UIUC · Bachelor's · 2026-2027 catalog
Aerospace Engineering, BS
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128credit hours to graduate
6requirement groups
35courses named
Requirements
General Education
about 29 credit hours
- Requirements
- Composition I: 4 credits any course · 4-6 hours; Advanced Composition is fulfilled by AE 443
- Humanities & the Arts: 6 credits any course · 6 hours
- Social & Behavioral Sciences: 6 credits any course · 6 hours
- Cultural Studies: Non-Western Cultures: 3 credits any course · 1 course
- Cultural Studies: US Minority Cultures: 3 credits any course · 1 course
- Cultural Studies: Western/Comparative Cultures: 3 credits any course · 1 course
- Language Other Than English: 4 credits any course · Completion of the third semester or equivalent of a language other than English
Core Requirements
about 6 credit hours
Math and Science
about 27 credit hours
- Requirements
- CHEM 102
- CHEM 103
- Calculus I: any 1 of
MATH 221MATH 220 - MATH 231
- MATH 241
- MATH 257
- MATH 285
- PHYS 211
- PHYS 212
Engineering Core
about 63 credit hours
- Requirements
- AE 140
- AE 202
- AE 311
- AE 312
- AE 321
- AE 323
- AE 352
- AE 353
- AE 370
- Propulsion: any 1 of
AE 433AE 434 - AE 442
- AE 443
- AE 460
- AE 461
- AE 483
- Intro Computing: any 1 of
CS 101CS 124 - ECE 205
- ME 200
- MSE 280
- TAM 210
- TAM 212
Technical Electives
about 12 credit hours
- Requirements
- AE Technical Electives: 6 credits in AE · Choose from the departmentally approved AE Technical Electives list
- Additional AE or Non-AE Technical Electives: 6 credits any course · Additional AE Technical Electives or departmentally approved Non-AE Technical Electives
Free Electives
about 10 credit hours
- 10 credits any course · Additional coursework subject to Grainger College restrictions to reach 128 total hours
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