Prerequisites for admission
Prerequisites for admission include:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related science.
- At least two years of college engineering mathematics and science (including calculus, physics, differential equations, chemistry).
- Undergraduate coursework in at least three of the core areas of automotive engineering (power and propulsion, dynamics and controls, aerodynamics and structural mechanics, and electronics).
- The equivalent of 18 months of full-time industrial engineering experience at the start of the program and understanding how organizations work from a business perspective.
- Co-op programs are considered, work study is not
- Participation in school type activities are not equivalent (e.g., SAE Baja team or Formula 1 team or solar car)
- Hobby activities do not count
- SUGS, UM undergraduates and domestic Bachelor of Science in Engineering students with exceptionally strong Auto related undergraduate records are encouraged to apply; these candidates will be considered for admission with a waived work requirement.
- A one-page statement of purpose, personal statement, two letters of recommendation, one-page resume, and official undergraduate and graduate (if applicable) transcripts are required.
- The GRE is encouraged but not required. Information about the GRE including test dates and locations can be found at http://www.ets.org Please contact ETS to have an official score report sent to the University of Michigan (institution code 1839). GRE scores must be five years old or less as of the application deadline to be used for consideration.
- Applicants whose native language is not English must demonstrate English proficiency and are required to provide an official score report from either the Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB), the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), the International English Language Testing Systems (IELTS), or the Examination for the Michigan Certificate of Proficiency in English (ECPE). If a student received a bachelor’s degree from a college or university where the language of instruction is exclusively English, the English proficiency requirement MAY be waived.