Degree Requirements
Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering
The requirement for this degree is 130 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.
| First Year, First Semester | Units |
| AE 105 | Introduction to Aerospace Engineering | 4 |
| CHEM 105aL | General Chemistry, or |
| CHEM 115aL | Advanced General Chemistry | 4 |
| COMP 101* | Introduction to Expository Writing | 4 |
| MATH 125 | Calculus I | 4 |
| | ____ |
| | 16 |
*Students who exceed 600 in Verbal SAT scores may replace this with an
offered humanities course. See Common Requirements.
| First Year, Second Semester | Units |
| AE 150L | Introduction to Aerospace Engineering Analysis | 4 |
| MATH 126 | Calculus II | 4 |
| PHYS 151L | Fundamentals of Physics I: Mechanics, Waves, and Sound | 4 |
| Elective | humanities or social sciences | 4 |
| | ____ |
| | 16 |
| Second Year, First Semester | Units |
| CE 205 | Statics | 2 |
| MATH 226 | Calculus III | 4 |
| PHYS 152L | Fundamentals of Physics II: Thermodynamics, Electricity, and Magnetism | 4 |
| Electives | humanities or social sciences | 8 |
| | ____ |
| | 18 |
| Second Year, Second Semester | Units |
| AE 205 | Basic Flight Mechanics | 4 |
| CE 225 | Mechanics of Deformable Bodies | 3 |
| MATH 245 | Mathematics of Physics and Engineering I | 4 |
| PHYS 153L | Fundamentals of Physics III: Optics and Modern Physics | 4 |
| | ____ |
| | 15 |
| Third Year, First Semester | Units |
| AE 353 | Aerospace Structures I | 3 |
| CE 325 | Dynamics | 3 |
| EE 326L | Essentials of Electrical Engineering | 4 |
| ME 310 | Engineering Thermodynamics I | 3 |
| Elective | humanities or social sciences | 4 |
| | ____ |
| | 17 |
| Third Year, Second Semester | Units |
| AE 309 | Dynamics of Fluids | 4 |
| AE 341L | Introduction to Aerospace Instrumentation | 3 |
| AE 380 | Aerospace Systems -- Astronautics | 3 |
| MATH 445 | Mathematics of Physics and Engineering II | 4 |
| Elective | humanities or social sciences | 4 |
| | ____ |
| | 18 |
| Fourth Year, First Semester | Units |
| AE 441aL | Senior Projects Laboratory | 3 |
| AE 460 | Aerodynamic Theory, or |
| AE 485 | Molecular Gas Dynamics | 3 |
| ME 436 | Energy and Propulsion | 3 |
| ME 451 | Linear Control Systems I | 3 |
| Elective | technical electives | 3 |
| | ____ |
| | 15 |
| Fourth Year, Second Semester | Units |
| AE 481 | Aircraft Design, or |
| AE 482 | Spacecraft Design | 3 |
| AE 483 | Dynamics and Control in Aerospace Design | 3 |
| Electives | free electives | 3 |
| Electives | technical electives | 6 |
| | ____ |
| | 15 |
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