Recommended Plans of Study
Recommended 4-Year Sequence
Recommended 5-Year Sequence
Undergraduate Course Descriptions
Required Courses
Humanities and Social Science Electives
Technical Electives
Recommended Four Year Sequence
Freshman Year
Fall Semester
| MATH 121 |
Calculus I |
5 |
| ENGL 101 |
Composition |
3 |
| CHEM 184 |
Chemistry I |
5 |
| AE 245 |
Intro. to Aerospace |
3 |
| AE 290 |
Aero. Colloquium |
0.2 |
| |
Total Hours |
16.2 |
|
Spring Semester
| MATH 122 |
Calculus II |
5 |
| ENGL 102 |
Comp. & Lit. |
3 |
| PHSX 211 |
Physics I |
4 |
| H&SS |
Elective |
3 |
|
C&PE 121
or
EECS 138
or
AE 211
|
Intro. to Computers in Engineering
Intro. to Computing
Basic MATLAB/Simulink/Stateflow
|
3
|
| AE 291 |
Aero. Colloquium |
0.3 |
| |
Total Hours |
18.3 |
|
Sophomore Year
Fall Semester
| MATH 220 |
Applied Differential Equations |
3 |
| MATH 290 |
Elementary Linear Algebra |
2 |
| CE 301 |
Statics & Dynamics |
5 |
| PHSX 212 |
Physics II |
4 |
| AE 345 |
Fluid Dynamics |
3 |
| AE 290 |
Aero. Colloquium |
0.2 |
| |
Total Hours |
17.2 |
|
Spring Semester
| AE 445 |
Aerodynamics and Performance |
3 |
| AE 360 |
Introduction to Astronautics |
3 |
| EECS 316 |
Circuits |
3 |
| EECS 318 |
Circuits Lab |
1 |
ME 312
or
C&PE 221 |
Thermodynamics
Engineering Thermodynamics |
3 |
| CE 310 |
Strength of Materials |
4 |
| AE 291 |
Aero. Colloquium |
0.3 |
| |
Total Hours |
17.3 |
|
Junior Year
Fall Semester
| AE 507 |
Aero. Structures I |
3 |
| AE 550 |
Dynamics of Flight I |
3 |
| MATH 223 |
Vector Calculus |
3 |
| AE 571 |
Reciprocation Propulsion |
3 |
| AE 545 |
Aerodynamics |
5 |
| AE 290 |
Aero. Colloquium |
0.2 |
| |
Total Hours |
17.2 |
|
Spring Semester
| AE 508 |
Aero. Structures II |
3 |
| AE 551 |
Dynamics of Flight II |
4 |
| AE 572 |
Jet Propulsion |
3 |
| AE 421 |
Computer Graphics |
4 |
| AE 430 |
Aero. Instrumentation |
3 |
| AE 291 |
Aero. Colloquium |
0.3 |
| |
Total Hours |
17.3 |
|
Senior Year
Fall Semester
| AE 521 |
Aircraft Design I |
4 |
| AE 510 |
Materials & Manufacturing |
4 |
| AE 590 |
Senior Seminar |
1 |
| TE/H&SS |
Electives |
9 |
| AE 290 |
Aero. Colloquium |
0.2 |
| |
Total Hours |
18.2 |
|
Spring Semester
| AE 522/3/4 |
Design II |
4 |
| TE/H&SS |
Electives |
12 |
| AE 291 |
Aero. Colloquium |
0.3 |
| |
Total Hours |
16.3 |
|
Additional Requirements
Humanities and Social Science Requirements: 14 hours including an economics course, one Humanity, one Social Science, and two courses in one department.
Technical Elective Requirements: 9 hours including one Aerospace Engineering course.
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Recommended Five Year Sequence
Freshman Year
Fall Semester
| MATH 121 |
Calculus I |
5 |
| ENGL 101 |
Composition |
3 |
| H&SS |
Electives |
3 |
| AE 245 |
Intro. to Aerospace |
3 |
| AE 290 |
Aero. Colloquium |
0.2 |
| |
Total Hours |
14.2 |
|
Spring Semester
| MATH 122 |
Calculus II |
5 |
| ENGL 102 |
Comp. & Lit. |
3 |
| PHSX 211 |
Physics I |
4 |
| AE 291 |
Aero. Colloquium |
0.3 |
| |
Total Hours |
12.3 |
|
Sophomore Year
Fall Semester
| MATH 220 |
Applied Differential Equations |
3 |
| MATH 290 |
Elementary Linear Algebra |
2 |
| CE 301 |
Statics & Dynamics |
5 |
| PHSX 212 |
Physics II |
4 |
| AE 290 |
Aero. Colloquium |
0.2 |
| |
Total Hours |
14.2 |
|
Spring Semester
| AE 360 |
Introduction to Astronautics |
3 |
| CE 310 |
Strength of Materials |
4 |
C&PE 121
or
EECS 138
or
AE 211
|
Intro. to Computers in Engineering
Intro. to Computing
Basic MATLAB/Simulink/Stateflow
| 3
|
EECS 316
EECS 318 |
Circuits
Circuits Lab |
3
1 |
| AE 291 |
Aero. Colloquium |
0.3 |
| |
Total Hours |
14.3 |
|
Junior Year
Fall Semester
| AE 345 |
Fluid Dynamics |
3 |
| AE 507 |
Aero. Structures |
3 |
| MATH 223 |
Vector Calculus |
3 |
| CHEM 184 |
Chemistry |
5 |
| AE 290 |
Aero. Colloquium |
0.2 |
| |
Total Hours |
14.2 |
|
Spring Semester
| AE 445 |
Aerodynamics & Performance |
3 |
| AE 508 |
Aero. Structures II |
3 |
ME 312
or
C&PE 221 |
Thermodynamics
Engineering Thermodynamics |
3
|
| AE 430 |
Aero. Instrumentation |
3 |
| AE 291 |
Aero. Colloquium |
0.3 |
| |
Total Hours |
12.3 |
|
Senior Year
Fall Semester
| AE 550 |
Dynamics of Flight I |
3 |
| AE 571 |
Reciprocation Propulsion |
3 |
| AE 545 |
Aerodynamics |
5 |
| H&SS |
Elective |
3 |
| AE 290 |
Aero. Colloquium |
0.2 |
| |
Total Hours |
14.2 |
|
Spring Semester
| AE 551 |
Dynamics of Flight II |
4 |
| AE 572 |
Jet Propulsion |
3 |
| AE 421 |
Computer Graphics |
4 |
| H&SS |
Elective |
3 |
| AE 291 |
Aero. Colloquium |
0.3 |
| |
Total Hours |
14.3 |
|
Fifth Year
Fall Semester
| AE 521 |
Aircraft Design I |
4 |
| AE 510 |
Materials & Manufacturing |
4 |
| AE 590 |
Senior Seminar |
1 |
| TE/H&SS |
Electives |
5 |
| |
Total Hours |
14 |
|
Spring Semester
| AE 522/3/4 |
Design II |
4 |
| TE/H&SS |
Electives |
10 |
| |
Total Hours |
14 |
|
Additional Requirements
Humanities and Social Science Requirements: 14 hours including an economics course, one Humanity, one Social Science, and two courses in one department.
Technical Elective Requirements: 9 hours including one Aerospace Engineering course.
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