No we do not offer a part-time undergraduate degree program.   You must apply to and be accepted into an undergraduate degree program to major in Engineering.

Free tutoring is provided by upper class Engineering students and is available through the Dean of Engineering office as well as the engineering honor societies. 

All freshman Engineering students are issued a laptop computer for use with the engineering curriculum. Computers are updated after two years and are leased through the University. The College also provides three computing labs, reserved exclusively for Engineering student use, available on a 24/7 basis.

Is career guidance available to students? Career guidance, placement opportunities and other related programs, services and resources are provided through both the College of Engineering’s Professional Development Office, and the University’s Career Services Office.

While the Engineering curriculum is rigorous, it is definitely possible to participate in varsity sports or extra-curricular activities. Engineering students are integral members of the University community and are involved in a range of activities, including athletics, performing arts, ROTC, community service and many more. Approximately 5% of Engineering students are on a varsity team, and many more participate in intramural and club sports. Athletics works with students to ensure that they fulfill curriculum requirements. Additionally, the Office of Academic Support for Athletics works with student-athletes regarding NCAA eligibility requirements, mentoring, tutoring, and study halls. The College of Engineering and Academic Support work together to make sure students’ unique needs are met.

Freshman residents are assigned roommates on the basis of gender, date of admission deposit and, where possible, academic college and preferences specified in a questionnaire accompanying the housing contract. In most but not all cases, Engineering freshmen are housed with other Engineering freshmen.

Freshmen are asked to declare their major in late February of the spring term (prior to the period when they must register for their fall term Sophomore year classes). All Engineering students are enrolled in a common first year curriculum, with the exception of a second semester science requirement, which is program dependent. By the time students declare a major, they will have had an overview of all engineering disciplines and will have been able to attend departmental information nights which are provided shortly before the major selection period.

Freshmen may easily change their majors since the class work required during the first year is common to all Departments. Beginning with the Sophomore year, however, the curricula of the various programs begin to differ significantly so that change will most likely necessitate additional course work. Engineering students who wish to change their major within the College of Engineering must make this request in writing to the Dean of Engineering. Engineering students who wish to change their major to an area outside of engineering must apply for admission to the dean of the college offering that program.

Engineering students do have the opportunity to study abroad, and to facilitate those opportunities, the Office of International Studies offers information sessions four days a week, twice a day, so there are plenty of opportunities to get information about studying abroad. Students who are interested in studying abroad should speak with their advisers as soon as possible, to map out what courses they must take at Villanova, and what courses they could take abroad.

The student-faculty ratio is 13:1, and the largest courses are the freshmen lecture classes. In the Spring 2007 term, the average class size of the freshman Engineering class is 29 students; the average size of a Calculus 2 course is 24; and the average size of a Physics 1 course is 18. All classes are taught by faculty members, not teaching assistants.