Undergraduate Degree Program

Admission to the Undergraduate Program
Information for students wishing to be admitted to the department.

Registration
Information for students with question regarding course registration.

Continuation
Information for continuing and returning students interested in entering the department.

Degree Chart
A short description of the graduation requirements for the department.

Financial Aid
A listing of departmental offered financial aid and scholarships.

Scheduling and Course Requirement worksheets (PDF):

Appendix

Curriculum Worksheet

Sample Four Year Shedule

Undergraduate Program Objectives and Outcomes

Program Objectives:

The education of engineers is a key mission of the department of Aeronautics and Astronautics. The Department prepares graduates to be successful and highly valued engineers in industry, in government organizations and in institutions of higher learning. The objectives of the undergraduate program are to graduate engineers who

Solve critical technical problems related to aerospace engineering and devise innovative ways to develop and apply new technologies;
Contribute knowedge to and participate in the identification and solutions of problems facing society;
Engage in a lifetime of continuous learning and of professional contribution.

To achieve these objectives, faculty, staff and teaching assistants pursue excellence in the departments undergraduate education program, supported by state-of-the-art computing, laboratory and instructional facilities, and utilize new dvelopments in educational technology and engineering education research.

The program objectives of the department of Aeronautics and Astronautics are consistent with the mission statements of the University (http://www.washington.edu/faculty/facsenate/handbook/04-01-01.html) and of the College of Engineering (http://www.engr.washington.edu/about/mission.html) with respect to the preservation, advancement, and dissemination of knowledge that enable our graduates to serve the state, the region and the nation as first-rate engineers and leaders who are ready to make immediate positive contributions to society.

Program Outcomes:

The Program Outcomes describe the attributes, skills, and abilities that undergraduate students should have upon graduating from the Program:

A) Graduates will demonstrate a solid mastery of fundamentals in the following aerospace engineering disciplines: fluids, structures, controls, propulsion, flight mechanics, orbital mechanics and energetics;

B) Graduates will have a combination of analytical, computational, and experimental skills;

C) Graduates will learn to work and communicate effectively both as individuals and in teams;

D) Graduates will demonstrate an ability to perform and communicate the results of a multidisciplinary systems design;

E) Graduates will show that they can make decisions based on societal need and implications, contemporary issues and ethical considerations;

F) Graduates will be aware of the need for and will have the skills necessary for life-long learning.

ABET Accreditation

The B.S.A.A.E. program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202-4012 – telephone: (410) 347-7700. All graduates must meet certain specific distribution requirements.

ABET Inc. is a federation of 28 professional engineering and technical societies. Since 1932, ABET has provided quality assurance of education through accreditation. ABET accredits more than 2700 engineering, engineering technology, computing and applied science programs at over 550 colleges and universities nationally. ABET is recognized by the Council on Higher Education Accreditation.

Please click here for our 2007 Self Study ABET Review.