This experience makes mechanical engineering students more attractive to prospective employers upon graduation. Paid and unpaid internships, under the auspices of the Career Advantage Program, are also available to students in good standing in the Department and University. Student Professional Organizations Old Dominion University mechanical engineering students are involved in a variety of professional, academic and honorary organizations. Others are the Fellowship of Minority Engineers and Scientists, the Society of Women Engineers and the Society of Automotive Engineers. The five-year program allows qualified students to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering and a Bachelor of Arts degree in a liberal arts discipline.
Students study one semester abroad and work a summer term for academic credit.
In addition, these students may be accepted into the University Academic Honors College. Undergraduate Research Assistants Students are employed by the Department of Mechanical Engineering to work in research laboratories with faculty members. This experience often motivates students to continue on to graduate school. The University offers financial assistance to qualified undergraduate students. Aid is classified as either gift or self-help assistance.