 | |
GENERAL CHEMISTRY II | ||
GEN PHYSICS W/CALC III | ||
PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY | ||
Any 300 or 400 level Mathematics course | ||
Engineering | ||
FYE 101E | CHARGER SUCCESS - ENGINEERING | 1 |
EGR 101 | INTRO COMPUTING ENGINEERS | 3 |
EGR 299 | ENGINEERING MENTORING I | 0 |
EGR 399 | ENGINEERING MENTORING II | 0 |
Aerospace Engineering | ||
MAE 200 | PRINC AERONAUTICS & ASTRONAUTI | 3 |
MAE 211 | INTRO COMPUTATIONAL TOOLS | 2 |
EE 213 | ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT ANALYSIS I | 3 |
MAE 271 | STATICS | 3 |
MAE 272 | DYNAMICS | 3 |
MAE 284 & 284L | NUMERICAL METHODS and NUMERICAL METHODS LAB | 3 |
ISE 321 | ENGINEERING ECONOMY | 3 |
MAE 311 | PRIN MEASUREMENT & INSTRUMEN | 3 |
MAE 330 & MAE 331 | FUNDAMENTALS AERODYNAMICS and AERODYNAMICS LAB | 4 |
MAE 341 | THERMODYNAMICS I | 3 |
MAE 343 | COMPRESSIBLE AERODYNAMICS | 3 |
MAE 370 & MAE 375 | MECHANICS OF MATERIALS and MECHANICS OF MATERIALS LAB | 4 |
MAE 371 | AEROSPACE STRUCTURES | 3 |
MAE 440 | ROCKET PROPULSION I (or) | 3 |
or MAE 441 | AIRBREATHING PROPULSION | |
MAE 468 | ELEMENTS OF SPACECRAFT DESIGN | 3 |
MAE 471 | ADV AEROSPACE STR & MTRLS | 3 |
MAE 480 | AIRCRAFT STABILITY & CONTROL | 3 |
MAE 488 | ANALY ENGINEERING SYSTEM | 3 |
MAE 490 | SENIOR DESIGN I | 3 |
MAE 491 | SENIOR DESIGN II | 3 |
Aerospace Technical Electives | ||
Select 6 semester hours from the MAE Approved Technical Electives List 4 | 6 | |
AE students may not take both MA 385 and ISE 390 for Technical Elective credit. AE students may not take MAE 310 for credit. | ||
Total Semester Hours | 128 |
- 1
Students must take one literature and one history course. Students must also take either a second literature or history course to complete a sequence. (EH 207 + EH 208, EH 209 + EH 210, HY 103 + HY 104, or HY 221 + HY 222)
- 2
Based on Math placement, prerequisite (MA 112 and/or MA 113) Mathematics courses may be required.
- 3
For choices see the World Languages and Culture department.
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See approved list of MAE technical electives here
Suggested Pathway for Aerospace Engineering
Year 1 | ||
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Fall | Semester Hours | |
MA 171 | CALCULUS A | 4 |
CH 121 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY I | 3 |
CH 125 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB I | 1 |
EGR 101 | INTRO COMPUTING ENGINEERS | 3 |
EH 101 | COLLEGE WRITING I | 3 |
FYE 101E | CHARGER SUCCESS - ENGINEERING | 1 |
Term Semester Hours: | 15 | |
Spring | ||
MA 172 | CALCULUS B | 4 |
PH 111 | GEN PHYSICS W/CALCULUS I | 3 |
PH 114 | GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I | 1 |
EH 102 | COLLEGE WRITING II | 3 |
HSBS/HFA See Charger Foundations Areas II and IV | 3 | |
HSBS/HFA See Charger Foundations Areas II and IV | 3 | |
Term Semester Hours: | 17 | |
Year 2 | ||
Fall | ||
MA 201 | CALCULUS C | 4 |
MA 244 | INTRO TO LINEAR ALGEBRA | 3 |
PH 112 | GEN PHYSICS W/CALC II | 3 |
PH 115 | GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II | 1 |
MAE 271 | STATICS | 3 |
MAE 211 | INTRO COMPUTATIONAL TOOLS | 2 |
EGR 299 | ENGINEERING MENTORING I | 0 |
Term Semester Hours: | 16 | |
Spring | ||
MA 238 | APPL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS | 3 |
MAE 272 | DYNAMICS | 3 |
MAE 284 & 284L | NUMERICAL METHODS and NUMERICAL METHODS LAB | 3 |
MAE 370 & MAE 375 | MECHANICS OF MATERIALS and MECHANICS OF MATERIALS LAB | 4 |
MAE 200 | PRINC AERONAUTICS ASTRONAUTI | 3 |
Term Semester Hours: | 16 | |
Year 3 | ||
Fall | ||
MAE 341 | THERMODYNAMICS I | 3 |
EE 213 | ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT ANALYSIS I | 3 |
MAE 330 & MAE 331 | FUNDAMENTALS AERODYNAMICS and AERODYNAMICS LAB | 4 |
MAE 371 | AEROSPACE STRUCTURES | 3 |
EGR 399 | ENGINEERING MENTORING II | 0 |
Science Elective | 3 | |
Term Semester Hours: | 16 | |
Spring | ||
MAE 343 | COMPRESSIBLE AERODYNAMICS | 3 |
MAE 311 & 311L | PRIN MEASUREMENT & INSTRUMEN and PRINC MEASUREMENT & INSTR LAB | 3 |
ISE 321 | ENGINEERING ECONOMY | 3 |
MAE 488 | ANALY ENGINEERING SYSTEM | 3 |
HSBS/HFA See Charger Foundations Areas II and IV | 6 | |
Term Semester Hours: | 18 | |
Year 4 | ||
Fall | ||
MAE 490 | SENIOR DESIGN I | 3 |
MAE 480 | AIRCRAFT STABILITY CONTROL | 3 |
MAE 440 | ROCKET PROPULSION I | 3 |
or MAE 441 | or AIRBREATHING PROPULSION | |
Technical Elective | 3 | |
HSBS/HFA See Charger Foundations Areas II and IV | 3 | |
Term Semester Hours: | 15 | |
Spring | ||
MAE 468 | ELEMENTS OF SPACECRAFT DESIGN | 3 |
MAE 471 | ADV AEROSPACE STR MTRLS | 3 |
MAE 491 | SENIOR DESIGN II | 3 |
Technical Elective | 3 | |
HSBS/HFA See Charger Foundations Areas II and IV | 3 | |
Term Semester Hours: | 15 | |
Total Semester Hours: | 128 |