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2025
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2025-2026 Freshman Undergraduate Program in Aerospace Engineering
Course
Fall
Spring
Freshman Year
AEROENG 1 – Aerospace Engineering 1 Seminar
AEROENG 2 – Aerospace Engineering 2 Seminar
ENGIN 7 – Introduction to Computer Programming and Numerical Methods, or
COMPSCI 61A – The Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
MATSCI 45 – Properties of Materials
MATSCI 45L – Properties of Materials Laboratory
MATH 51 – Calculus I
MATH 52 – Calculus II
PHYSICS 7A – Physics for Scientists and Engineers
Science Elective
3-5
Reading & Composition Part A Course
Reading & Composition Part B Course
Total
16-18
17
Sophomore Year
AEROENG 10 – Aerospace Engineering: Introduction to Aerospace Design
MATH 53 – Multivariable Calculus
MATH 54 – Linear Algebra and Differential Equations (recommended), or
PHYSICS 89 – Introduction to Mathematical Physics
MECENG 40 – Thermodynamics, or
ENGIN 40
– Engineering Thermodynamics
3-4
MECENG C85 – Introduction to Solid Mechanics
PHYSICS 7B – Physics for Scientists and Engineers
Humanities/Social Sciences Courses
3-4
3-4
Total
15-16
13-15
Junior Year
Electronics:
EECS 149
– Introduction to Embedded Systems, ELENG 120 – Signals and Systems, or
MECENG 100 – Electronics for the Internet of Things
Dynamics:
CIVENG 126 – Engineering Dynamics and Vibrations, or
MECENG 104 – Engineering Mechanics II
Statistics and Data Science:
CIVENG 93 – Engineering Data Analysis, or
DATA/COMPSCI/STAT C100
– Principles & Techniques of Data Science, or
ENGIN 178 – Statistics and Data Science for Engineers
3-4
Controls:
ELENG C128/MECENG C134 – Feedback Control Systems, or
MECENG 132 – Dynamic Systems and Feedback
3-4
MECENG 106 – Fluid Mechanics
Technical Elective
3-4
Humanities/Social Sciences Courses
3-4
3-4
Total
12-14
13-16
Senior Year
MECENG 103 – Experimentation and Measurements
MECENG 163 – Engineering Aerodynamics
AEROENG 100 – Aerospace Engineering Capstone Design
Technical Electives
6-8
3-4
Free Electives
2-4
2-4
Total
12-15
12-15
Notes
*A minimum of 120 units is required for graduation.
Choose one of the following: ASTRON 7A, C10; BIOLOGY 1A+1AL, 1B; CHEM 1A/1AL, 1B, 3A/3AL, 3B/3BL, 4A, 4B; MCELLBI 32; PHYSICS 7C. Some of these courses require prerequisites and would therefore be more appropriately taken in a later semester. Students who plan to take MECENG 40 for their Thermodynamics requirement in sophomore year will need to take CHEM 1A/1AL to fulfill their Science Elective, because CHEM 1A/1AL are prerequisites for MECENG 40.
Students who choose to take COMPSCI 61A can take COMPSCI 61A in the fall and MATSCI 45 in the spring.
The Humanities/Social Sciences (H/SS) requirement includes two approved Reading & Composition (R&C) courses and four additional approved courses, with which a number of specific conditions must be satisfied. R&C courses must be taken for a letter grade (C- or better required). The first half (R&C Part A) must be completed by the end of the freshman year; the second half (R&C Part B) must be completed by no later than the end of the sophomore year. The remaining courses may be taken at any time during the program. See
engineering.berkeley.edu/hss
for complete details and a list of approved courses.
ENGIN 40 and EECS 149 are typically only offered in the fall semester.
The enrollment system enforces
prerequisites for DATA/COMPSCI/STAT C100
; therefore, students who have not completed C8 will be unable to enroll in the course.
Technical electives: Students must take four elective courses from two of the areas
on this course list
(two courses from each area).
Free electives can be any technical or non-technical course, a course of your interest offered by any department at UC Berkeley; there are no restrictions. Free electives may be necessary in order to obtain the minimum 120 units required for graduation.
2025-2026 Transfer Undergraduate Program in Aerospace Engineering
Course
Fall
Spring
1st and 2nd Semesters
AEROENG 1 – Aerospace Engineering 1 Seminar
AEROENG 2 – Aerospace Engineering 2 Seminar
ENGIN 7 – Introduction to Computer Programming and Numerical Methods, or
COMPSCI 61A – The Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
MATSCI 45 – Properties of Materials
MATSCI 45L – Properties of Materials Laboratory
MECENG C85 – Introduction to Solid Mechanics
Dynamics:
CIVENG 126 – Engineering Dynamics and Vibrations, or
MECENG 104 – Engineering Mechanics II
Electronics:
EECS 149 – Introduction to Embedded Systems, or
ELENG 120 – Signals and Systems, or
MECENG 100 – Electronics for the Internet of Things
MECENG 40 – Thermodynamics, or
ENGIN 40
– Engineering Thermodynamics
3-4
Humanities/Social Sciences Courses
3-4
3-4
Total
15-16
14-16
3rd and 4th Semesters
AEROENG 10 – Aerospace Engineering: Introduction to Aerospace Design
MECENG 106 – Fluid Mechanics
MECENG 163 – Engineering Aerodynamics
Controls:
ELENG C128/MECENG C134 – Feedback Control Systems, or MECENG 132 – Dynamic Systems and Feedback
3-4
Statistics and Data Science:
CIVENG 93 – Engineering Data Analysis, or
DATA/COMPSCI/STAT C100 – Principles & Techniques of Data Science
, or
ENGIN 178 – Statistics and Data Science for Engineers
3-4
Technical Electives
3-4
3-4
Humanities/Social Sciences Courses
3-4
3-4
Total
16-19
12-15
5th Semester**
MECENG 103 – Experimentation and Measurements
AEROENG 100 – Aerospace Engineering Capstone Design
Technical Elective
6-8
Total
14-16
Notes
*A minimum of 120 units is required for graduation.
**Transfer students who would like to enroll for a fifth semester must
contact their ESS Adviser
to change their degree term.
ENGIN 40 and EECS 149 are typically only offered in the fall semester.
The Humanities/Social Science (H/SS) requirement includes two approved Reading & Composition courses and four additional approved courses, with which a number of specific conditions must be satisfied. Reading & Composition parts A and B must be completed by no later than the end of the sophomore year. The remaining courses may be taken at any time during the program.  See
engineering.berkeley.edu/hss
for complete details and a list of approved courses.
The enrollment system enforces
prerequisites for DATA/COMPSCI/STAT C100
; therefore, students who have not completed C8 will be unable to enroll in the course.
Technical electives: Students must take four elective courses from two of the areas
on this course list
(two courses from each area).
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