Aerospace Engineering (ME/MS)

The aerospace industry supports more than 100,000 jobs in South Carolina. If you are shooting for the stars, we can help launch you into an aerospace career or prepare you for a career in a related engineering field.

South Carolina’s only Aerospace Engineering Programs

With the Master of Aerospace Engineering program at USC, you’ll learn about a variety of exciting topics, including:

Aerodynamics and aerospace systems
Flight mechanics
Thermo-fluids
Composite structure design and manufacturing
Future fuels

Students have the option of either an ME (Master of Engineering) or MS (Master of Science) degree. Pursuing an MS degree requires completing a thesis.

Admission Details

Requirements	Direct Master's Accelerator	Advanced Master's Accelerator
GPA	3.0	3.0
IELTSTM	6.5	6.0 (no sub-score below 5.5)
TOEFL®	80	74 (no sub-score below 16)
GRE Required	No	No
Qualifying Undergraduate Degrees	Four-year undergraduate degree, or equivalent, in mechanical engineering, aeronautical engineering, engineering mechanics, propulsion engineering, aerospace engineering, aeronautics and astronautics, power fluids engineering, or thermo-fluid engineering, from an accredited university.
Additional Requirements	Students must have completed the math self-evaluation and a 3.0 GPA equivalent in all math course taken .
Available Entry	Fall or Spring	Fall or Spring

Math Self-Evaluation

Engineering programs require a high level of math proficiency. For those programs, students will be required to complete a Math Self-Evaluation and declare that they meet the minimum proficiency standard.

Math Self-Evaluation: Civil Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurial Engineering and Mechanical Engineering (answer key)
Math Self-Evaluation: Chemical Engineering (answer key)

Upon completion of the evaluation, fill out this Declaration Form and submit with application.

All Engineering degree programs require a 3.0 GPA equivalent in all math courses taken.

Sample Coursework

Aerodynamics and Flight Mechanics
Aerospace Structures I
Compressible Flow
Engineering Analysis (exclusively for Master’s Accelerator students)
Intermediate Dynamics
Introduction to Composite Materials
Introduction to Finite Elements Analysis in Mechanical Engineering
Thermodynamics

Progression Details

ME and MS in Aerospace Engineering

Program	Credits Earned Towards Degree	Progression Requirements
Direct Master's Accelerator	9	Not applicable – student is already enrolled in degree program
Advanced Master's Accelerator	6	3.0 GPA with no degree course grade lower than a B Successful completion of English language courses, Professional Development and Analytical Skills workshops, seminars and modules. And be accepted by a faculty thesis advisor after completing a faculty interview.* *Students pursuing an MS degree only
Pre-Sessional English	0	Successful completion of all Pre-Sessional English Program course content and approval from the Master’s Accelerator team.

Program

Credits Earned Towards Degree

Progression Requirements

Direct Master's Accelerator

Not applicable – student is already enrolled in degree program

Advanced Master's Accelerator

3.0 GPA with no degree course grade lower than a B

Successful completion of English language courses, Professional Development and Analytical Skills workshops, seminars and modules.

And be accepted by a faculty thesis advisor after completing a faculty interview.*

*Students pursuing an MS degree only

Pre-Sessional English

Successful completion of all Pre-Sessional English Program course content and approval from the Master’s Accelerator team.

Total Credits Required for Degree: 30.

Tuition Costs

For information regarding tuition and fees, please see our Costs Overview

International Accelerator Program