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Program checklist · B.A.E.

Architectural Engineering, B.A.E.

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg · Middletown, PA

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Program
Award
B.A.E.
Credits (computed from items)
287-292
Catalog edition
2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
214713
CourseShelf checklist
CK_214713_326dd4c6
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Common Requirements for the Major (All Options)

major core · 0 items

    Prescribed Courses

    19 items
    1. AE 202
      Introduction to Architectural Engineering Concepts
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. AE 221
      Architectural Building Materials
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    3. AE 222
      Building Materials, Methods and Modeling II
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    4. AE 240
      Programming and Data Science for Architectural Engineering
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    5. AE 309
      Fundamentals of Architectural Acoustics
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    6. AE 441
      Engineering Lifecycle Economic Analysis for Buildings
      Not resolved to a course
      1
    7. AE 481W
      Comprehensive Architectural Engineering Senior Project I
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    8. AE 482
      Comprehensive Architectural Engineering Senior Project II
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    9. ARCH 130A
      Basic Design and Research I
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    10. ARCH 130B
      Basic Design and Research II
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    11. ARCH 441
      Architectural Design Analysis
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    12. ARTH 202N
      Renaissance to Modern Architecture
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    13. CHEM 111
      Experimental Chemistry I
      Not resolved to a course
      1
    14. EMCH 211
      Statics
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    15. EMCH 212
      Dynamics
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    16. EMCH 213
      Strength of Materials
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    17. MATH 220
      Matrices
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    18. PHYS 212
      General Physics: Electricity and Magnetism
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    19. PHYS 213
      General Physics: Fluids and Thermal Physics
      Not resolved to a course
      2

    Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

    10 items
    1. AE 308
      Introduction to Structural Analysis
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    2. AE 310
      Fundamentals of Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    3. AE 311
      Fundamentals of Electrical and Illumination Systems for Building
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    4. AE 372
      Introduction to the Building Construction Industry
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    5. CHEM 110
      Chemical Principles I
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    6. EDSGN 100
      Cornerstone Engineering Design
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    7. ENGL 202C
      3
    8. MATH 140
      Calculus With Analytic Geometry I
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    9. MATH 141
      Calculus with Analytic Geometry II
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    10. PHYS 211
      General Physics: Mechanics
      Not resolved to a course
      4

    Additional Courses

    7 items
    1. ARCH 100
      Architecture and Ideas
      Not resolved to a course
      or: LARCH 60 Cultural History of Designed Places
      3
    2. MATH 231
      Calculus of Several Variables
      Not resolved to a course
      or: MATH 230 Calculus and Vector Analysis
      2-4
    3. MATH 250
      Ordinary Differential Equations
      Not resolved to a course
      or: MATH 251 Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations
      3-4
    4. ME 201
      Introduction to Thermal Science
      Not resolved to a course
      or: ME 300 Engineering Thermodynamics I
      3
    5. STAT 401
      Experimental Methods
      Not resolved to a course
      or: IE 424 Process Quality Engineering
      3
    6. Select one of the following:
      Not resolved to a course
      1
    7. AE 124
      Architectural Engineering Orientation
      Not resolved to a course

    1 credit of another First-Year Seminar

    4 items
    1. Select one of the following:
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. ECON 14
      Principles of Economics
      Not resolved to a course
    3. ECON 102
      Introductory Microeconomic Analysis and Policy
      Not resolved to a course
    4. ECON 104
      Introductory Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy
      Not resolved to a course

    Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better

    8 items
    1. Select one of the following:
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. CAS 100A
      Effective Speech
      Not resolved to a course
    3. CAS 100B
      Effective Speech
      Not resolved to a course
    4. CAS/ENGL 138T
      Rhetoric and Civic Life II
      Not resolved to a course
    5. Select one of the following:
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    6. ENGL 15
      Rhetoric and Composition
      Not resolved to a course
    7. ENGL 30H
      Honors Rhetoric and Composition
      Not resolved to a course
    8. ENGL/CAS 137H
      Rhetoric and Civic Life I
      Not resolved to a course

    Requirements for the Option

    1 item
    1. Select an option
      Not resolved to a course
      35

    Requirements for the Option

    0 items

      Prescribed Courses

      8 items
      1. AE 404
        Building Structural Systems in Steel and Concrete
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. AE 405
        Geotechnical Engineering
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      3. AE 472
        Building Construction Planning and Management
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. AE 473
        Building Construction Management and Control
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      5. AE 475
        Building Construction Engineering I
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      6. AE 476
        Building Construction Engineering II
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      7. CE 209
        Fundamentals of Surveying
        Not resolved to a course
        2
      8. MGMT 326
        Organizational Behavior and Design
        As published: “Organizational Behavior and Design 1”
        3

      Additional Courses

      1 item
      1. AE 477
        Material Science for Architectural Engineers
        Not resolved to a course
        or: CE 336& CE 337 Materials Science for Civil Engineersand Civil Engineering Materials Laboratory
        3-4

      Supporting Courses and Related Areas

      1 item
      1. Select 7-8 credits from technical courses on department list 1
        Not resolved to a course
        7-8

      Prescribed Courses

      7 items
      1. AE 404
        Building Structural Systems in Steel and Concrete
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. AE 461
        Architectural Illumination Systems & Design
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. AE 462
        Architectural Lighting Controls
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. AE 464
        Advanced Architectural Illumination Systems & Design
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      5. AE 466
        Computer Aided Lighting Design
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      6. AE 467
        Advanced Building Electrical System Design
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      7. AE 468
        Advanced Building Electrical and Communication Systems
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Additional Courses

      1 item
      1. AE 453
        Load and Energy Use Simulations for Buildings
        Not resolved to a course
        or: AE 454 Advanced Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning
        3

      Supporting Courses and Related Areas

      1 item
      1. Select 11 credits from technical courses on department option list 1
        Not resolved to a course
        11

      Prescribed Courses

      9 items
      1. AE 404
        Building Structural Systems in Steel and Concrete
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. AE 453
        Load and Energy Use Simulations for Buildings
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. AE 454
        Advanced Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. AE 455
        Advanced Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning System Design
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      5. AE 457
        HVAC Control Systems
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      6. AE 458
        Advanced Architectural Acoustics and Noise Control
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      7. AE 467
        Advanced Building Electrical System Design
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      8. ME 320
        Fluid Flow
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      9. ME 410
        Heat Transfer
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Supporting Courses and Related Areas

      1 item
      1. Select 8 credits from technical courses on department option list 1
        Not resolved to a course
        8

      Prescribed Courses

      9 items
      1. AE 401
        Design of Steel and Wood Structures for Buildings
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. AE 402
        Design of Concrete Structures for Buildings
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. AE 403
        Advanced Steel Design for Buildings
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. AE 405
        Geotechnical Engineering
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      5. AE 430
        Indeterminate Structures
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      6. AE 431
        Advanced Concrete Design for Buildings
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      7. CE 209
        Fundamentals of Surveying
        Not resolved to a course
        2
      8. EMCH 315
        Mechanical Response of Engineering Materials
        Not resolved to a course
        2
      9. EMCH 316
        Experimental Determination of Mechanical Response of Materials
        Not resolved to a course
        1

      Supporting Courses and Related Areas

      1 item
      1. Select 11 credits from technical courses on department list 1
        Not resolved to a course
        11
      Source. Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg, catalog 2026 — https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/engineering/architectural-engineering-bae/. Captured page pages/0032.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.