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Illinois Tech's dual degree program in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering enables students to earn both bachelor's degrees in just nine semesters.
This combined program expands career prospects in engineering and provides broader expertise across the engineering discipline.
The mechanical engineering curriculum focuses on machinery design, development, and production, while materials science and engineering concentrates on understanding the structure, properties, processing, and performance of engineering materials.
Graduates will master engineering principles and methodologies that foster innovation through courses in computer-aided design, robotics, materials science, and environmental engineering.
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.