Prerequisites for admission include:
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or related science.
- At least two years of college engineering mathematics.
- Undergraduate coursework in at least three of the core areas of automotive engineering (power and propulsion, dynamics and controls, aerodynamics and structural mechanics and electronics).
- The equivalent of 18 months of full-time industrial experience in automotive engineering.
- A one-page statement of purpose, two letters of recommendation, and official undergraduate and graduate (if applicable) transcripts are required.
- The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) general test is highly recommended but not required. (Students seeking financial aid must submit GRE scores).
- Applicants whose native language is not English must demonstrate English proficiency. Applicants are required to provide an official score report from either the Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB), the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), the International English Language Testing Systems (IELTS), or the Examination for the Michigan Certificate of Proficiency in English (ECPE).
If an applicant whose native language in not English has received a Bachelor's degree from an institution in which the language of instruction is exclusively English, this requirement is waived.