Most students choose their major at the end of the freshman year.
Many of our faculty teach such freshman seminars, and current topics include Sports Dynamics and Technology, Reduced Gravity Experiment Plan, Women as Engineers, etc. Freshmen who aspire to major in Aeronautics and Astronautics are also invited to participate in departmental activities, including undergraduate research opportunities and student-run activities such as the Aerial Robotics Team . Freshmen also get invited to attend special lectures and visits by NASA astronauts, to apply for summer internships through our Space Grant program, and to carry Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program projects. At the end of the course, the teams race their blimps. Required design reviews precede the LTA race competition.