Aerospace Engineering, B.S.

Aerospace Engineering, B.S. Degree Map  

UHCL’s Aerospace Engineering B.S. program offers a unique opportunity to study near the heart of the aerospace industry, with NASA’s Johnson Space Center, the Houston Spaceport, and numerous major aerospace companies just miles away. The first and only undergraduate aerospace program within 100 miles, our program is also one of only five in Texas, providing students with unparalleled access to cutting-edge facilities and industry partnerships.

UHCL’s Aerospace Engineering program aims to build off the groundbreaking partnerships with aerospace industry leaders that UHCL has forged to offer students unique opportunities for entry-level employment experience. Students will engage in a wide array of space and human flight design, engineering, and operations projects, gaining highly technical work experiences before graduation that are seldom found in academia. Students in the program will gain skills and experiences related to the design and sustained functioning of aircraft and spacecraft. As graduates, they will possess a working knowledge of aerodynamics, aerospace design, aerospace structures and materials, control system design, propulsion, incompressible fluid dynamics, solid and fluid mechanics, and thermodynamics.

Freshman Admission Requirements

All new incoming first-year undergraduate students with 0-29 college credit hours or students entering college for the first time after high school graduation.

In addition to the UHCL General Admission requirements, the following additional criteria must be met for admission into the Mechanical Engineering Program:

Class Rank	Minimum Redesigned SAT total	Minimum SAT for EBRW (reading and writing)	ACT Composite	ACT English	ACT Math
Top 10%	No min	No min	No min	No min	No min
11% - 25%	1120	560	22	22	23
26 - 50%	1170	580	24	23	24
51% - 75%	1210	580	25	23	26
0-50%	1250	580	26	23	28
No class rank available	Students without a class rank or test scores will be reviewed based on CGPA: High School CGPA of 3.25 and higher - Direct Admission into Aerospace Engineering, BS program. High School CGPA of below 3.24 - Students who meet UHCL regular admission criteria can be admitted as Pre-Engineering.

 

Recommended preparation courses for Aersopace Engineering include completion of the following either in high school or through dual credit:

 

• Precalculus (MATH 2412) and/or Calculus (MATH 2413)

 

Requirements for Students from Other Institutions (Transfer Students) and current UHCL Students Seeking a Change of Major to Mechanical Engineering

All new incoming transfer undergraduate students that have completed 30 or more college hours after high school graduation.

 

To be considered for admission into the Aerospace Engineering, BS program, students must meet the GPA requirements shown in the table below and must have credit for (can include AP credit):

AREA	REQUIRED GPA*
All college level work attempted	2.50
All calculus courses and math courses with calculus prerequisites	2.50
All college level science courses** required by the major	2.50
All college level non-remedial English classes	2.33
All college level engineering courses	2.50

 

Prerequisites: All courses must be completed with the required “C+” or better to earn admission into the program.

 

• MATH 2413 - Calculus I
• MATH 2414 - Calculus II
• CHEM 1311 & 1111 - General Chemistry with Lab
• PHYS 2425 - University Physics I with lab

 

*In the calculation of each GPA, the most recent attempt taken at any institution is used - even if a higher grade was earned in a prior attempt.

 

**CHEM 1311/1111, PHYS 2425, PHYS 2426

Scholastic Performance Requirements for Mechanical Engineering Undergraduates

The UHCL graduation requirements stipulate that a student must achieve an overall minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0. The Mechanical Engineering program imposes additional requirements for students to be accepted into, and progress through, the upper-level Mechanical Engineering curriculum; a grade of “C+” or better is required in all prerequisite coursework and all coursework offered to meet Major or designated Elective requirements.

Aerospace Engineering Requirements

 

Aerospace Engineering Requirements This degree requires 128 hours and includes 42 hours of University Core. However, some of the major requirements courses listed below also satisfy the University Core. If other courses are taken to satisfy the University Core, the major requirements below are still required for graduation, and substitutions are not accepted.