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Aerospace Engineering BS + MS (2023-2024)


Admissions Requirements | Graduate Standing Requirements | Advising Roadmap

The Aerospace Engineering Spartan Accelerated Graduate Education (SAGE) Scholars Programs  is a combined bachelor’s and master’s program per University Policy F19-1. Students in this program will pursue simultaneously an Aerospace Engineering, BS (BSAE) and an Aerospace Engineering, MS (MSAE) degree. The program will allow students to earn graduate credit while in their senior year, reducing the number of semesters required for the completion of the MSAE degree.

Admissions Requirements

Students must adhere to the following admissions requirements:

  1. Successfully completed all the courses required in the first 3 years of the BSAE degree (95 units) and not more than 120 undergraduate degree applicable units at the time of admission into the Aerospace Engineering SAGE program;

  2. Completed the undergraduate Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (ENGR 100W) prior to admission into the Aerospace Engineering SAGE program;

  3. Complete all BSAE junior-level courses (AE 112 AE 114 AE 138 AE 140 AE 157 AE 160 AE 162 , and AE 165 ) with a grade of “B-” or better and maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher in these courses; and,

  4. Have a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA at the time of admission into the Aerospace Engineering SAGE program. 

Students who have reached up to their first semester as classified seniors will remain eligible for entry into the Aerospace Engineering SAGE program. Second semester, senior-level students enrolled in the term they expect to graduate from their baccalaureate degree are not eligible to enter into the Aerospace Engineering SAGE program as these students will not gain the accelerated graduate-level benefit offered through the Aerospace Engineering SAGE blended program option.

Graduate Standing Requirements

Requirements for program continuation and advancement to candidacy in the graduate program, include:

  • Meeting every semester with an academic advisor to plan and track coursework and graduate status. Once the BSAE degree is conferred, students meet every semester with their graduate advisor to plan a formal course of study.

  • Maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher and in Major Preparation and Major Required listed courses, no individual grade below a C.

  • The proposed graduate program must be approved by the Aerospace Engineering graduate coordinator before the student may be considered a candidate for the MS degree.

Advising Roadmap

The following roadmap is a sample advising map to complete the SAGE Scholars program in 5 years. Please consult your major advisor  as you develop your individualized academic plan. Students must have completed 60+ units in order to enroll in SJSU Studies courses.

Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5

Year 1


Fall Semester (16 units)


Spring Semester (16 units)


Year 2


Fall Semester (16 units)


Year 3


Spring Semester (15 units)


Four-year or transfer student applies to BS + MS program.

Year 4


Spring Semester (16 units)


Year 5


Fall Semester (9 units)


BS degree posted.

Spring Semester (9 units)


Roadmap Notes


The standalone Aerospace Engineering BS program requires the completion of 3 units of approved technical electives and AE 167 (3 units). Students satisfy these courses in this SAGE Scholars Program by completing 3 units required within the Area of Specialization in the MS degree and either AE 167 or AE 267, as either three-unit course will satisfy both BS Aerospace Engineering and MS Aerospace Engineering core requirements for aerospace propulsion. These 6 credits are considered to count toward both the graduate and undergraduate degrees, thus allowing SAGE students to meet the minimum unit requirements for both degrees.