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Undergraduate Catalog 2006-07 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Aeronautical Engineering

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Accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, Inc., 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202-4012; telephone (410) 347-7700.

The educational objectives for the Aeronautical Engineering program are:
  1. Graduates will have engineering positions or pursue their graduate degrees.
  2. Graduates will apply their broad and fundamental knowledge to solve relevant problems in the field of aeronautical engineering or related fields.
  3. Graduates will consider professional and ethical responsibilities and the impact of engineering solutions in a gloval and societal context.
  4. Graduates will maintain knowledge of contemporary issues and engage in lifelong learning.
  5. Graduates will function well on teams and communicate effectively in the field of aeronautical engineering and related fields.
(For up-to-date educational objectives and learning outcomes, see the Department’s web page at www.mae.wmich.edu)

Admission


  1. To be admitted to this Engineering curriculum, a student must complete all pre-engineering requirements with grades of “C” or better. These requirements may be found in the beginning of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences section.
  2. Students seeking admission to this curriculum must submit an application following procedures established by the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Upper level transfer students may complete an application prior to their first semester of enrollment. Only students in good academic standing as defined by the University will be admitted to this curriculum. 

Baccalaureate Writing Requirement

Students who have chosen the Aeronautical Engineering curriculum will satisfy the Baccalaureate Writing Requirement by successfully completing:

Requirements

Candidates for the Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Aeronautical) must satisfy the following requirements in addition to those required by Western Michigan University:
  1. A grade point average of 2.0 or better must be earned in courses presented for graduation with AAE, ECE, IME, and ME prefixes.
  2. A student is required to earn a grade of “C” or better in all 1000-2000 level departmental prerequisite courses before enrollment is permitted in the next sequence course.
  3. No more than two grades of “D” or “DC” in courses presented for graduation may be counted for graduation.
  4. Complete the following program of 129-130 semester credit hours. The schedule below is an example of one leading to graduation in eight semesters, beginning in the fall.

First Semester (15-16 hours)

  • AREA I Fine Arts* Credits: 4 hours

Second Semester (17 hours)

  • AREA II Humanities* Credits: 3 hours 
  • AREA VIII Health and Well-Being* Credits: 2 hours

Third Semester (18 hours)

  • AREA III The United States: Cultures and Issues* Credits: 3 hours

Fourth Semester (17 hours)

Fifth Semester (16 hours)

Sixth Semester (16 hours)

  • AREA IV Other Cultures and Civilizations* Credits: 3 hours

Seventh Semester (18 hours)

Eighth Semester (12 hours)

  • AREA V Social and Behavioral Sciences* Credits: 3 hours

Select Either

  • Approved Design Elective
    or

Footnote

* At least two of these General Education Area courses must be at the 3000-4000 level.

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