BA/BS in Aeronautics and Astronautics

The undergraduate program prepares students to conceive, design, build and operate aerospace and related engineering systems. Coursework starts with engineering basics, mathematics and science, followed by in-depth study of flight and space systems, dynamics, how materials behave under load, fluids and heat transfer, with laboratory work and system design problems. Completing the program leads to a Bachelor of Science in Engineering, and the subplan name appears on the transcript and diploma. Graduates head toward engineering for aircraft and spacecraft, space exploration, telecommunications, research, teaching and military service. A minor, honors and coterminal route exist, and student groups offer early hands-on project experience. The major sits within the School of Engineering at Stanford University, an undergraduate campus in California. The Stanford Bulletin carries the official requirements, and prospective students are pointed there for course lists and program rules before they declare.