BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING: AEROSPACE CONCENTRATION

General Information

Curriculum

Special Department Requirements

Transfer Students

Admission

TRANSFER STUDENTS

All transfer students are required to meet the University's minimum residency requirement. In addition, transfer students in the Mechanical Engineering Program are required to take all junior and senior mechanical engineering courses and technical electives at Polytechnic.

Qualified graduates of two-year pre-engineering programs, such as those offered at several community colleges and four year liberal arts colleges, may often fulfill the requirements for BSME in two additional years. Programs vary from college to college; students should meet with an undergraduate adviser for guidance. With some colleges, there are formal articulation agreements and typical programs of study. Students who have some course work toward a degree may also apply for transfer credit upon application to Polytechnic. In all cases, transfer credit is granted based upon equivalence to Polytechnic courses. The process is expedited by previous decisions, and past transfer credit granted to students from the same college is a good indicator for prospective students. However, the adviser must be consulted in all cases for a current decision; course content does change over the years at Polytechnic and other colleges, and it is a comparison of content that determines decisions in each case. Transfer students are strongly encouraged to meet with an undergraduate adviser separate and apart from the registration process so that a proper evaluation may be done. The Office of Admissions offers information on past decisions for a given college and can arrange a meeting with a departmental undergraduate adviser. Graduates of technology programs may be able to fulfill the requirements for a BS in Mechanical Engineering in two to three and one-half years depending upon the scope and level of their previous education. The same is true for graduates of practical engineering and other such programs in various countries. Consult with an undergraduate adviser for details.