BA/BS in Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering at the Virginia Military Institute is an ABET-accredited program offering wide preparation across the sciences, math, the liberal arts and engineering topics. The field covers areas such as energy conversion, refrigeration, transportation equipment and biomedical engineering. The curriculum has two main branches: one centers on energy, and the other on how structures and machines move. Cadets make extensive use of the institute's computer facilities throughout their studies. Graduates are prepared for military, government or business careers, and for fields like law or medicine. Qualified majors can pursue honors by meeting grade and course requirements and presenting a thesis, and cadets may elect one of two concentrations within the major. The published year-by-year course planning guide shows how the engineering sciences and general education requirements are sequenced across the cadetship.