Undergraduate Admissions

Discover our interdisciplinary majors, undergraduate research programs, student organizations, and the many ways you can engage with our academic and local community.

At the College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, we are proud of the leadership role we play on and off campus as UVM successfully positions itself as a top-tier research University. Our students benefit from joining a campus large enough to provide world-class faculty and state-of-the-art facilities while comfortably scaled to ensure close mentorship and support across all levels of study, from bachelor's to doctoral programs.

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To prepare for success at our college, undergraduate applicants are required to have four years of mathematics, including trigonometry or precalculus. One year of chemistry and one year of physics is also required for all engineering majors. For all other majors, two years of laboratory-based science is required as part of the university entrance requirements.

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Career Placement and Internships

Providing a solid academic foundation is just the first part of a CEMS education. We also work hard to help students make career connections through quality internships and a robust, well-networked career services program.
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Undergraduate Research

Our students have exciting opportunities to apply their academics by working closely with a faculty member in a research environment. Research areas range widely including auto safety, advanced energy systems and aerospace.
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Senior Capstone Projects

The culminating experience for senior engineering students, capstone projects draw from students' foundation of learning and experience to address complex and multidisciplinary problems that have been presented by local businesses and organizations.
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Career Opportunities

Vermont is a hub of innovation, and UVM students and graduates—particularly those from College of Engineering and Mathematical Science—have always been part of the lifeblood helping make technological advances possible. Employers often actively recruit through us when filling essential positions.

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The CEMS experience

Interdisciplinary Education

Make Your Education Interdisciplinary

Expanding academic focus into other disciplines opens exciting pathways. Engineering and Business or Engineering and Data Science are natural affinities that allow students to build practical skills that they carry forward to rewarding careers.

Interdisciplinary Majors
There is a CEMS club for every interest

Student-to-Student Connections

We recognize the power that student organizations have not just to help students connect to one another but to also build confidence and deepen learning that leads to new opportunities ahead.
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Core Curriculum

The College core curriculum provides students a well-rounded academic experience, including required courses in the humanities and social sciences, mathematics, and computer programming as well as intensive faculty interaction and a culminating capstone experience.

What makes CEMS special?

Students at the College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences (CEMS) share their impressions of what makes CEMS a special place to learn and grow.