Transfer Course Criteria for
Aerospace Engineering
Along with the general selection criteria, every major has required and recommended coursework for transfer students to have completed in order to be considered competitive during the selection process.
Required Courses
Before applying to a major, you should successfully complete or be in the process of completing the required courses to maximize (but not guarantee) your chance of selection. You must complete these units by the spring of the term before your intended fall enrollment to receive consideration during the selection process.
Desired Courses
Because the San Luis Obispo campus at Cal Poly is highly impacted and selection to all majors is very competitive, desired courses should also be successfully completed or in progress when you apply for admission.
Evaluating Your Courses
All the courses listed are Cal Poly courses. You can use www.assist.org to identify the course equivalencies between Cal Poly and the California Community Colleges. Be sure to use the corresponding academic year in which you completed the course. If you are out-of-state or a transfer student from another four-year institution, you may have to compare your catalog course descriptions with Cal Poly’s catalog to identify the equivalent courses. Cal Poly is unable to evaluate transcripts for you prior to selection.
Course Listings
Required Courses
English Communication
- Oral Communication
- English Composition
- Critical Thinking and Composition
Mathematics
- MATH 1261/Calculus I
- MATH 1262/Calculus II
- MATH 2263/Calculus III
- MATH 2341/Linear Analysis
or - MATH 1151/Linear Algebra I
and MATH 2343/Differential Equations I
Physics
- PHYS 1141/General Physics I
- PHYS 1143/General Physics II
Chemistry
- CHEM 1120/Fundamentals of Chemical Structure and Properties
Major Related
- ME 2210/Engineering Statics
or MATE 1220/Principles of Materials Engineering for non-majors
Desired Courses
Major Related
- AERO 2220/Aerospace Engineering Dynamics
- ME 2204/Introduction to Mechanics of Materials
Required Courses
English Language Communication and Critical Thinking
- Oral Communication
- Written Communication/English Composition
- Critical Thinking
Mathematics
- MATH 141/Calculus I
- MATH 142/Calculus II
- MATH 143/Calculus III
- MATH 241/Calculus IV
- MATH 244/Linear Analysis I
Physics
- PHYS 141/General Physics 1A
- PHYS 142/General Physics II
- PHYS 143/General Physics III
Chemistry
- CHEM 124/General Chemistry for Engineering
or CHEM 127/General Chemistry I
Major Related
- ME 211/Engineering Statics
- MATE 210/Materials Engineering
Desired Courses
Major Related
- EE 201/Electric Circuit Theory
- EE 251/Electric Circuits Laboratory
All information is subject to change without prior notice.