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Joint Program Physics and aerospace or Mechanical Engineering Bachelor of Science

Total Credit Hours: 164/165

Total Credit Hours (Aerospace Track): 165

Total Credit Hours (Mechanical Track): 164

Objectives

Students who successfully complete the coursework requirements of the Joint Program between Lewis University and Illinois Institute of Technology will be awarded a B.S. degree in an approved Physics program from Lewis and a B.S. degree in an approved Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering program from IIT. It is anticipated that a student enrolled in the Joint Program will complete both degrees within five years. Students must satisfy all published requirements of the institution granting the degree.

Students enrolled in the Joint Program will take courses described in the curriculum below. This curriculum may be changed upon mutual agreement by IIT and Lewis University.

Admission and Academic Policies

Applicants to the Joint 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 Joint Program. Students must have a minimum 3.0 /4.0 GPA in their Lewis courses in order to remain in the Joint Program.

If a student is dismissed from the Joint 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 departmental 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 Joint 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 Joint 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 Joint 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 Joint 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 full-time students in the Joint Program will be accorded all customary privileges of regular full-time students at both institutions, including use of the libraries, student unions, and athletic facilities. For further information, contact the Chair of the Physics Department.

Aerospace Track Curriculum

Semester 1 (17)

13-200Calculus I

4
17-210General Physics I

3
17-211General Physics I Lab

1
03-110General Chemistry I

4
03-111General Chemistry I Lab

1
06-111College Writing 1

3
76-100Introduction to the College Experience

1

Semester 2 (15)

13-201Calculus II

4
17-215General Physics II

3
17-216General Physics II Lab

1
03-115General Chemistry II

4
03-116General Chemistry II Lab

1
06-112College Writing 2

3

Semester 3 (17)

13-250Calculus III

4
17-218General Physics III

3
17-219General Physics III Lab

1
09-101Culture and Civilization I

3
70-200Introduction to Computer Science

3
-
Theology Elective 100 level

3

Semester 4 (18)

13-300Differential Equations

4
17-300Mechanics

4
17-340Modern Physics

4
09-102Culture and Civilization II

3
-
Theology Elective 200 level

3

Semester 5 (17)

17-310Electricity and Magnetism

4
17-400Advanced Experimental Physics Lab

4
20-290Cultural Diversity and Intergroup Relations

3
-
Fine Arts Elective

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

3

Semester 6 (18)

MS -201
Materials Science

3
MMAE -202
Mechanics of Solids II

3
MMAE -320
Thermodynamics

3
MMAE -313
Fluid Mechanics without Laboratory

3
10-112Introduction to Human Communication

3
-
Literature Elective

3

Semester 7 (16)

MMAE -311
Compressible Flow

3
MMAE -312
Aerodynamics of Aerospace Vehicles

3
MMAE -315
Aerospace Laboratory I

4
MMAE -350
Computational Mechanics

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

3

Semester 8 (15)

MMAE -304
Mechanics of Aerostructures

3
MMAE -372
Aerospace Materials

3
MMAE -443
Systems Analysis and Control

3
MMAE -450
Computational Mechanics II

3
MMAE -452
Aerospace Propulsion

3

Semester 9 (15)

MMAE -410
Aircraft Flight Mechanics

3
MMAE -411
Spacecraft Dynamics

3
MMAE -412
Spacecraft Design I

3
-
OR
MMAE -414
Aircraft Design I

3
IPRO -497
Interprofessional Project

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

3

Semester 10 (16)

MMAE -413
Spacecraft Design II

3
-
OR
MMAE -416
Aircraft Design II

3
MMAE -415
Aerospace Laboratory II

4
MMAE -417

-
OR
MMAE -418

-
OR
MMAE -472

IPRO -497
Interprofessional Project

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

3

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 320, 350, 411, and 450, required courses in the BS in Aerospace Engineering program at IIT, will satisfy the Physics electives requirement in the BS in Physics at Lewis University.

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

Mechanical Track Curriculum

Semester 1 (17)

13-200Calculus I

4
17-210General Physics I

3
17-211General Physics I Lab

1
03-110General Chemistry I

4
03-111General Chemistry I Lab

1
06-111College Writing 1

3
76-100Introduction to the College Experience

1

Semester 2 (16)

13-201Calculus II

4
17-215General Physics II

3
17-216General Physics II Lab

1
03-115General Chemistry II

4
03-116General Chemistry II Lab

1
06-112College Writing 2

3

Semester 3 (17)

13-250Calculus III

4
17-218General Physics III

3
17-219General Physics III Lab

1
09-101Culture and Civilization I

3
70-200Introduction to Computer Science

3
-
Theology Elective 100 level

3

Semester 4 (18)

13-300Differential Equations

4
17-300Mechanics

4
17-340Modern Physics

4
09-102Culture and Civilization II

3
-
Theology Elective 200 level

3

Semester 5 (17)

17-310Electricity and Magnetism

4
17-400Advanced Experimental Physics Lab

4
20-290Cultural Diversity and Intergroup Relations

3
MMAE -232
Design for Innovation

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

3

Semester 6 (18)

MS -201
Materials Science

3
MMAE -202
Mechanics of Solids II

3
MMAE -350
Computational Mechanics

3
10-112Introduction to Human Communication

3
-
Fine Arts Elective

3
-
Literature Elective

3

Semester 7 (16)

MMAE -302
Mechanics of Solids III

3
MMAE -305
Dynamics

4
MMAE -313
Fluid Mechanics without Laboratory

3
MMAE -320
Thermodynamics

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

3

Semester 8 (16)

MMAE -319
Mechanical Laboratory

4
MMAE -321
Applied Thermodynamics

3
MMAE -323
Heat and Mass Transfer

3
MMAE -332
Design of Machine Elements

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

3

Semester 9 (16)

MMAE -419
Mechanics Laboratory

4
MMAE -443
Systems Analysis and Control

3
MMAE -445
Computer-Aided Design

3
MMAE -485
Manufacturing Processes

3
IPRO -497
Interprofessional Project

3

Semester 10 (13)

MMAE -432
Design of Mechanical Systems

3
MMAE -433
Design of Thermal Systems

4
IPRO -497
Interprofessional Project

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

3

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

Note 4: MMAE 320, 350, 411, and 450, required courses in the BS in Aerospace Engineering program at IIT, will satisfy the Physics electives requirement in the BS in Physics at Lewis University.

Note 5: A minimum of 45 semester hours must be completed at IIT.