Eligibility and Requirements
Eligibility Requirements
Admission is open to U.S. citizens or to non-citizens who live in and are attending or have attended secondary school in the United States or its possessions or territories. Applicants who are not U.S. citizens must apply from a domestic address and must hold a Green Card showing permanent residency. Typically our students are unmarried and between the ages of 16 and 24 on the date of admission. Selection is made without regard to race, religion, creed or gender.
Academic Requirements
Candidates should have the following units of high school credit:
- physics: 1
- chemistry: 1
- college preparatory mathematics: 4
- English: 4
- history or social studies: 2
- electives: 4
- TOTAL: 16
We also recommend you take calculus and mechanical drawing. You should have a B average (85 percent) in physics, chemistry, and mathematics, as well as a generally satisfactory high school record.