Students are admitted into the BS Program both directly after high-school graduation or as a transfer student with advanced credits from other universities or junior colleges. The admission procedures and criteria are listed below.
Admission Directly from High SchoolStudents may enter the Department of Aerospace Engineering as freshmen, but all admissions (both in-state and out-of-state), are on a selective basis. General requirements for admission to the university are included under "Admission" in the General Information section of the Undergraduate Catalog. Students from foreign institutions are not accepted directly into the school, but may apply for transfer after at least one semester in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences or at some other U.S. institution. For an application and more information on the Admissions process, please see the Admissions page at www.admissions.ku.edu.
To be considered for admission to the Department of Aerospace Engineering, all applicants must meet or exceed minimum academic standards. Admission is on a competitive basis following a review of an individual's achievements considering factors such as: 1) high school record, 2) class standing, 3) scores on national tests, 4) adviser recommendation, and 5) trend of grades.
At the discretion of the Dean, qualitative factors may also be considered. High school transcript and ACT scores are required. Enrollment limitations within individual degree programs may require application of admission standards more restrictive than the minimum.
Priority Admissions: Applications received before December 1, shall be put through an admissions standards screening and the following shall be granted admission regardless of enrollment limitations:
For beginning in-state freshmen: be a graduate of an accredited Kansas high-school or the equivalent, have an overall grade point average of 3.0 or higher, and meet eligibility requirements for MATH 121 (minimum math ACT of 28, three years of mathematics including two years of algebra and one-half year of trigonometry).
For beginning out-of-state freshmen: be a graduate of an accredited high school or the equivalent, be in the top 15 percent of the graduating class or the equivalent, have an over-all grade point average of 3.0 or higher with grades of A or B in mathematics and science, and meet eligibility requirements for MATH 121 (minimum math ACT score of 28, three years of mathematics including two years of algebra and one-half year of trigonometry).
Regular Admissions: Applicants who were not admitted by application of the above screening standards or who applied after December 1 shall be placed on �standby� status until February 1.
Following February 1, each department will accept, in order of rank, the number of applicants to reach the department quota. In no case shall admission be granted to students with below-minimum academic standards. If the quota is not reached, applications received after February 1 shall be considered with the same rules applying.
Minimum Academic Standards for Admission: To be considered for admission to the Department of Aerospace Engineering, all students must be graduates of an accredited high school or the equivalent, be in the top 50 percent of the graduating class or the equivalent, and meet eligibility requirements of MATH 104 (minimum math ACT of 22, two years of algebra). Out-of-state standards may be somewhat higher since out-of-state enrollment is limited to a maximum of 40 percent of the enrollment for the prior fall semester.
All transfer students must have overall college grade point averages of 3.0 or higher. Transfers between engineering departments, including change from �undecided,� must be approved by the �receiving� department. Admission decisions for transfer applicants are made after February 1.
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Students who wish to transfer into the B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from other universities or junior colleges, please complete the application process that can be found on the Admissions website at www.admissions.ku.edu. Transfer credits are evaluated by the Office of Admissions for all courses whose equivalent at KU would be offered by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Transfer credits for courses normally offered by the School of Engineering will be evaluated by the appropriate engineering department. Only courses in which a grade of C or higher was obtained will be granted transfer credit. Courses graded Pass/Fail will not be granted transfer credit. All transfer students must take their last 30 hours of credits while enrolled in the KU School of Engineering to be eligible to graduate from the University of Kansas.
Students currently enrolled in another school at the University of Kansas or another department in the School of Engineering who wish to transfer to the Department of Aerospace Engineering must fill out a Request for Transfer. The student must then submit the request form and a current copy of his/her ARTS form to the Aerospace Engineering Department office in Room 2004, Learned Hall. Transfers between engineering departments, including a change from undecided, must be approved by the receiving department. Admission decisions for transfer applicants are made after February 1.
Students who transfer enough courses to be classified as a sophomore may elect to replace AE 245 with an additional technical elective later in their academic program. This option is frequently selected by students who have taken a freshman “survey” course in engineering at another institution.
To insure appropriate enrollments in the upper-level Aerospace Engineering courses, the Department has established an enrollment management policy. The Department plans to maintain a freshman enrollment of approximately 80. Students are advised to apply by the December 1 deadline to maximize their chances of being accepted. In any given year the number of qualified applications may not fill the quota. In these cases all applications received after the February 1 will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
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