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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics B.A.E.M.
Sample Plan: Aerospace Engineering
Total Credits: 123.0
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Year 1 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
MATH 1371 - CSE Calculus I : 4.0 cr : MATH : Preferred Course
CHEM 1061 - Chemical Principles I : 3.0 cr : PHYS : Preferred Course
CHEM 1065 - Chemical Principles I Laboratory : 1.0 cr : PHYS : Preferred Course
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
LE (Arts/Humanities, Global Perspectives) :3.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
MATH 1372 - CSE Calculus II : 4.0 cr : Preferred Course
PHYS 1301W - Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering I : 4.0 cr : PHYS, WI : Preferred Course
CSCI 1113 - Introduction to C/C++ Programming for Scientists and Engineers : 4.0 cr : Preferred Course
LE (Biological Sciences, Environment) :4.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 17.0 cr
PHYS 1302W - Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering II : 4.0 cr : PHYS, WI : Preferred Course
AEM 2011 - Statics : 3.0 cr
MATS 2001 - Introduction to the Science of Engineering Materials : 3.0 cr : Preferred Course
MATH 2263 - Multivariable Calculus : 4.0 cr
LE (Diversity and Soc Justice US, Social Sciences) :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
MATH 2373 - CSE Linear Algebra and Differential Equations : 4.0 cr : Preferred Course
PHYS 2303 - Physics III: Physics of Matter : 4.0 cr
AEM 2012 - Dynamics : 3.0 cr
AEM 2301 - Mechanics of Flight : 3.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
AEM 4201 - Fluid Mechanics : 4.0 cr
AEM 3031 - Deformable Body Mechanics : 3.0 cr
AEM 3103 - Computer Methods in Aerospace Engineering : 3.0 cr
EE 3005 - Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering : 4.0 cr
EE 3006 - Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering Laboratory : 1.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
AEM 4202 - Aerodynamics : 4.0 cr
AEM 4501 - Aerospace Structures : 3.0 cr
AEM 4301 - Orbital Mechanics : 3.0 cr
AEM 4601 - Instrumentation Laboratory : 3.0 cr
LE (Civic Life and Ethics, Historical Perspectives) :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 17.0 cr
AEM 4331 - Aerospace Vehicle Design : 4.0 cr
AEM 4602W - Aeromechanics Laboratory : 4.0 cr : WI
ME 3324 - Introduction to Thermal Science : 3.0 cr : Preferred Course
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
STAT 3021 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics : 3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 13.0 cr
AEM 4303W - Flight Dynamics and Control : 3.0 cr : WI
AEM 4203 - Aerospace Propulsion : 4.0 cr
AEM 4247 - Hypersonic Aerodynamics : 3.0 cr
AEM 4511 - Mechanics of Composite Materials : 3.0 cr