Pre-Engineering

Contact:  Dr. Gregory Michaelson, P.E., Associate Dean
michaelson@marshall.edu)

Program Requirements

Students interested in pursuing a degree in engineering who have a minimum composite ACT score of 19 and Math ACT scores of 19-23 (SAT composite 990; Math 510-560), will be admitted into Pre-Engineering until the following minimum requirements are met:

  • Earned 12 credit hours of college-level coursework. 
  • Maintenance of Good Standing.
  • Eligibility to enroll in MTH 132 Precalculus with Sci Applica. 

Students who are initially admitted to the Pre-Engineering program generally will require an additional calendar year to complete the requirements for the their degree program

Transfer Students

Students transferring into engineering programs must either meet program test score requirements or complete the listed requirements above for Pre-Engineering majors.  Once all the preceding requirements have been met, students will be transferred to their desired engineering major.

Students transferring into CECS with 60 or more earned CH of coursework who do not meet the admission requirements for engineering programs may be admitted into their desired program on a case-by-case basis at the discretion of the program’s department chair.

These policies pertain to transfer students within Marshall or from another institution.