BS Mechanical Engineering at West Virginia University

Programme overview

Mechanical engineering is a broad technical discipline. It integrates knowledge of the physical sciences and mathematics for the design, construction, and manufacture, testing, analysis, use, and operation of a device, structure, a machine, a process, or a system in service to humanity. Its development parallels the growth of industry.

Faculty: Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources | Duration: 126 credit hours (minimum) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Morgantown, WV, United States

What you will study

Required coursework includes Engineering Problem Solving 1, Analysis of Engineering Systems, Calculus 1, Multivariable Calculus, Elementary Differential Equations, Manufacturing Processes, Sophomore Seminar. Programme/major requirements total 74 credit hours.

Career pathways

Graduates find employment in a wide range of industries, government agencies, and educational institutions where they are concerned with many functions: The use and economic conversion of energy from natural sources into useful energy for power, light, heating, cooling, and transportation; The design and production of machines to lighten the burden of human work; The planning and development of systems for using energy machines and resources; The processing of materials into products useful to m

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Application information

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer (international undergraduate deadlines are published for all three terms). WVU has rolling admissions and admits students year-round.

First-time freshman application deadlines: Fall, August 1; Spring, December 1. Rolling admissions. Apply with the WVU application or the Common Application; the application fee is $20 for West Virginia residents, $65 for out-of-state students and $75 for international students. SAT/ACT scores are optional for an admissions decision, though a few majors and scholarships require them; no essays or recommendations are required.

Transfer application deadlines: Fall, August 1; Spring, December 1. The nonrefundable application fee is $65 for domestic and $75 for international students; applicants need at least 24 transferable credit hours and a minimum 2.0 GPA.

International undergraduate applicants apply by June 1 for Fall (all documents by July 1), October 1 for Spring (documents by November 1) and February 15 for Summer (documents by April 1); the nonrefundable application fee is $75.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.wvu.edu/undergraduate/

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