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Illinois Tech's dual degree program in Aerospace Engineering and Materials Science Engineering enables students to pursue both bachelor's degrees concurrently, completing them in just five years.
This curriculum expands career prospects in engineering by providing broader interdisciplinary knowledge.
The aerospace engineering undergraduate program covers aircraft design and manufacturing alongside spacecraft design for extraterrestrial flight. Combined with the materials science and engineering curriculum, students gain comprehensive understanding of material structures, properties, processing methods, and performance characteristics across metallic, ceramic, polymer, and composite materials.
First-year applicants are currently enrolled in secondary school or have completed secondary school and have not attended an institute of higher education outside of their secondary school experience.
This includes students who have taken A-levels or studied in an Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum, as long as they have not completed university coursework. Sometimes these students are also referred to as freshmen, regardless of their class standing upon entering the university.
Students engaged in a college preparatory or general education curriculum generally make good candidates for Illinois Tech. Team will take a holistic approach to reviewing your application, taking various factors into account such as high school performance, essays, choice of major, and test scores (optional) to make an admission decision and determine your optimal pathway to achieving your goals.
Recommended Coursework for Competitive High School Applicants: Mathematics: Three to four years; Science: Three years; English: Four years; Social Science: Three years; Second Language: Not required.
English Proficiency Requirement:
TOEFL iBT: 80 or above (20 minimum in all bands)
IELTS: 6.5 or above (6.0 minimum in all bands)
Application deadline: February 1 for fall (June 1 (for international students living in the U.S. only)); November 15 for spring.