Aerospace Engineering 4 year Curriculum (with KU CORE and new Math) 9/23/15

First year
Fall

Second Year
Spring

15.25 credit hours

17.25 credit hours

Fall

18.25 credit hours

Third Year
Spring

15.25 credit hours

Fall

18.25 credit hours

Fourth Year
Spring

17.25 credit hours

Fall

15.25 credit hours

Spring

16.25 credit hours

MATH 125*
Calc I

MATH 126*
Calc II

MATH 220*
Applied Diff Eq

AE 445*
Aerodynamics & Performance

AE 507
Aero. Structures I

AE 508
Aero. Structures II

AE 521
Aircraft Design I

AE 522/3/4
Design II

PRE: 28+ on math ACT, Math

103 or 104, 3 years of college
prep math including
trigonometry

PRE: Math 121 or 125 with a

C

PRE: Math 126

PRE: AE 345, CE 301

PRE: CE 310

PRE: AE 507

PRE: AE 421, 508, 551,

and 572

PRE for 522 and 524: AE

521

Sp, Su, F, 4 hrs

C
ENGL 101
Comp

Sp, Su, F, 4 hrs

C
ENGL 102
Comp

Sp, Su, F, 3 hrs

C
CE 301*
Statics & Dynamics

Sp, Su, 3 hrs

C
AE 360
Intro to Astronautics

F, 3 hrs

Sp, 3 hrs

F, 4 hrs

AE 550
Dynamics of Flight I

AE 551
Dynamics of Flight II

AE 510
Materials & Processes

Sp, 4 hrs
AE 430
Aerospace Inst.

PRE: none

PRE: Engl 101 or ACT scores of

27-31 or SAT 600-649

PRE: Phsx 210 and Math 126

PRE: Math 126

PRE: AE 445 and Math 220,

290

PRE: AE 550

PRE: AE 507 and Chem

150

PRE: AE 445 and EECS 318

Sp, Su, F, 3 hrs

Sp, Su, F, 3 hrs

Sp, 3 hrs

F, 4 hrs

Sp, 4 hrs

F, 4 hrs

Sp, 3 hrs

CHEM 150****
Chem for Engr

PHSX 210 & 216*

Physics I + lab

Sp, Su, F, 5 hrs

C
PHSX 212 & 236*
Physics II + lab

MATH 290*
Elementary Linear Algebra

Math 127
Calc III

AE 572
Jet Propulsion

AE 590
Senior Seminar

Tech Electives***

PRE: completed HS chem,

eligible for Math 125

PRE: Math 125 with a C

PRE: Phsx 210 and Math 126

PRE: Math 126

PRE: Math 126

PRE: AE 545 and 571

PRE: Senior standing

F, 5 hrs

Sp, F, 4 hrs
C

Sp, Su, F, 2 hrs

C

Sp, Su, F, 4 hrs

Sp, 3 hrs

F, 1 hr

Sp, 6 hrs

AE 245*
Intro to Aero

KU Core Electives**

AE 345*
Fluid Dynamics

CE 310*
Strength of Materials

AE 571
Rep. Propulsion

AE 421
Computer Graphics

Tech Elective***

KU Core Elective**

Co-Req: CE 301

PRE: CE 301 and Math 126

PRE: AE 445 and ME 312

PRE: none

PRE for 523: AE 521 and

AE 560

PRE: none

Sp, Su, F, 4 hrs

C

F, 3 hrs
C

6 hrs

Su, F, 3 hrs
C

Sp, Su, F, 4 hrs

C

F, 3 hrs

Sp, 3 hrs

F, 3 hrs

Sp, 3 hrs

AE 290
Colloquium

AE 290
Colloquium

AE 211
Computing for Engrs

ME 312*
Thermodynamics

AE 545
Aerodynamics

EECS 316 & 318

Circuits, Elec. & Inst.

KU Core Electives**

AE 290
Colloquium

PRE: none

PRE: none

PRE: Math 125

PRE: Phsx 211

PRE: AE 445, ME 312, and

Math 220

PRE : A course in
differential equations or 8
hours of Physics

Sp, F, .25 hr

Sp, F, .25 hr

Sp, F, 3 hrs

F, 4 hrs

Sp, 4 hrs

3 hrs

AE 290
Colloquium

Sp, Su, F, 3 hrs

C
AE 290
Colloquium

AE 290
Colloquium

AE 290
Colloquium

AE 290
Colloquium

PRE: none

PRE: none

PRE: none

PRE: none

PRE: none

Sp, F, .25 hr

Sp, F, .25 hr

Sp, F, .25 hr

Sp, F, .25 hr

Sp, F, .25 hr

PRE: none

Sp, F, .25 hr

*Students must pass the course with a C or higher

**Students must ensure the electives they choose fulfill all remaining KU Core requirements. At least one course in humanities, at least one course in social science, including ECON 104,
142, or 144, and at least two courses from one department, totally 12 hours. Up to six hours of undesignated foreign language credit may be applied to the humanities requirement.
***Technical electives are selected from upper level aerospace courses, approved from other engineering department or approved math courses.
****CHEM 130 can be substituted for CHEM 150. Student must be eligible to for MATH 115 to take CHEM 130