Frequently Asked Questions

Your academic advisor can help you add the certificate to your plan of study.

Only undergraduate students from the College of Engineering are eligible to register for the SPeC certificate.

Only courses listed in the certificate courses can be used towards the certificate. However, your certificate courses can be used as technical electives for your major requirements. If the technical elective course is a design-build-test course with substantial aerospace application, then it may count toward the certificate.

Credit options

  • Supervised campus based research via independent study with a faculty member
  • Design-build-test course
Non-credit options
  • Project experience through Purdue organization or sponsored competition
  • Off-campus internship or co-op rotation
Note: Both options should have significant aerospace application