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Physics Concentration Aerospace Engineering Bachelor of Science

Total Credit Hours: 164

OBJECTIVES

This is a Dual Program between Lewis University and the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) in which students receive two degrees:  a B.S. degree in Physics (Applied Physics Concentration) from Lewis and a B.S. degree in Aerospace Engineering program from IIT.  This program gives students a deeper understanding of the Physics that underlies the engineering principles than they would get by completing only an Engineering degree.  It is anticipated that a student enrolled in the Dual Program will complete both degrees within five years. Students must satisfy all published requirements of the institution granting the degree.

ADMISSION AND ACADEMIC POLICIES

Applicants to the Dual Program must be admissible to both Lewis and IIT, as determined by the respective admission offices. In addition, any Lewis student may, with Lewis University's permission, apply for the program and will be considered for admission by IIT using its usual criteria for transfer students. Students must meet Lewis and IIT criteria for satisfactory academic progress in order to remain in the Dual Program. Students must maintain a minimum 3.0 /4.0 GPA in their Lewis courses in order to apply for and remain in the Dual Program.

If a student is dismissed from the Dual Program, he or she may be offered further probationary enrollment at either Lewis or IIT at the discretion of his or her respective dean and department advisor.

Lewis will compute students’ cumulative and semester grade point averages based upon courses completed at both Lewis and IIT. Lewis will use combined cumulative averages to determine eligibility for special academic awards such as inclusion on the dean’s list and graduation with honors. IIT will treat Lewis courses as transfer courses and will not include them in calculating grade point averages.

IIT will accept “D” grades for Lewis courses in the Dual Program only in general education courses. Lewis will not accept “D” grades for IIT courses that substitute for required courses in the student’s major at Lewis.

Transfer credit earned from other institutions prior to enrollment at Lewis will be accepted by IIT provided it satisfies IIT transfer credit requirements. For students enrolled in the Dual Program, IIT will accept transfer credit completed with a grade of “C” or better which has been accepted by Lewis, provided the student has obtained prior Lewis and IIT approval by filing a student petition in accordance with existing Lewis and IIT regulations.

Students enrolled in the Dual Program will be subject to the academic and general regulations and policies of both Lewis and IIT. Where there appears to be a conflict between the regulations of the two institutions, such matters will be resolved by the appropriate academic deans of each institution or their designees.

IIT courses required in the Dual Program will be offered at the Rice Campus, Wheaton, Illinois; on the Main Campus, Chicago, Illinois; and over the William F. Finkl Interactive Instructional Network (IITV).

All fulltime students in the Dual Program will be accorded all customary privileges of regular fulltime students at both institutions, including use of the libraries, student unions, and athletic facilities. For further information, contact the Chair of the Physics Department.

Curriculum

Students enrolled in the Dual Program must take the courses described in the curriculum below. The curriculum may be changed upon mutual agreement by IIT and Lewis University.  Students who are not ready to take Calculus 1 and General Physics 1 in their first semester may require additional preparatory coursework, extending their time to program completion by a semester or a year. 

 

Semester 1

03-110General Chemistry I

4
03-111General Chemistry I Lab

1
06-111College Writing 1

3
13-200Calculus I

4
17-210General Physics I

3
17-211General Physics I Lab

1
76-100Introduction to the College Experience

1
Total Credit Hours:17

Semester 2

03-115General Chemistry II

4
03-116General Chemistry II Lab

1
06-112College Writing 2

3
13-201Calculus II

4
17-215General Physics II

3
17-216General Physics II Lab

1
Total Credit Hours:16

Semester 3

13-250Calculus III

4
17-218General Physics III

3
17-219General Physics III Lab

1
09-101Culture and Civilization I

3
-Theology Elective 100 level

3
70-200Introduction to Computer Science

3
-OR
70-315Scientific Computing

3
Total Credit Hours:17

Semester 4

13-300Differential Equations

3
17-296Research Methods Seminar

1
17-300Mechanics

4
17-341Modern Physics

3
09-102Culture and Civilization II

3
-Theology Elective 200 level

3
Total Credit Hours:17

Semester 5

17-310Electricity and Magnetism

4
-OR
17-311Analog and Digital Electronics

4
17-365Intermediate Physics Laboratory

3
10-112Introduction to Human Communication

3
-Fine Arts Elective

3
-Social Science / Macroeconomics / Introduction to Philosophy / Ethics

3
Total Credit Hours:16

Semester 6

17-496Physics Seminar

1
MMAE -202Mechanics of Solids II

3
MMAE -320Thermodynamics

3
MMAE -313Fluid Mechanics without Laboratory

3
MS -201Materials Science

3
-Social Science / Macroeconomics / Introduction to Philosophy / Ethics

3
Total Credit Hours:16

Semester 7

MMAE -311Compressible Flow

3
MMAE -312Aerodynamics of Aerospace Vehicles

3
MMAE -315Aerospace Laboratory I

4
MMAE -350Computational Mechanics

3
-Social Science / Macroeconomics / Introduction to Philosophy / Ethics

3
Total Credit Hours:16

Semester 8

MMAE -304Mechanics of Aerostructures

3
MMAE -372Aerospace Materials

3
MMAE -443Systems Analysis and Control

3
MMAE -450Computational Mechanics II

3
MMAE -452Aerospace Propulsion

3
-Literature Elective

3
Total Credit Hours:18

Semester 9

MMAE -410Aircraft Flight Mechanics

3
MMAE -411Spacecraft Dynamics

3
MMAE -412Spacecraft Design I

3
-OR
MMAE -414Aircraft Design I

3
IPRO -497Interprofessional Project

3
-Social Science / Macroeconomics / Introduction to Philosophy / Ethics

3
Total Credit Hours:15

Semester 10

IPRO -497Interprofessional Project

3
MMAE -415Aerospace Laboratory II

4
MMAE -413Spacecraft Design II

3
-OR
MMAE -416Aircraft Design II

3
MMAE -417Advanced Aerodynamics

3
-OR
MMAE -418Fluid Power for Aerospace Exploration

3
-OR
MMAE -472Advanced Aerospace Materials

3
20-290Cultural Diversity and Intergroup Relations

3
Total Credit Hours:16

Notes

Note 1: 09-101, 09-102, and 20-290 satisfy the IIT Humanities and Social Sciences General Education requirements.

Note 2: Lewis General Education requirements satisfy the IIT Humanities and Social Sciences General Education requirements. See the current Lewis University catalog for General Education course options. Ethics is recommended as the Action and Values option.

Note 3: In the ninth and tenth semesters, the student must choose either the MMAE 414 and MMAE 416 sequence or the MMAE 412 and 413 sequence.

Note 4: Students may reduce the semester hour load by completing approved courses in the summer.

Note 5: MMAE 313, 320, 350, and 415, required courses in the B.S. in Aerospace Engineering program at IIT, will satisfy the Physics electives requirement in the B.S. in Physics (Applied Physics Concentration) at Lewis University.

Note 6: A minimum of 45 semester hours must be completed at IIT.

Note 7: The advanced writing requirement is satisfied for LU/IIT Bachelor of Physics majors by successful completion of 17-296 Research Methods Seminar and 17-365 Intermediate Physics Lab.  Students who earn a B.S. in Physics (Applied Physics Concentration) through the Dual Degree Program in Aerospace Engineering with IIT take IPRO 497 at IIT (in place of 17-465 Capstone Project) and are required to submit a paper and deliver an oral presentation to the Lewis University Physics Department on their Interprofessional Project.