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Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering

The requirement for this degree is 129 units. A grade point average of C (2.0) is required in all upper division courses taken in Engineering departments and all departments of science and mathematics. See common requirements for undergraduate degrees section.

FIRST YEAR, FIRST SEMESTER

UNITS

AME 105

Introduction to Aerospace Engineering

4

CHEM 105aL

General Chemistry, or

 

CHEM 115aL

Advanced General Chemistry, or

 

MASC 110L

Materials Science

4

MATH 125

Calculus I

4

General education

Social Issues

4

 

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16

FIRST YEAR, SECOND SEMESTER

UNITS

AME 150L

Introduction to Computational Methods

4

MATH 126

Calculus II

4

PHYS 151L*

Fundamentals of Physics I: Mechanics and Thermodynamics

4

WRIT 130

Analytical Writing

4

 

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16

SECOND YEAR, FIRST SEMESTER

UNITS

AME 201

Statics

3

MATH 226

Calculus III

4

PHYS 152L

Fundamentals of Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism

4

General education

4

 

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15

SECOND YEAR, SECOND SEMESTER

UNITS

AME 204

Strength of Materials

3

AME 261

Basic Flight Mechanics

4

AME 282

Astronautics and Space Environment I

3

MATH 245

Mathematics of Physics and Engineering I

4

 

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16

THIRD YEAR, FIRST SEMESTER

UNITS

AME 301

Dynamics

3

AME 310

Engineering Thermodynamics I

3

AME 341aL

Mechoptronics Laboratory I

3

PHYS 153L

Fundamentals of Physics III: Optics and Modern Physics

4

General education

4

 

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17

THIRD YEAR, SECOND SEMESTER

UNITS

AME 308

Computer-Aided Analysis for Aero-Mechanical Design

3

AME 309

Dynamics of Fluids

4

AME 341bL

Mechoptronics Laboratory II

3

General education

4

Free electives

1-2

 

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15-16

FOURTH YEAR, FIRST SEMESTER

UNITS

AME 404

Computational Solutions to Engineering Problems

3

AME 441aL

Senior Projects Laboratory

3

AME 451

Linear Control Systems I

3

Electives

AE Core**

6

Elective

Technical***

3

 

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18

FOURTH YEAR, SECOND SEMESTER

UNITS

AME 481

Aircraft Design, or

4

AME 482

Spacecraft Design

3

Elective

AE Core**

3

Elective

Technical***

3

WRIT 340

Advanced Writing

3

General education

4

 

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16-17

Total units: 129

*Satisfies general education Category III.

**Any upper division AME courses.

***Technical electives consist of (1) any upper division course in engineering except CE 404, CE 412 and ISE 440, or (2) an upper division course in chemistry, physics or mathematics and MATH 225. No more than three units of 490 course work can be used to satisfy the technical elective requirement.

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