Minor in Aerospace Engineering

Open to all Cornell undergraduates. Pre-approval is required. Students intending to earn this minor should seek advice and pre-approval from the Undergraduate Office in the Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering before taking courses toward the minor.

Students must earn a grade of C- or better in each course in the minor. S is acceptable in S/U only courses.

To earn the minor, students must complete six courses, each worth at least three credits, from the groups listed below. At most, one course from outside Cornell can be used in place of one of those listed. Any course used to satisfy early M.Eng. graduation requirements may not be used for the Aerospace minor. The minor requirements for Mechanical Engineering majors differ from those for other majors.

Rules for Mechanical Engineering Majors: 

• Select at least four courses from Group A. Your core courses must include MAE 3050 and/or MAE 4060.
• Select up to two courses from Group B.
• No courses from Group C may be used.
• At least two courses must be selected from the aerospace engineering subject field of major-approved electives in Mechanical Engineering. These two courses may not be used to fulfill any of the requirements for the bachelor of science degree in Mechanical Engineering.

Rules for Other Majors:

• Select at least four courses from Group A. Your core courses must include MAE 3050 and/or MAE 4060.
• Select a total of up to two courses from Group B and Group C.
• You may not use any courses to satisfy the requirements of both the minor in Mechanical Engineering and the minor in Aerospace Engineering.