{"id":296,"date":"2024-08-06T15:17:56","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T15:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/?page_id=296"},"modified":"2025-06-20T14:48:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T14:48:50","slug":"apply","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/apply\/","title":{"rendered":"Apply"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"purdue-home-cta-banner purdue-home-teritary-hero \">\n            <div class=\"image\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Gateway-Arch-DW540023-HDR-scaled-e1737581504359.jpg\"\/>\n                    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"section has-image-background has-padding-top-large has-padding-bottom-large \">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <h1 class=\"second-level-page-heading purdue-home-teritary-hero__header\">Applying to purdue engineering<\/h1>\n            <div class=\"purdue-home-teritary-hero__content\">\n                \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n            <\/div>\n                            <ul class=\"purdue-home-button-list\">\n                                                                    <li class=\"\">\n                            <a class=\"purdue-home-button purdue-home-button--black\" href=\"https:\/\/www.admissions.purdue.edu\/apply\/apply.php\" target=\"_self\">\n                                apply now                            <\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n                                    <\/ul>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"section \">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns page-layout-columns columns is-multiline is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column column is-full-tablet page-layout-main is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns page-layout-columns columns is-multiline is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column column is-full-tablet page-layout-main is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Applying to Purdue Engineering<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ready to take your next giant leap into Purdue Engineering? Here&#8217;s a quick primer on how and when to apply! Be sure to also check out the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/admissions.purdue.edu\/apply\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Applying to Purdue page<\/a>&nbsp;from the Office of Admissions for more details on admission factors and the review process.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle wp-block-ub-content-toggle-block\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-block-d75302e5-0617-4326-94c1-b21aa8429ce4\" data-mobilecollapse=\"false\" data-desktopcollapse=\"false\" data-preventcollapse=\"false\" data-showonlyone=\"false\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion\" style=\"border-color: #f1f1f1; \" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-block-\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title-wrap\" style=\"background-color: #f1f1f1;\" aria-controls=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-0-d75302e5-0617-4326-94c1-b21aa8429ce4\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title ub-content-toggle-title-d75302e5-0617-4326-94c1-b21aa8429ce4\" style=\"color: #000000; \"><strong>WEST LAFAYETTE<\/strong><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-toggle-wrap left\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-state-indicator wp-block-ub-chevron-down open\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-expanded=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-content-wrap\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-0-d75302e5-0617-4326-94c1-b21aa8429ce4\">\n\n<p>All undergraduate engineering students at Purdue University in West Lafayette apply to and begin in the First-Year Engineering Program where they will complete a core first-year curriculum before transitioning to their engineering major in their sophomore year. This allows students time to explore all 17 engineering majors offered in West Lafayette, start to learn engineering design and gain strong foundations in math, science, English and computer skills in addition to team dynamics, problem solving and critical thinking skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While choosing area of interest on the common app\u00a0<strong>does\u00a0not impact your application,\u00a0<\/strong>this is where you can indicate what engineering major you are interested in, or you can simply select &#8220;Undecided within Engr&#8221; if you&#8217;re not sure.\u00a0<strong>All students are considered equally for First-Year Engineering regardless of the specific engineering major they are considering<\/strong>, meaning a student who indicates an interest in mechanical engineering, for example, is not considered any differently than a student who indicates they are undecided. We simply use the &#8220;Area of Interest&#8221; field to gauge interest in majors for statistical and historical purposes, and not for admissions purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more details about First-Year Engineering, check out the &#8220;What is First-Year Engineering&#8221; topic on our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/common-questions\/\">Common Questions<\/a>\u00a0page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-boiler-gold-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/first-year-engineering\/#fyep\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">first-year engineering in west lafayette<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion\" style=\"border-color: #f1f1f1; \" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-block-\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title-wrap\" style=\"background-color: #f1f1f1;\" aria-controls=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-1-d75302e5-0617-4326-94c1-b21aa8429ce4\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title ub-content-toggle-title-d75302e5-0617-4326-94c1-b21aa8429ce4\" style=\"color: #000000; \"><strong>INDIANAPOLIS<\/strong><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-toggle-wrap left\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-state-indicator wp-block-ub-chevron-down open\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-expanded=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-content-wrap\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-1-d75302e5-0617-4326-94c1-b21aa8429ce4\">\n\n<p>All undergraduate engineering students at Purdue University in Indianapolis begin in a First-Year Engineering Experience and complete a core first-year curriculum before taking classes in the engineering major where they are admitted. This experience allows students time to learn engineering design, gain strong foundations in math, science, English and computer skills and engage in team dynamics, problem solving and critical thinking skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students applying to engineering at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/indy.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Purdue University in Indianapolis<\/a>, an extension of Purdue University West Lafayette, apply and are <strong>directly admitted to their engineering major.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can learn more about the first-year experience in Indianapolis below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-boiler-gold-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/first-year-engineering\/#fyee\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">first-year engineering experience in indianapolis<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion\" style=\"border-color: #f1f1f1; \" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-block-\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title-wrap\" style=\"background-color: #f1f1f1;\" aria-controls=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-2-d75302e5-0617-4326-94c1-b21aa8429ce4\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title ub-content-toggle-title-d75302e5-0617-4326-94c1-b21aa8429ce4\" style=\"color: #000000; \"><strong>APPLY BY NOVEMBER 1<\/strong><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-toggle-wrap left\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-state-indicator wp-block-ub-chevron-down open\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-expanded=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-content-wrap\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-2-d75302e5-0617-4326-94c1-b21aa8429ce4\">\n\n<p>Nov. 1 is Purdue\u2019s Early Action deadline, and it is also the <strong>priority deadline for both West Lafayette and Indianapolis<\/strong>. Priority means that students applying by Nov. 1 will receive priority consideration for admission, however Admissions will continue accepting applications up to the regular application date of Jan. 15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students who apply by Nov. 1 will have an admission decision on Jan. 15 and will automatically be considered for Purdue\u2019s full range of scholarships. Nov. 1 is also the deadline to apply for admission consideration into the <a href=\"https:\/\/honors.purdue.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">John Martinson Honors College<\/a>. Applying Early Action is <strong>non-binding<\/strong>, meaning a student who applies Early Action and is admitted is not required to accept their offer of admission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To maximize your options and consideration, it is truly in your best interest to apply to Purdue Engineering by Nov. 1.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion\" style=\"border-color: #f1f1f1; \" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-block-\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title-wrap\" style=\"background-color: #f1f1f1;\" aria-controls=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-3-d75302e5-0617-4326-94c1-b21aa8429ce4\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title ub-content-toggle-title-d75302e5-0617-4326-94c1-b21aa8429ce4\" style=\"color: #000000; \">ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-toggle-wrap left\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-state-indicator wp-block-ub-chevron-down open\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-expanded=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-content-wrap\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-3-d75302e5-0617-4326-94c1-b21aa8429ce4\">\n\n<p>All new beginner incoming students must meet Purdue\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.admissions.purdue.edu\/apply\/highschoolcourses.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">minimum high school course requirements<\/a> to be eligible for admission. Students can make up for high school course deficiencies by taking college-level courses. One semester of college coursework equals two semesters of high school coursework.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion\" style=\"border-color: #f1f1f1; \" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-block-\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title-wrap\" style=\"background-color: #f1f1f1;\" aria-controls=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-4-d75302e5-0617-4326-94c1-b21aa8429ce4\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title ub-content-toggle-title-d75302e5-0617-4326-94c1-b21aa8429ce4\" style=\"color: #000000; \"><strong>TRANSFER<\/strong> ELIGIBILITY AND REQUIREMENTS<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-toggle-wrap left\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-state-indicator wp-block-ub-chevron-down open\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-expanded=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-content-wrap\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-4-d75302e5-0617-4326-94c1-b21aa8429ce4\">\n\n<p>Due to capacity limitations, <strong>our West Lafayette First-Year Engineering Program is indefinitely closed to transfer applications<\/strong>. Instead, transfer students must apply directly to a specific engineering major.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All incoming transfer students must meet Purdue\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.admissions.purdue.edu\/apply\/highschoolcourses.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">minimum high school course requirements<\/a> to be eligible for admission. Students can make up for high school course deficiencies by taking college-level courses. One semester of college coursework equals two semesters of high school coursework.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion\" style=\"border-color: #f1f1f1; \" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-block-\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title-wrap\" style=\"background-color: #f1f1f1;\" aria-controls=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-5-d75302e5-0617-4326-94c1-b21aa8429ce4\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title ub-content-toggle-title-d75302e5-0617-4326-94c1-b21aa8429ce4\" style=\"color: #000000; \"><strong>IMPORTANT TIP<\/strong><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-toggle-wrap left\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-state-indicator wp-block-ub-chevron-down open\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-expanded=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-content-wrap\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-5-d75302e5-0617-4326-94c1-b21aa8429ce4\">\n\n<p><strong>Be sure to choose the College of Engineering<\/strong>\u00a0when selecting &#8220;college, school, or program.&#8221; You may notice there are available majors in engineering technology on the application. These majors are in the Purdue Polytechnic Institute, <strong>NOT<\/strong> the College of Engineering.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is possible to select an alternative major. We recommend only doing this if it is a major that you are genuinely interested in pursuing. Changing your degree objective (CODO) to engineering after you have started at Purdue is not guaranteed. If studying engineering at Purdue is your only area of interest, you do not need to apply to a second choice major.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion\" style=\"border-color: #f1f1f1; \" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-block-\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title-wrap\" style=\"background-color: #f1f1f1;\" aria-controls=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-6-d75302e5-0617-4326-94c1-b21aa8429ce4\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title ub-content-toggle-title-d75302e5-0617-4326-94c1-b21aa8429ce4\" style=\"color: #000000; \"><strong><strong>OTHER DEADLINES AND REQUIREMENTS<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-toggle-wrap left\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-state-indicator wp-block-ub-chevron-down open\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-expanded=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-content-wrap\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-6-d75302e5-0617-4326-94c1-b21aa8429ce4\">\n\n<p>Be sure to closely research all of the information on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/admissions.purdue.edu\/apply\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Office of Admissions&#8217; Apply to Purdue page<\/a>\u00a0for important dates, deadlines, requirements and information regarding the application process.\u00a0The Office of Admissions reviews and makes decisions on all of the applications to Purdue&#8217;s undergraduate programs, so it is your best resource for any questions about the application and admission process. 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