Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Undergraduate Programs

Certificate in Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning Engineering

Certificate under consideration for discontinuance.

This 21-unit certificate is designed to prepare engineering and science students to design various HVAC systems. Students may also earn this certificate in conjunction with a bachelor's degree. Contact the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering for more information.

Please be aware that this program is not eligible for Financial Aid unless pursued concurrently with a degree program.

Requirements

1. Consultation with the Program Director and preparation of a Program Planner;
2. Satisfactory completion of the required courses, as listed below;
3. Approval of a special project and its satisfactory completion (MAE 491);
4. Completion of a Bachelor of Science degree in an approved major. The Certificate may be awarded concurrently with or subsequent to the baccalaureate degree.

Required Courses

The HVAC Certificate Program requires a minimum of 21 semester units, as indicated below:

Take all of the following:

MAE 300 Engineering Instrumentation and Measurement (2)
Prerequisites: MATH 224, PHYS 151, 152 all with a grade of "C" or better.
MAE 330 Engineering Thermodynamics I (3)
Prerequisites: MATH 224, PHYS 151 or equivalent, and CHEM 111A all with a grade of "C" or better or consent of instructor.
MAE 431 Heat Transfer Systems Design (3)
Prerequisites: MAE 305, 330; CE 335 all with a grade of "C" or better.
MAE 438 Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration (3)
Prerequisites: MAE 330, CE 335.
MAE 490E Special Topics: HVAC Systems Design and Equipment (3)
Prerequisites: MAE 330, CE 335 all with a grade of "C" or better.
MAE 491 Special Problems (3)
Prerequisite: Senior standing.
CE 336 Fluid Mechanics Laboratory (1)
Prerequisite: ENGL 100 or equivalent all with a grade of "C" or better.
Prerequisite/Corequisite: C E 335.