Admission Requirements

All applicants must possess a Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or another closely related field. Those applicants who do not possess a Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering should also have completed three of the following courses (or equivalent) with an average grade of B (3.0) or better: Materials Science, Mechanics of Materials, Dynamics, Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, or Heat Transfer.

A completed application form and a $50 application fee (completed online at LMU Graduate Admission). Admission into the program is in strict conformity with the requirements for all graduate students set forth by the LMU Graduate Division. Upon review of the student’s undergraduate and professional preparation, additional admission requirements may be set by the Mechanical Engineering Department.

Deferment Policy: Students admitted into this graduate program may defer their admission offer for up to one year from the initial admission entry term. A formal request should be made by the student. Requests to defer past the one-year mark from the initial admission entry term are reviewed upon request, and the decision is left to the discretion of the Admission Committee.

Transfer Credit: Students may transfer up to six (6) semester hours for courses completed at another regionally accredited college or university. Credits to be transferred must be taken prior to admission. Each transferred course grade must be at least B (3.0), and the course must not have been used to satisfy degree requirements at another college or university.

Application Deadline