Delivery Method: 
Face-to-face/Videoconferencing
Online 
Self-paced/Asynchronous

Classes offered on: 
Nights 
Weekends 
Daytime 
Self-paced
Semester-based

Credit options for courses within the program:
 Degree seeking (admitted to a degree program)
 Non-degree seeking (students not admitted to a degree program at the time of the course)
 Non-credit/Audit

Number of Required Campus Visits:  0

Enrollment Type: 
Cohort (students take online semester-based courses as a group) 
Open Enrollment (enroll anytime)
Semester-based  Enrollment (admission not required to register)

Total Number of Credit Hours:  32 (with thesis); 36 (non-thesis option)

Tuition/Program Costs:  Visit http://online.engr.uiuc.edu/registration.htm for current semester tuition and fees.

Admission Requirement(s):
- Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or the equivalent from an accredited college in the United States or an approved institution of higher learning abroad
- Minimum grade point average (GPA): 3.25/4.0 (or equivalent) for the last 60 semester hours (or last two years), or 90 quarter-hours of undergraduate study, and 3.50/4.0 (or equivalent) for previous graduate degree work
- Statement of purpose
- Official copies of transcripts for all completed university coursework
- Three letters of reference
- TOEFL exam scores (if applicable)

Individuals do not have to be admitted to a degree program in order to enroll in an online course. Only 12 credit hours of coursework completed prior to being admitted to the degree program can be transferred into the program.

Application Deadline:
For Summer or Fall admission: January 15
For Spring admission: October 1

Departmental Program Website:  http://online.engr.uiuc.edu/degrees/mechanical.htm