Aeronautics & Astronautics
College of Engineering
Aeronautics and astronautics deals with the design, analysis, and performance of air and space vehicles and a broad spectrum of related engineering science, such as aerodynamics, structural mechanics, automatic controls, flight mechanics, space dynamics, propulsion, plasma dynamics, and related topics
Major category: Capacity-constrained
Minor available
Topic: Engineering
Applicant type
Freshman
Freshmen can apply to the UW to begin autumn quarter or winter quarter (U.S. applicants only)
Read more about applying to the UW as a freshman, including details for programs that provide high school students with college credit (like Running Start).
Transfer
Preparation for the major is a factor in transfer admission. Use the information below to help you prepare for this degree
- Visit MyPlan to run a degree audit.
- Use the UW Equivalency Guide to find out how courses taken at a Washington state community or technical college will transfer to the UW.
- See UW college and school graduation requirements.
- Learn the degree requirements.
- Read more about applying to the UW as a transfer student.
Department admission information
- Departmental application deadline: April 5
- Please contact the department for details about the application process.
- Transfer students must submit two separate applications: one to the Office of Admissions and one to Aeronautics & Astronautics.
- To be eligible to apply, you must have a 2.0 (“C” grade) in each prerequisite course and a 2.5 cumulative GPA in all the prerequisites. These are minimums; the actual GPA of those admitted is much higher.
- To plan your transfer, be sure to utilize the Engineering transfer admission website and contact the department if you have additional questions. A separate departmental application is required in addition to the UW application for admission.
- For more information, please visit the department’s website.
Courses required for the major:
- MATH 124 NSc RSN – Calculus Analytic Geometry I 1
- MATH 125 NSc – Calculus Analytic Geometry II1
- MATH 126 NSc – Calculus Analytic Geometry III1
- MATH 207 NSc – Introduction to Differential Equations2
- MATH 208 NSc – Matrix Algebra2
- PHYS 121 NSc RSN – Mechanics1
- PHYS 122 NSc – Electromagnetism 1
- PHYS 123 NSc – Waves, Light, and Heat2
- CHEM 142 NSc RSN – General Chemistry1
- A A 210 NSc – Engineering Statics1
- CEE 220 NSc – Introduction to Mechanics of Materials2
- M E 230 NSc – Kinematics and Dynamics2
- A A 260 NSc – Thermodynamics2
- MATH 224 NSc – Advanced Multivariable Calculus I 2
- AMATH 301 NSc – Beginning Scientific Computing 2
- English composition C1
Notes:
1 Application requirements (completed by application deadline)
2 Enrollment requirements (completed by the start of your first quarter in the major)
Entering transfer information:
Total undergraduates: 200
Total from Washington community colleges: 22
Entering transfer GPA (from WA community colleges):
3.75 – 4.00: 13
3.50 – 3.74: 3
3.25 – 3.49: 3
3.00 – 3.24: 3
2.75 – 2.99: 0
2.50 – 2.74: 0
2.49 and below: 0