Academic Catalog - Virginia Military Institute Admissions
Academic Catalog - Virginia Military Institute Admissions
Academic Catalog - Virginia Military Institute Admissions
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<strong>Virginia</strong> <strong>Military</strong> <strong>Institute</strong><br />
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of the Independent Study sequence. The Departmental<br />
Honors Committee will appoint a faculty Thesis Committee<br />
consisting of three faculty members including the adviser.<br />
3. Program Requirements:<br />
Each candidate must:<br />
A. Write an honors thesis. A typed draft of this thesis will be<br />
submitted to their Thesis Committee no later than five days<br />
before the beginning of the final examination period.<br />
B. Present the results of their independent study to the Thesis<br />
Committee and any interested faculty no later than the<br />
second day of the final examination period, and receive<br />
the endorsement of a majority of the faculty present for the<br />
presentation.<br />
C. Present the results of their independent study at an<br />
undergraduate (VMI Undergraduate Research Symposium,<br />
National Undergraduate Research Conference, MARCUS,<br />
etc.), regional, national, or international conference.<br />
D. Submit the final version of their thesis to the Thesis Committee<br />
before the end of the final examination period.<br />
Aerospace engineering concentration<br />
A cadet may elect to obtain a concentration in Aerospace<br />
Engineering. To obtain a concentration in Aerospace Engineering<br />
a cadet must complete ME 311, ME 314, and 3 of the following<br />
6 courses, ME 413, ME 415, ME 416, ME 417, ME 481, ME<br />
484 for a total of 15 hours. A 2.0 GPA must be maintained in<br />
courses for the concentration. A cadet must obtain permission<br />
from both the ME department head and the head of the cadet's<br />
major field of study.<br />
nuclear engineering concentration<br />
A cadet may elect to obtain a concentration/minor in<br />
Nuclear Engineering. To obtain a concentration/minor in Nuclear<br />
Engineering a cadet must complete the mandatory courses and<br />
two of the three available electives for a total of 15 hours. A 2.5 GPA<br />
must be maintained in the courses for the concentration/minor.<br />
A cadet must obtain permission from both the ME Department<br />
head and the head of the cadet's major field of study.<br />
Mandatory courses:<br />
ME 311 Thermodynamics I<br />
ME 313 Thermodynamics II<br />
ME 314 Fluid Dynamics or CE 309 Fluid Mechanics<br />
Elective Courses (choose two out of three).<br />
ME 431 Power Plant Design<br />
PY 344 Nuclear Physics<br />
PY 453 Nuclear Reactor Engineering<br />
Additional Information<br />
Applicants considering mechanical engineering as a choice<br />
of major may best prepare in high school by taking the full college<br />
preparatory program augmented by as many mathematics<br />
and science courses as their schedules permit. Courses in<br />
engineering drawing (drafting) and computer programming are also<br />
recommended, but they should not be taken in lieu of elements<br />
of the college preparatory sequence.<br />
Must complete<br />
ME 311 Thermodynamics (3-0-3)<br />
ME 314 Fluid Mechanics (3-1-3.5)<br />
Also must complete 3 of the following 6 courses<br />
ME 413 Aircraft Propulsion Systems (3-0-3)<br />
ME 415 Flight Mechanics (3-0-3)<br />
ME 416 Fundamentals of Aerodynamics (3-0-3)<br />
ME 417 Aircraft Structural Analysis (3-0-3)<br />
ME 481 Computational Modeling and Virtual Design (Aerospace<br />
Project) (3-0-3)<br />
ME 484 Fiber Reinforced Composite Materials (3-0-3) (Aerospace<br />
Project)<br />
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