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BS Engineering and Arts (additional major) at Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon University, United States

Programme overview

The additional major in Engineering and Arts is for engineering majors who add an arts concentration through the BXA Intercollege Degree Programs. It broadens an engineering degree and is intended to build collaborative and entrepreneurial skills.

Faculty: College of Fine Arts (with College of Engineering)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Pittsburgh, PA, United States

What you will study

Students take coursework in both the College of Engineering and the College of Fine Arts, including BXA-specific courses.

Career pathways

BXA Class of 2025: 95% employed or in graduate school six months after graduation; recent employers include Amazon, Apple and TikTok.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Apply and be admitted to a School within the College of Fine Arts (portfolio or audition as required by that school) and be admissible to the corresponding academic college (Dietrich, Mellon College of Science, College of Engineering or School of Computer Science); see that college's high school course requirements.

First-year tuition page covers first-years entering Fall 2026; fall transfer applications are accepted for Fall entry at all colleges.

Fall transfer admission is offered at all colleges and schools, with notification by May 17 (May 1 notification for the College of Fine Arts).

Early Decision (binding) deadline is November 2, with notification by December 15 and enrolment deposit by February 1. Early Decision is not available for the School of Drama, BXA Design programmes or the School of Music.

Regular Decision deadline is January 4, with notification no later than April 1 and enrolment by May 1. The Schools of Drama and Music Regular Decision deadline is December 1.

Fall transfer deadline is February 16 (supporting documents by March 1) for all colleges except Fine Arts; for the College of Fine Arts the deadline is December 1 for Drama and Music and January 5 for Architecture, Art and Design (supporting documents by February 16).

Applications are submitted online through the Common Application exclusively.

Standardized tests: the School of Computer Science requires an SAT or ACT score; the College of Engineering, Dietrich College and Heinz College Information Systems are test flexible (scores required, choice of SAT, ACT, IB, AP, A-Level or French Baccalaureate); the College of Fine Arts is test optional and requires portfolios or auditions.

Apply through the official page: https://www.cmu.edu/admission/admission/apply

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