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Thank you for considering the UNM School of Engineering. The School offers nine undergraduate degree programs, a variety of services to help students succeed, and a diverse faculty and student body. Below is information about our admission guidelines.

Requirements

Students who meet certain criteria may be admitted to the School of Engineering in the following categories:

 

Pre-Major

Freshman students admitted to UNM who declare engineering or computer science as a major and meet the criteria listed below are eligible for enrollment in the School of Engineering as pre-majors. Their academic records will be maintained by the Engineering Student Services Office. To be admitted as a pre-major, a student must have:

  • ACT math scores of 25 or higher;
  • ACT English and Science scores of 19 or higher; and
  • ACT Reading score of 18 or higher
  • Or an SAT score of 570 or higher

Freshmen who do not initially meet the above criteria or any student wishing to transfer from University College, from other degree-granting colleges, from non-degree status or from other accredited institutions to the School of Engineering in the pre-major status must meet the following requirements. Their academic records will be maintained by the Engineering Student Services Office.

  • MATH 150 and MATH 123 or equivalent with a grade of C or better;
  • Minimum 2.20 cumulative grade point average for all courses presented;
  • Minimum 2.50 grade point average in classes required in the curricula, including prerequisite classes;
  • Completion of no more than 24 credits that count toward a major in the School of Engineering, exclusive of credits in communications skills, humanities, social and behavioral sciences, fine arts and foreign languages; and
  • Accumulation of no more than 9 attempted credit hours with grades D+, D, D-, F, WF or NC other than those subject to removal by academic renewal or use of the repeat policy.
  • Any courses required for a School of Engineering curriculum cannot have been attempted more that three times. An attempt includes receiving any letter grade (A through F), WP, WF, W, WNC, CR, NC, I or AUDIT. For the purposes of this requirement, course work taken at other institutions is treated the same as course work taken at the University of New Mexico.

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Department Major

contact-ug-advisorTo be eligible for admission to one of the five departments in the School of Engineering in a department major status, students must meet the requirements of the department to which they seek admission. Academic records will be maintained by the respective departments.  Please contact the School of Engineering departments for further information.

Transfer Students

The School of Engineering at UNM welcomes many students who have begun their undergraduate studies at other universities and colleges and would like to complete an engineering degree at UNM. The SOE has already worked out articulation agreements with many colleges and universities in New Mexico to make this process easy. These agreements tell you what courses to take at your college or university, and what courses you will have left for your engineering degree once you get to UNM. The New Mexico Engineering Transfer Module is designed to provide students at New Mexico's colleges and universities a set of courses that will articulate into the four-year engineering programs at the University of New Mexico, New Mexico State University, and New Mexico Tech.

For further information, please contact Engineering Student Services, 505-277-4354.http://soemep.unm.edu/contactus.html