Admission to the Dual-Degree Program is limited and competitive, and we encourage students interested in pursuing engineering studies at Dartmouth to plan ahead. Talk to your academic advisor about the courses you need to best position yourself for admission to the program, including math and science coursework.
Dual-Degree students, upon arrival, should be prepared to take the core courses in Dartmouth's undergraduate engineering sciences major. During their first two years, they must demonstrate their ability to learn mathematics, natural science, and computer science, including:
- Calculus (3 courses, through vector-valued functions)
- Physics (2 courses through mechanics and electromagnetism)
- Chemistry (1 course in general chemistry)
- Computer science (1 course, introduction to computer science and programming)
The courses must all be at a level appropriate to majors in those subjects. They must be taken for letter grades unless Pass/Fail or Credit/No credit is the only option. We honor credits awarded for advanced placement, A-level, and international baccalaureate courses, but we strongly recommend, and consider in our admissions decision, additional STEM courses that students have pursued beyond the required minimum.