Associate of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering 

at Dallas College, Dallas

Applicants may apply as a beginning freshman if you meet one of these standards:

• they are a graduate of an accredited high school
• they are a graduate of an unaccredited high school and are 18 years of age or older
• they earned an International Baccalaureate Diploma (IBD)
• they earned a General Education Diploma (G.E.D.)
• they are at least 18 years of age and do not have a diploma or G.E.D (may be admitted by individual approval)
• If they are under the age of 18 years old, and no longer enrolled in high school of any kind and do not have a diploma or a G.E.D., they may be admitted by one of the following:
  • A written recommendation of the principal or superintendent of the last high school you attended, or
  • The completion of the TSI Assessment
• If they are under the age of 18 years old, and graduated from a non-accredited high school, or were schooled in a non-traditional setting (i.e., home-schooled), you may be admitted if you meet all of the following conditions:
  • Present a written recommendation of the principal or superintendent of the last school you attended, or TSI approved test results; and
  • Present a notarized record of the high school equivalent work completed and the date of successful completion; and
  • Complete the enrollment agreement noting you understand and accept that academic freedom and the collegiate environment is supported in all courses within Dallas College; and
  • Agree to limitations on conditions of admission established by Dallas College