Undergraduate Admissions
Apply to the UW Before Applying to ME
If you are not currently enrolled at UW, you need to apply to the UW before completing an engineering application. Deadlines for UW applications are significantly sooner than for engineering. When completing the engineering application, please indicate your interest in the mechanical engineering major.
Complete the Pre-engineering Curriculum
Pre-engineering students take required courses in mathematics, sciences, and other fields. These pre-engineering courses may be completed at the UW, at a community college, or at another four-year university.
As you near completion of the required pre-engineering courses, be sure to be in contact with the Mechanical Engineering undergraduate adviser for help with applying for admission to the department. Most ME students begin their ME departmental program in the junior year.
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Mechanical Engineering Education
Our mission in undergraduate education is to provide the resources and educational opportunities that prepare men and women for careers in Mechanical Engineering practice and research, and to foster the development of the leadership skills that are the basis of effective contributors to society.
Program Educational Objectives- Success in the Profession. Our goal is success for our graduates
in industry, research, and academic careers by virtue of skills and attributes
learned in our program. The graduates succeed in their professional and
academic positions by:
- using fundamental science and analysis to solve engineering problems,
- successfully executing engineering designs, and
- performing effectively in design teams, in the use of management tools, and through effective oral, written and graphical communication.
- Contribution to society. Graduates should be critical thinkers
in the tradition of the broad liberal arts education. They succeed in this
goal by being able to:
- think critically, in the sense of broadly educated individuals (i.e., be informed evaluators/consumers of information),
- perform independent, informed analysis on issues inside and outside of technology, and
- continue lifelong learning.
The BSME degree is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).
The application deadline for autumn quarter admission to the Mechanical Engineering Department is July 1. All applications are submitted online through the College of Engineering. To view the online application and instructions please visit the College of Engineering Admissions Page.
For a complete guide to Mechanical Engineering Admissions requirements and
procedures, scholarship opportunities, and 4-year sample schedules download
the 2011
Admissions Guide 
.
For questions or concerns about admissions and/or figuring out a sample schedule, please contact Student Services at meadvise@u.washington.edu or simply visit the Mechanical Engineering Advising Page.