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2017-2018 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Unmanned Aerial Systems, BS

About the Program

Drones, or unmanned aircraft, will be soon be part of everyday life. Companies who adopt the technology will need experts to help them navigate flight paths as well as rules and regulations. A major in unmanned aerial systems (UAS) will equip you to be a leader in this new career field. In fact, the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International believes 70,000 new jobs will be created in the three years after unmanned aircraft are integrated into the U.S. airspace system.

Unmanned Aerial Systems Website

Degree Requirements

120 Credits Required

Departmental/Program Major Courses (108 credits)

Required Major Courses (59 credits)

Other Departmental /Program Course Requirements (52 credits)

Electives (9 credits)

University Core Requirements

  • Human Cultures Humanities
  • Human Cultures Behavioral/Social Science
  • Information Literacy
  • Science #1
  • Science #2
  • Science, Technology, and Society
  • Written Communication
  • Oral Communication
  • Quantitative Reasoning

  • For a complete listing of course selectives, visit the Provost’s Website.

Prerequisite Information:

For current pre-requisites for courses, click here.

Additional Requirements

Select Unmanned Aerial Systems BS AUAS Selectives List.pdf  and Unmanned Aerial Systems BS AT Curriculum Details.pdf  for additional lists.

Program Requirements

Fall 1st Year

14 Credits

Spring 1st Year

16 Credits

Fall 2nd Year

15 Credits

Spring 2nd Year

15 Credits

Fall 3rd Year

15 Credits

Spring 3rd Year

15 Credits

Fall 4th Year

15 Credits

Spring 4th Year

  • Thematic Area Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • UAS Related Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Technical Communication Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Free Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Globalization - Credit Hours: 0.00
  • Internship - Credit Hours: 0.00

15 Credits

Notes

Purdue policy states that a student may attempt a course no more than three times. An attempt is defined as all courses displayed on a student transcript having grades of (including, but not limited to) A, B, C, D, E, F, W, WF, I and IF.

2.0 Graduation GPA required for Bachelor of Science degree.

Critical Course

The ♦ course is considered critical. A Critical Course is one that a student must be able to pass to persist and succeed in a particular major.

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