Aerospace Engineering 5 year Curriculum (with KU CORE and new Math) 9/23/2015

First Year
Fall

13.25 credit hours

Second Year
Spring

14.25 credit hours

Fall

16.25 credit hours

Third Year
Spring

13.25 credit hours

Fall

13.25 credit hours

Spring

13.25 credit hours

AE 445*
Aerodynamics &
Performance

Fall

Fourth Year
Spring

11.25 credit hours

13.25 credit hours

Fifth Year
Fall

Spring

12 credit hours

13 credit hours

MATH 125*
Calc I

MATH 126*
Calc II

MATH 220*
Applied Diff Eq

ME 312*
Thermodynamics

AE 345*
Fluid Dynamics

PRE: 28+ on math ACT,

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

PRE: Math 121 or 125

with C

PRE: Math 126

PRE: Phsx 210

Co-Req: CE 310

Sp, Su, F, 4 hrs

C

Sp, Su, F, 4 hrs

C

Sp, Su, F, 3 hrs

C

Sp, Su, F, 3 hrs

C

Su, F, 3 hrs
C

Sp, Su, 3 hrs

C

F, 4 hrs

Sp, 4 hrs

F, 4 hrs

Sp, 4 hrs

ENGL 101
Comp

ENGL 102
Comp

MATH 127
Calc III

CE 310*
Strength of Materials

AE 507
Aero. Structures I

AE 508
Aero. Structures II

AE 571
Rep. Propulsion

AE 572
Jet Propulsion

Tech Elective***

PRE: none

PRE: Engl 101 or ACT

scores of 27-31 or SAT
600-649

PRE: Math 126

PRE: CE 301 and Math

126

PRE: CE 310

PRE: AE 507

PRE: AE 445 and ME

312

PRE: AE 545 and 571

AE 510
Materials &
Processes

Sp, Su, S, 3 hrs

Sp, Su, F, 3 hrs

Sp, Su, F, 4 hrs

Sp, Su, F, 4 hrs

C

F, 3 hrs

Sp, 3 hrs

F, 3 hrs

Sp, 3 hrs

F, 4 hrs

6 hrs

AE 245*
Intro to Aero

PHSX 210 & 216*

Physics I + lab

CE 301*
Statics & Dynamics

AE 211
Computing for Engrs

EECS 316 & 318

Circuits, Elec. & Inst.

AE 545
Aerodynamics

AE 421
Computer Graphics

AE 590
Senior Seminar

KU Core Elective**

PRE: none

PRE: Math 125 with a

C

PRE: Phsx 210 and Math

126

PRE: Math 125

Math 290*
Elementary Linear
Algebra

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

PRE: AE 445, ME 312,

and Math 220

PRE: none

PRE: Senior standing

F, 3 hrs
C
KU Core Elective**

Sp, F, 4 hrs
C
KU Core Elective**

Sp, Su, F, 5 hrs

C
PHSX 212 & 236*
Physics II + lab

Sp, F, 3 hrs

Sp, 4 hrs

F, 4 hrs

Sp, 3 hrs

F, 1 hr

AE 360
Intro to Astronautics
PRE: Math 126

AE 290
Colloquium

AE 430
Aerospace Inst.

Tech Elective***

PRE: AE 345, CE 301

AE 550
Dynamics of Flight I

AE 551
Dynamics of Flight II

AE 521
Aircraft Design I

AE 522/3/4
Design II

PRE: AE 445 and

Math 220, 290

PRE: AE 550

PRE: AE 421, 508,

551, and 572

PRE for 522 and

524: AE 521
PRE for 523: AE 521
and AE 560

KU Core Elective**

PRE: Phsx 210 and Math

126

PRE: Math 126

Sp, Su, F, 2 hrs
C
CHEM 150****
Chem for Engr
PRE: Completed HS
chem, eligible for
Math 125

PRE: none

Sp, F, .25 hr

PRE: AE 507 and

Chem 150

3 hrs

PRE: AE 445 and EECS

318

3 hrs

3 hrs

Sp, Su, F, 4 hrs

C

3 hrs

F, 5 hrs

Sp, 3 hrs

Sp, 3 hrs

AE 290
Colloquium

AE 290
Colloquium

AE 290
Colloquium

AE 290
Colloquium

AE 290
Colloquium

AE 290
Colloquium

AE 290
Colloquium

PRE: none

PRE: none

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

Sp, F, .25 hr

Sp, F, .25 hr

3 hrs

*Student 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