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The mission of the Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences is to provide quality education, including hands-on learning, and to conduct foremost research in aerospace engineering sciences. These goals are accomplished through fundamental and multidisciplinary research and by preparing aerospace engineering students to meet the needs of 21st-century society through the conception, design and application of aerial and spacecraft systems.
The department is uniquely characterized by:
- blending aeronautics, astronautics and science applications;
- providing an undergraduate experience characterized by rigorous preparation in mathematics and engineering sciences, a hands-on experiential approach to learning and an extensive emphasis on design in a systems context;
- emphasizing in our graduate education and research programs forefront aerospace technology development and the integration of engineering and science activities to solve critical problems in the Earth and space sciences; and
- creating graduates who are broadly educated, interdisciplinary, agile, team-oriented engineers and scientists, with end-to-end mission and systems perspectives.
Freshman Year
Fall Semester—15
- APPM 1350 Calculus 1 for Engineers—4
- First-Year Projects course—3
- COEN 1500 Introduction to Engineering—1
- Humanities or social science elective—3
- CSCI 1320 Computer Science I—4
Spring Semester—17
- APPM 1360 Calculus 2 for Engineers—4
- ASEN 1022 Material Science for Aerospace Engineers—3
- PHYS 1110 General Physics 1—4
- Humanities or social science elective—6
Sophomore Year
Fall Semester—16
- APPM 2350 Calculus 3 for Engineers—4
- ASEN 2001 Introduction to Statics, Structures and Materials—4
- ASEN 2002 Introduction to Thermodynamics and Aerodynamics—4
- ASEN 2012 Experimental and Computational Methods in AES—2
- Free elective—2
Spring Semester—17
- APPM 2360 Introduction to Differential Equations with Linear Algebra—4
- ASEN 2003 Introduction to Dynamics and Systems—5
- ASEN 2004 Aerospace Vehicle Design and Performance—5
- Humanities or social science elective (upper division)—3
Junior Year
Fall Semester—16
- ASEN 3111 Aerodynamics—4
- ASEN 3112 Structures—4
- ASEN 3113 Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer—4
- PHYS 1120 General Physics 2—4
Spring Semester—16
- ASEN 3128 Aircraft Dynamics—4
- ASEN 3200 Orbital Mechanics/Attitude Determination and Control—4
- ASEN 3300 Electronics and Communications—4
- Professional area electives—3
- Free elective—1
Senior Year
Fall Semester—16
- ASEN 4013 Foundations of Propulsion—3
- ASEN 4018 Senior Projects 1: Design Synthesis—4
- College-approved writing course—3
- Professional area electives—6
Spring Semester—15
- ASEN 4028 Senior Projects 2: Design Practicum—4
- Professional area electives—6
- Humanities or social science elective (upper-division)—3
- Free elective—2
Requirements
- Online application for admission
- $50 nonrefundable ($70 U.S. for international students) application fee, payable online (if sending a check or money order, make payable to the University of Colorado; print student’s name and date of birth on check)
- Official high school transcript
- Official college transcripts (if applicable)
- SAT or ACT test scores (if applicable)
- Personal essays
- Letter of recommendation
- TOEFL iBT 80, IELTS 6.5
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- ✔️ Flexible study schedule
- ✔️ Experienced teachers
- ✔️ Certificate upon completion
📘 Recommended for students with an IELTS level of 6.0 or below.
Scholarships
- International students are eligible for a few merit-based CU Boulder scholarships, but must submit official ACT or SAT scores as part of the application to be considered.
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