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Course
Numbers
Course Name
AE401
AE402
Arch 442
CE209
EMCH315
EMCH316
CE397A
AE430
AE481W
AE497e
Steel
Concrete
Design Analysis
Surveying
Engineering materials
Engineering Materials Lab
Geotechnical Elective
Indeterminate Structures
Senior Project (1st semester)
Capstone Project (2nd semester)
Project Management
Advanced Steel
Advanced Concrete
Masonry Structures
(BAE Department Elective)
Computer Modeling of Framed
Structures
(BAE Department Elective)
BAE/MAE Elective (500-level)
Capstone Project for BAE/MAE
Students
Design of Wood Structures
MAE Elective (500-level)
MAE Elective (500-level)
MAE Elective (500-level)
Undergraduate Credits Common
to All Options
Senior/Capstone Project
BAE Option Specific Credits
Total Credits in Degree
Total Credits BAE+MAE
a
AE403
AE431
AE432
MAE Required Courses
BAE Option Specific Courses a
B.A.E./M.A.E. Integrated Program Requirements – Structural (9/20/10)
AE597A
AE
882e
BE 462
Degree
Requirements
BAE d
MAE
3
3
3
2
2
1
4
3
4
1
Transcript / Degree Audit
Accounting b,c
IUG/
BAE d
MAE
GRC
3
3
3
2
2
1
4
3
4
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
GRC
GRC
IUG
Waived c
Waived c
3
3
3
3
3
3
IUG
3
3
3
3
3
3
IUG
IUG
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
GRC
GRC
GRC
GRC
3
3
3
3
116
116
8
36
160
8
30 c
154 c
30
172
30
172
a. Integrated BAE/MAE students are required to complete all BAE Option Specific Courses and MAE Required Courses
listed to fulfill the BAE and MAE degree requirements.
b. The transcripts and degree audits accounts for the credits in a slightly different manner. Student shall become familiar
with this credit tracking system.
GRC – Credits will appear only on M.A.E. transcript (These courses will appear on the undergraduate transcript and the
degree audit until they are moved by the Graduate School around the sixth week of the following semester)
IUG – Credits will appear on both B.A.E. and M.A.E. transcripts
c. Six credits required for the BAE program are moved to the graduate transcript and “waived” as requirements for the
BAE degree. Students should understand that the degree audits must be manually manipulated by the Student Record
Secretary prior to graduation. The degree audits will not be always current.
d. The BAE degree requirements listed on this matrix are based on the 2006 Program.
e. AE 882 combined with AE 497 replaces AE 482 for MAE students.
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Structural B.A.E./M.A.E. and M.A.E. Electives:
AE 537 - Building Failures (Fall)
AE 534 - Steel Connections (Fall)
AE 538 - Earthquake Engineering (Fall)
AE 542 - Building Enclosure, Science & Design (Spring)
CE 543 – Prestressed Concrete Behavior & Design (Not currently planned)
CE 545 –Metal Structure Behavior and Design (Fall)
CE 546 - Reinforced Concrete Slabs
CE 548 – Structural Design for Dynamic Loads (Not currently planned)
AE 597A – Computer Modeling of Building Structures (Spring)
AE 597B – Historical Methods of Structural Analysis (Spring)
AE 597C/CE 597C – Design of Wood Structures (Not currently planned)
E MCH 500 – Adv. Mechanics of Materials (Not currently planned)
EMCH 507 – Theory of Elasticity and Applications (Spring)
E MCH 560 - Finite Element Analysis (Fall)
ABE 513 - Applied Finite Element, Finite Difference, and Boundary Element Methods
(Spring)
CE or AE graduate course in the structures area (with approval)
Notes:
 Semester offered indicates recent and/or planned offerings.
 CE 209 and BE 462 currently have a time conflict. Do not plan both of these courses
for the same semester.
 See web page below for AE course descriptions and updates to planned course
offerings: http://www.engr.psu.edu/ae/courses/graduate.asp
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BAE /MAE Program Proposal – Structural (Fall 10)
Department of Architectural Engineering - Integrated Bachelor of Architectural Engineering /
Master of Architectural Engineering Degree Program
Student Name: _________________________________________ Date: ________________
Proposed Program of Study: (30 credits - approved sequences are provided on the first page of this
document): These courses, when approved, will comprise a student's MAE degree program. A minimum 3.0
Grade Point Average is required in these courses to receive the MAE degree with the BAE.
If you wish to propose an alternate course than ones listed below, please put a line through the course you
plan to drop from this and enter the new course in the blank provided. For courses listed as electives in the
BAE/MAE program, please enter the course number and title.
Course Name
Degree
Requirements
Proposed Substitution
BAE c
Course
No.
MAE
AE403
Advanced Steel
Waived
3
AE431
Advanced Concrete
Waived
3
AE432
Masonry Structures
(BAE Department Elective)
Computer Modeling of
Framed Structures
(BAE Department Elective)
3
3
3
3
Capstone Project for
BAE/MAE Students (or AE
897G)
3
3
BAE/MAE Elective (500level)**
Design of Wood Structures
3
3
AE597A
AE 882 a
__ MAE Required Courses
AE Option Specific Courses
Course
Numbers
ABE 462
Course Name
3
MAE Elective (500-level) b
3
MAE Elective (500-level) b
3
MAE Elective (500-level) b
3
a
When combined with AE 497, this replaces AE 482 for MAE students
A specific course must be listed on this page for electives and worked in the schedule on the next page.
c See page two for more information on degree requirement accounting.
b
Signature: ___________________________________ Date: _____________________________________
(Graduate Program Officer)
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Proposed Schedule of Courses
Integrated Bachelor of Architectural Engineering / Master of Architectural Engineering
Degree Program
Student Name: _________________________________________ Date: ________________
In the table below, please outline the courses in which you expect to enroll during the remaining semesters to
fulfill the requirements of the Integrated BAE/MAE program. At least one graduate course is expected in
each semester remaining through the end of the fifth year. (Note: Acceptance of the program listed below
does not guarantee that it meets all criteria for both the BAE and MAE degrees. Each student should verify
this information with his/her academic adviser)
Semester 7: Fall 20__
Course
Credits
AE 430
3
Semester 8: Spring 20__
Course
Credits
AE 403
3
ARCH 441
Arch 442
3
AE 431
3
AE 597A
3
3
Summer 20__
Course
Credits
TOTAL
TOTAL
TOTAL
Semester 9: Fall 20__
Course
Credits
AE 481W
4
Semester 10: Spring 20__
Course
Credits
AE 882
3
Summer 20__
Course
Credits
AE497
TOTAL
TOTAL
Semester 11
Course
TOTAL
1
Credits
TOTAL
Semester 12
Course
Credits
TOTAL
4