Students should plan their three years of liberal arts study so as to satisfy as nearly as possible the freshman and sophomore requirements of the particular engineering curriculum in which they will major at Vanderbilt. A coordinated dual degree program between the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering and Fisk University is especially designed to permit students to obtain an A.B. degree in biology, chemistry, physics, or mathematics from Fisk and a B.E. or B.S. degree in engineering from Vanderbilt, generally within five years. For the first three years, the student is enrolled at Fisk in a science curriculum and, by cross-registration in the second and third years, takes introductory engineering courses at Vanderbilt. During the fourth and fifth years, the student is enrolled at Vanderbilt, following principally an engineering curriculum at Vanderbilt and completing science courses at Fisk. At the end of five years, the student should be able to satisfy the requirements for both bachelor's degrees.
Financial aid is available for qualified, deserving students.
Additional information is available from the director of transfer admissions in the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. On the basis of recommendations containing favorable appraisals of professional promise, undergraduate students in the School of Engineering who have completed at least 75 hours with at least a B average may be accepted into an integrated Bachelor of Engineering-Master of Engineering program. The last two years of a student's program is planned as a unit and may thereby include a broader choice of technical work. Completion of all work toward both degrees is required before either degree is awarded. To protect the option of dropping back to the Bachelor of Engineering as a terminal degree, students who enter the integrated B.E.-M.Eng.