To be eligible for the M.S. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology, applicants should have a minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 out of 4.0 and a bachelor's degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering. Graduates from related fields like electrical engineering, physics, industrial engineering, computer science, or mathematics may also apply, provided they complete prerequisite courses such as MMAE 305 (Dynamics) or MMAE 443 (System Analysis and Control) before or during their first term.