2026-27 Aerospace Engineering Four Year Plan

2026-27 Aerospace Engineering, B.S. Four Year Plan

Year & Term	Fall Semester Courses	Spring Semester Courses
First Year	MATH 021: Calculus I for Physical Sciences and Engineering Prerequisite Courses: MATH 005: Prepatory Calculus or equivalent exam PHYS 008: Introductory Physics I for Physical Sciences and PHYS 008L Prerequisite Courses with Concurrent Option: MATH 021 or equivalent exam CHEM 002: General Chemistry I and CHEM 002L Prerequisite Courses: CHEM 001 or equivalent exam AE 001 not in catalog SPRK 001 or SPRK 010: Spark Seminar	MATH 022: Calculus II for Physical Sciences and Engineering Prerequisite Courses: MATH 021 or equivalent exam PHYS 009: Introductory Physics II for Physical Sciences and PHYS 009L Prerequisite Courses: PHYS 008 or PHYS 008H or PHYS 018 or equivalent exam ME 021: Engineering Computing ENGR 091: Professional Development: People in an Engineered World WRI 010: College Reading and Composition Prerequisite Courses: WRI 001 or equivalent exam
Second Year	MATH 024: Linear Algebra and Differential Equations Prerequisite Courses: MATH 022 or equivalent exam ENGR 045: Introduction to Materials Prerequisite Courses: CHEM 002 or CHEM 002H or equivalent exam, and MATH 021 or equivalent exam, and PHYS 008 or PHYS 008H or equivalent exam ENGR 057: Statics and Dynamics Prerequisite Courses: MATH 021 or equivalent exam, and PHYS 008 or PHYS 008H or PHYS 018 or equivalent exam General Education: Area B - Approaches to Knowledge (Social Science, Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, or Societies and Cultures of the Past)	MATH 023: Vector Calculus Prerequisite Courses: MATH 022 or equivalent exam ENGR 065: Circuit Theory Prerequisite Courses: MATH 024 and PHYS 009 or PHYS 009H or PHYS 019 MATH 032: Probability and Statistics Prerequisite Courses: MATH 012 or MATH 022 or equivalent exam General Education: Area A - Life Science
Third Year	ENGR 120: Fluid Mechanics Prerequisite Courses: ENGR 057 or ENGR 057H Prerequisite Courses with Concurrent Option: MATH 024 MATH 131: Numerical Methods for Scientists and Engineers Prerequisite Courses: ME 021 or or BIOE 021 or CSE 019 or CSE 022 or (CSE 020 and CSE 021) or equivalent exam and MATH 024 or DSC 011 ENGR 130: Thermodynamics Prerequisite Courses: CHEM 002 or CHEM 002H or equivalent exam and MATH 023 or MATH 023H and MATH 024 and PHYS 009 or PHYS 009H AE 171: Aerospace Structures and Materials Prerequisite Courses: MATH 024 and ENGR 057	AE 136 not in catalog AE 173: Aerospace Propulsion Prerequisite Courses: CHEM 002 or CHEM 002H or equivalent exam and MATH 023 or MATH 023H and MATH 024 and PHYS 009 or PHYS 009H Major Technical Elective General Education: Area B - Approaches to Knowledge
Fourth Year	ME 140: Vibration and Control Prerequisite Courses: MATH 024 and ENGR 057 or ENGR 057H AE 175 not in catalog ENGR 193: Engineering Capstone Design I Prerequisite Courses: (ME 137 and ME 120, which may be taken concurrently, and ENGR 135, which may be taken concurrently) or (BIOE 130 and BIOE 104) or ((MSE 112 or MSE 152, which may be taken concurrently) and MSE 113, which may be taken concurrently) or PHYS 160 or (EE 102, which may be taken concurrently, and EE 105, which may be taken concurrently, and EE 111, which may be taken concurrently) General Education: Area B - Approaches to Knowledge	AE 172: Flight Dynamics and Control Prerequisite Courses: ENGR 057 or ENGR 057H ENGR 194: Engineering Capstone Design II Prerequisite Courses: CHE 150 or (ENGR 193 and ME 120 and ENGR 135) or (BIOE 130 and BIOE 104) or ((MSE 112 or MSE 152) and MSE 113) or PHYS 160 Major Technical Elective Major Technical Elective

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