Aerospace Engineering Degree Requirements

Aerospace Engineering degree requirements include required courses and electives.

Required 128 credits (36 of which must be numbered 300 or above) including:

I. Essential Studies Requirements (see University ES listing).

II. Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering required courses*:

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
ME 101	Introduction to Mechanical Engineering ^{1, 2}	3
ME 201	Student Design ^{1, 2}	2
or ME 201C & ME 201L	Student Design Lecture and Student Design Lab
ME 301	Materials Science	3
ME 306	Fluid Mechanics	3
ME 323 & 323L	Machine Component Design and Machine Component Design Laboratory	4
ME 341	Thermodynamics ¹	3
ME 466	Aerodynamics	3
ME 480	Mechanical Engineering Seminar ³	3
ME 483	Mechanical Measurements Laboratory ³	3
ME 487	Engineering Design ³	2
ME 488	Engineering Design ³	3
AVIT 421	Advanced Aerodynamics	3
AE 423	Aerospace Structures	3
AE 483	Aeromechanics Laboratory	4
AE 424	Flight Dynamics and Control	3
SPST 470	Special Topics in Space Studies (Air Breathing Engines)	3
SPST 506	Advanced Orbital Mechanics (Offered as SPST 470)	3
Total Credits		51

III. Program Required Electives

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Technical Electives - see details below³		9
Total Credits		9

IV. College of Engineering and Mines requirements

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
ENGR 200	Computer Applications in Engineering ^{1, 2}	2
ENGR 201	Statics ¹	3
ENGR 202	Dynamics ¹	3
ENGR 203	Mechanics of Materials ¹	3
ENGR 206	Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering	3
ENGR 340	Professional Integrity in Engineering ²	3
ENGR 460	Engineering Economy	3
Total Credits		20

V. Requirements outside of the College of Engineering and Mines

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
CHEM 121 & 121L	General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Laboratory ¹	4
MATH 165	Calculus I ¹	4
MATH 166	Calculus II ¹	4
MATH 265	Calculus III ¹	4
MATH 266	Elementary Differential Equations	3
MATH 321	Applied Statistical Methods ⁴	3
PHYS 251	University Physics I ¹	4
PHYS 252	University Physics II ¹	4
Total Credits		30

Technical Electives

A minimum of three technical electives are chosen, one from each of the three categories.

Simulation Elective

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
ME 429	Introduction to Finite Element Analysis	3
ME 464	Computational Fluid Dynamics	3
ME 485	Multiphysics Modeling	3

Thermal Sciences Elective

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
ME 446	Gas Turbines	3
ME 474	Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer	3
ME 477	Compressible Fluid Flow	3

Astronautics Elective

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
SPST 405	Space Mission Design	3
SPST 470	Special Topics in Space Studies	3
SPST 505	Spacecraft Systems Engineering	3
SPST 509	Space Propulsion Systems	3
SPST 510	Hypersonic Aerodynamics	3
SPST 511	Electric Space Propulsion	3
SPST 513	Nuclear Space Propulsion	3

¹

Students must achieve a grade of “C” or better.

²

ME 101 Introduction to Mechanical Engineering, ME 201 Student Design, ENGR 200 Computer Applications in Engineering and ME 397 Cooperative Education may be waived by successful completion of ME 102 Professional Assessment and Evaluation. The ethics requirement as represented by ENGR 340 Professional Integrity in Engineering may also be waived, but not the University’s Essential Studies Requirements.

³

Course must be completed from UND.

⁴

ChE 315 of an alternative calculus-based statistics course may be substituted for MATH 321 with approval of the ME Department.

*

All transfer courses must be completed with a grade of "C" or better.

The following courses must be completed with a grade of "C" or better: ENGL 110, ENGL 130, MATH 165, MATH 166, MATH 265, CHEM 121, CHEM 121L, PHYS 251, PHYS 252, ENGR 200, ENGR 201, ENGR 202, ENGR 203, ME 101, ME 201, and ME 341.

Students must ensure all appropriate pre-requisites are met prior to registering for all courses in the curriculum.

Aerospace Engineering Degree Requirements Disclaimer

The requirements on this page are pulled from UND’s academic catalog and may not reflect future terms. Updates are published annually in April.

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Licensure Requirements

UND Engineering programs are designed to help prepare students for various careers in engineering and may serve as an important step in the pathway for licensure. Students enrolled in, and planning on graduating from, one of the College of Engineering & Mines’ ABET-accredited majors are invited to take the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam, a multiple-choice, knowledge-based exam administered by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES).

The FE Exam covers subject matter taught in a typical baccalaureate engineering program accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET. Students may choose from computer-based exams in chemical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and other disciplines. Professional licensing in every U.S. state and territory requires, as the first step, that a student successfully pass the FE exam.

After passing the FE exam, in order to receive licensure in the field students must obtain at least four years of experience deemed acceptable to their licensing board and successfully pass a Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE) exam. The PE exams go beyond testing academic knowledge and require knowledge gained in engineering practice. If you are planning to seek professional licensure or certification in an engineering-related field, it is strongly recommended that you contact the appropriate licensing entity in the state in which you are located or plan to locate to in order to seek information and guidance regarding additional licensure or certification requirements.

General Education Courses

Essential Studies (ES) is UND’s program in general education. Along with your required major courses, it helps form the core of your UND undergraduate education. Your ES courses focus on essential skills employers require including communication, critical thinking and problem solving.