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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department
BS - Aerospace Engineering
| Course Requirements | |||
| General Education Requirements | 30 | ||
| Of the 51 units required by the university, 21 may be satisfied by specified major and support requirements. Consult major advisor for details. | |||
| American Institutions | (6) | ||
| Of the 6 units required by the university, all may be satisfied within general education requirements as specified in the schedule of classes. | |||
| Physical Education | 2 | ||
| Preparation for the Major | 33 | ||
| MATH 030, MATH 031, MATH 032, MATH 129A and MATH 133A (16); PHYS 070, PHYS 071 and PHYS 072 (12); CHEM 001A (5) | |||
| Required for the Major | 63 | ||
| Engineering Common Area | 28 | ||
| ENGR 010, ENGR 100W, CE 099, CE 112, EE 098, MATE 025, ME 020, ME 030, ME 101 and ME 113 | |||
| Required Courses | 29 | ||
| AE 114, AE 140, AE 160, AE 162, AE 164, AE 165, AE 167, AE 168, AE 169 and ME 120 | |||
| Required Capstone Course | 6 | ||
| AE 171A and AE 171B (6) or AE 172A and AE 172B (6) | |||
| Additional Major Courses | 6 | ||
| Technical electives can be chosen from a list of designated courses in one of the two areas: Aircraft Design or Space Transportation and Exploration. | |||
| Total Units: | 134 | ||
*Applies to those students not taking American Studies and the Physics 070 series.
Note: PHYS 050, PHYS 051, PHYS 052 and PHYS 053 may be taken in place of PHYS 070, PHYS 071 and PHYS 072.
To qualify for a baccalaureate degree in Aerospace Engineering, a student must receive a grade of a grade of "C-" or better in all courses required for the major. Students must earn a cumulative GPA of at least "C" (2.0) in each one of the following categories: all college work (overall average), all units attempted at SJSU, all units in the major, and all units in any minors.
A semester-by-semester schedule for meeting these requirements is available in the department office.
