Students will attend Dickinson for three years and then the engineering program for two years. Upon successful completion of the fifth year, students will earn two Bachelor of Science degrees: one from Dickinson and one from the engineering school. 

Students will likely be admitted via the Linkage Agreements with Case Western Reserve, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, or Columbia University when they meet the following criteria:  

1. An overall Grade Point Average of 3.0 or higher (for Case Western and RPI) or 3.3 or higher (for Columbia) 
2. Two letters of recommendation: one from a science professor and one from a mathematics professor 
3. Completion of required prerequisite courses by the end of the junior year at Dickinson (schedule an appointment with Prof. Hans Pfister to determine which Dickinson courses will fulfill the requirements). 
4. Completion of all Dickinson major and distribution requirements by the end of the junior year at Dickinson 
5. Approval of application by Dickinson faculty committee 

Applications will be reviewed by a Dickinson College faculty committee.  Students may be asked to revise some or all of the application materials.  If the application is approved, it will be forwarded to the appropriate University in mid-February for the following fall admission. All materials must be submitted to Laura Kilko by January 30.   

Applications are available on the Case Western Reserve web site and the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute web site year round .  Applications are available on the Columbia University web site beginning December 1.

Please note the majors available at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and/or Case Western Reserve, and the Dickinson courses that must be taken as prerequisites:·     

• Aeronautical Engineering (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
• Biomedical Engineering (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Case Western Reserve)
• Chemical Engineering (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Case Western Reserve) 
• Civil Engineering (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Case Western Reserve) 
• Computer Engineering (Case Western Reserve) 
• Electric Power Engineering (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) 
• Electrical Engineering (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Case Western Reserve) 
• Engineering Science (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) 
• Environmental Engineering (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) 
• Fluid and Thermal Sciences (Case Western Reserve) 
• Management Engineering (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) 
• Mechanical Engineering (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Case Western Reserve) 
• Metallurgy and Materials Science (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Case Western Reserve) 
• Nuclear Engineering (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) 
• Polymer Science (Case Western Reserve) 
• System and Control Engineering (Case Western Reserve) 

Please note the majors available at Columbia and the Dickinson courses that must be taken as prerequisites:

• Applied Mathematics  
• Applied Physics 
• Biomedical Engineering 
• Chemical Engineering 
• Civil Engineering 
• Computer Engineering 
• Computer Science 
• Earth & Environmental Engineering 
• Electrical Engineering 
• Engineering & Management Systems 
• Engineering Mechanics 
• Industrial Engineering 
• Materials Science & Engineering 
• Mechanical Engineering 
• Operations Research

*Each major also be requires additional prerequisite courses. Please contact Laura Kilko for more information.