Mechanical Engineering: Aerospace Emphasis - BS

Pre-Professional Program Courses

• CHEM 1210 - Principles of Chemistry I 4 credit(s)
• CHEM 1215 - Chemical Principles Laboratory I 1 credit(s)
• ENGL 2010 - Intermediate Writing: Research Writing in a Persuasive Mode (CL2) 3 credit(s) (not included in the Pre-Professional Program GPA calculation)
• ENGR 2010 - Engineering Mechanics Statics 3 credit(s)
• ENGR 2030 - Engineering Mechanics Dynamics 3 credit(s)
• ENGR 2140 - Mechanics of Materials 3 credit(s)
• ENGR 2210 - Fundamental Electronics for Engineers 3 credit(s)

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• ECE 1400 - Computer Programming for Electrical and Computer Engineers I 4 credit(s) *

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• CS 1400 - Introduction to Computer Science–CS 1 4 credit(s) *

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• MAE 1010 - Introduction to Mechanical Engineering 3 credit(s) **
• MAE 1200 - Engineering Graphics 2 credit(s)
• MAE 2300 - Thermodynamics I 3 credit(s)
• MAE 2450 - Engineering Numerical Methods 3 credit(s)
• MATH 1210 - Calculus I (QL) 4 credit(s)
• MATH 1220 - Calculus II (QL) 4 credit(s)
• MATH 2210 - Multivariable Calculus (QI) 3 credit(s)
• MATH 2250 - Linear Algebra and Differential Equations (QI) 4 credit(s) ***
• PHYS 2210 - Physics for Scientists and Engineers I (BPS/QI) 4 credit(s)
• PHYS 2215 - Physics for Scientists and Engineers Lab I 1 credit(s)
• PHYS 2220 - Physics for Scientists and Engineers II (BPS/QI) 4 credit(s)
• PHYS 2225 - Physics for Scientists and Engineers Lab II 1 credit(s)

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  *ECE 1400  or CS 1400  will fulfill the major requirement. Whichever course is taken becomes required for the pre-professional program and will be counted towards the pre-professional GPA. Any repeat of either course will be counted towards the 3 repeats allowed in the pre-professional program.

   

  **Students must take a minimum of 15 credit hours (5 courses) worth of aerospace technical electives. If a student takes MAE 1010  in their first 30 credits of the Pre-Professional Program, they are only required to take 12 credit hours (4 courses) worth of aerospace technical electives.

   

  ***Both MATH 2270  and MATH 2280  may be taken in place of MATH 2250 . If MATH 2270  and MATH 2280  have been taken, the courses become required for the pre-professional program and will be counted towards the pre-professional GPA. Any repeats for these courses are counted towards the 3 repeats allowed in the pre-professional program.

Professional Program Academic Regulations

The following academic regulations apply, in addition to University regulations:

• A Cumulative USU GPA of 2.0 or higher is required in all upper-division required and technical elective courses. Courses which were part of the pre-professional program requirements and University Studies courses are not included in this GPA calculation.
• All courses require a grade of C- or higher.
• No more than one total repeat is allowed for each required or technical elective course. Courses completed as part of a pre-professional program are not included in this total. Audits count as a time taking a class and will be counted towards repeats. 
• Students must take a minimum of 15 credit hours (5 courses) worth of aerospace technical electives. If a student takes MAE 1010  in their first 30 credits of the Pre-Professional Program, they are only required to take 12 credit hours (4 courses) worth of aerospace technical electives.
• Once a student completes a particular course to fulfill a major requirement that course becomes required for that student. This policy applies to both required courses and technical electives.
• The P/D+, D, F grading option may not be used in required or technical elective courses completed as part of a professional program. (The P/D+, D, F grading option is approved for University Studies Courses.)
• Students must earn a passing grade on the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam to receive a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering.

Professional Program Required Courses

• ENGR 3080 - Technical Communication for Engineers (CI) 3 credit(s)
• MAE 2160 - Material Science 3 credit(s)
• MAE 2165 - Material Science Laboratory 1 credit(s)
• MAE 3040 - Mechanics of Solids 3 credit(s)
• MAE 3340 - Instrumentation and Measurements 3 credit(s)
• MAE 3420 - Fluid Mechanics 3 credit(s)
• MAE 3440 - Heat Transfer (QI) 3 credit(s)
• MAE 3600 - Engineering Professionalism and Ethics 1 credit(s)
• MAE 4300 - Machine Design 3 credit(s)
• MAE 4400 - Fluids/Thermal Laboratory (CI) 2 credit(s)
• MAE 4800 - Capstone Design I (CI) 3 credit(s)
• MAE 4810 - Capstone Design II 3 credit(s)
• MAE 5360 - Advanced Dynamics 3 credit(s)

Technical Elective Courses

One aerospace technical elective course must be MAE 5500 - Aerodynamics  or MAE 5560 - Dynamics of Space Flight .

The other three aerospace technical elective courses must be selected from any of the following courses:

• Aircraft

• MAE 5330 - Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems 3 credit(s)
• MAE 5500 - Aerodynamics 3 credit(s)
• MAE 5510 - Dynamics of Atmospheric Flight 3 credit(s)

• Propulsion

• MAE 5420 - Compressible Fluid Flow 3 credit(s)
• MAE 5540 - Propulsion Systems 3 credit(s)

• Solids/Structures

• MAE 5020 - Finite Element Methods in Solid Mechanics I 3 credit(s)
• MAE 5060 - Mechanics of Composite Materials I 3 credit(s)
• MAE 5550 - Introduction to Aircraft Structures 3 credit(s)

• Space

• ECE 5230 - Spacecraft Systems Engineering 3 credit(s)
• ECE 5240 - Space System Design 3 credit(s)
• MAE 5560 - Dynamics of Space Flight 3 credit(s)

• General

• MAE 5300 - Vibrations 3 credit(s)
• MAE 5310 - Dynamic Systems and Controls 3 credit(s)
• MAE 5320 - Mechatronics 4 credit(s)
• MAE 5370 - Optimization for Engineers 3 credit(s)
• MAE 5440 - Computational Fluid Dynamics 3 credit(s)