First-Year
Engage Program
No matter your major, you’ll start out in Engineering Fundamentals—an innovative first–year program that prioritizes problem solving through collaboration. To enhance the experience, students are encouraged to apply to join the Engage Living & Learning Community.
Want to Learn More?
Fill out a request for an info packet to learn more about our programs, financial support, and how to apply.
Community is Central
Central to the Engage LLC is its community core. You’ll be mentored by dedicated faculty as well as upper-level students. Other Engage students you meet will become your study group peers, your social fam, and your support group when coursework gets tough.
Beyond the Books
Don’t let anyone tell you that engineering is all “study, study, study.” Outside the classroom and residence hall, Engage will take you on educational field trips to places like Oak Ridge National Laboratory. You’ll see the inside of Neyland Stadium, and let off steam at local laser tag, bowling, and Jump Jam locations.
I did the Engage LLC, and I recommend it to everyone. You’re able to live with the people you have class with so your best resource is your peers. whenever you have a question or need help you’re surrounded by the people who are also doing it, so you get through it with the people you are in class with. It’s the best resource you have your freshman year.”
–Sarah Davis, Nuclear Engineering ’18
now in grad school at UT