MAE Required Courses a
BAE Required Courses a
B.A.E./M.A.E. Integrated Program Requirements – Structural (9/20/11)
Course
Numbers
Course Name
AE403
AE431
AE432
Advanced Steel
Advanced Concrete
Masonry Structures
(BAE Department Elective)
Computer Modeling of Building
Structures (BAE Department
Elective)
Capstone Project (2nd semester)
for BAE/MAE Students
BAE/MAE Elective (500-level)
Design of Wood Structures
MAE Elective (500-level)
MAE Elective (500-level)
MAE Elective (500-level)
Credits that count toward BAE OR
MAE (GRC) only
Credits that count toward both
programs (IUG)
Total Credits on Transcript
Total Credits BAE+MAE
AE530
AE 882e
BE 462
Transcript /Degree Audit Accounting b,c,f
IUG/
BAE d
MAE
GRC
GRC
Transferred c
3
GRC
Transferred c
3
IUG
3
3
IUG
3
3
IUG
3
3
IUG
GRC
GRC
GRC
GRC
3
142
3
3
3
3
3
18
12
12
154
30
172
a. Integrated BAE/MAE students are required to complete all BAE Required Courses in the 5 year plan and MAE
Required Courses, noted above, to fulfill the integrated BAE/ MAE degree requirements.
b. Of the 172 credits required for the integrated program, 12 IUG credits will appear on both transcripts resulting in
154 credits on the undergraduate transcript and 30 credits on the graduate transcript. Because the degree audit only
accounts for courses related to the BAE program, it will not always properly reflect progress in the integrated
program. Credits labeled as GRC will only appear on the graduate transcript.
c. Six credits required for the 160 credit BAE program are accounted for in the graduate component of the BAE/MAE
program.
d. The BAE degree requirements listed on this matrix is based on the 2006-2011Program.
e. AE 882 (or AE 897G) combined with AE 497 replaces AE 482 for MAE students
f. The degree audits will list GRC courses until they are transferred to the graduate transcript a few weeks after
grades are received. Students should understand that the degree audits must be manually manipulated by the
Student Record Secretary prior to graduation.
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 (Spring)
CE 545 –Metal Structure Behavior and Design (Fall)
CE 546 - Reinforced Concrete Slabs
CE 548 – Structural Design for Dynamic Loads (Fall 12)
AE 530 – 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 has a time conflict with AE 432 and BE 462. It is recommended that students take CE
209 in the Fall.
 See web page below for AE course descriptions and updates to planned course offerings:
http://www.engr.psu.edu/ae/courses/graduate.asp
Student Name:
Date:
BAE/MAE Degree Planning Sheet Fall 2011 Applications: Part 1
Courses in Black are unmodified BAE requirements
Courses in Blue are modified BAE requirements for the MAE
Courses in Red are new requirements for the MAE
(All Options)
BAE/MAE Degree
Courses taken before or
Courses Proposed for
Requirements
during the Fall 11 Semester Spring 12 and beyond
AE 124S
AE 202
AE 221
AE 222
AE 308
AE 309
AE 310
AE 311
AE 372
AE 481W
AE 882*+AE497G
Arch 130A
Arch 130A
Arch 210
Arch 441
Arch 443
ART H 202
CAS100A/B
Chem 110
Chem 111
E MCH 211
E MCH 213
E MCH212
Econ 2, 4, 14
EDSGN 130
EE211
Engl 15
Engl 202C
GH (3 CR)
GH (3 CR)
GHA (3 CR)
GS (3 CR)
Math 140
Math 141
Math 220
Math 231
Math 250
ME 201
Phys 211
Phys 212
Phys 213
Stat 401
All courses noted as electives, GS, GH, etc. should be noted as a specific course as taken or proposed.
Student Name:
Date:
BAE/MAE Degree Planning Sheet Fall 2011 Applications: Part 2
Courses in Black are unmodified BAE requirements
Courses in Blue are modified BAE requirements for the MAE
Courses in Red are new requirements for the MAE
(Structural)
Courses taken before or
BAE/MAE Degree
Courses Proposed for
during the Fall 11
Requirements
Spring 12 and beyond
Semester
AE401
AE 402
AE430
Arch 442
EMCH 315/316
CE 209
CE 397A
AE 431*
AE 403*
AE 530*
BE 462*
AE 432*
MAE Elective (3cr)*
MAE Elective (3cr)*
MAE Elective (3cr)*
MAE Elective (3cr)*
* These courses comprise the 30 credit MAE degree.
All courses noted as electives, GS, GH, etc. should be noted as a specific course as taken or proposed.
Proposed Schedule
Semester 7: Fall 2011
Semester 8: Spring 2012
AE 401
AE 402
AE 430
AE 403
AE 431
AE 530
Total Credits
Total Credits
Total Credits
Semester 9: Fall 2012
Semester 10: Spring 2013
Summer 2013 or (Choose 1)
Semester 11: Fall 2013
AE 481W
AE 397A
Total Credits
4
4
AE 882 (or 897G)
AE 497G
Total Credits
Summer 2012
3
1
Total Credits
BAE/MAE Program Proposal – Structural (Fall 2011)
S
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. Student should state reasons for any
substitutions. Use a separate page if needed.
AE Option Specific Courses
Course
Numbers
Course Name
AE403
Advanced Steel
AE431
Advanced Concrete
AE432
Masonry Structures
(BAE Department Elective
Computer Modeling of Building
Structures (BAE Department
Elective)
Capstone Project for BAE/MAE
Students (or AE 897G)
AE530
AE 882 a
Degree
Requirements
Proposed Substitution
BAE c
Course
No.
Note C
Note C
3
IUG
3
IUG
MAE
Course Name
3
GRC
3
GRC
3
IUG
3
IUG
MAE Required Courses
3
IUG
3
BAE/MAE Elective (500IUG
level) b
BE 462
Design of Wood Structures
3
GRC
3
MAE Elective (500-level) b
GRC
3
MAE Elective (500-level) b
GRC
3
MAE Elective (500-level) b
GRC
a When combined with AE 497, this replaces AE 482 for MAE students
b A specific course must be listed on this page for electives and worked in the schedule on the previous
page.
c These courses are accounted for in the graduate component of the BAE/MAE program . See first page
for more information on degree requirement accounting.
Signature: _________________________________
(Graduate Program Officer)
3
IUG
3
IUG
Date: ___________________________