The purpose of the Introduction to Engineering (ITE) program is to acquaint high school students with engineering, mathematics, and science, and also serves to inform them about the requirements and demands of undergraduate studies in engineering at UVA.

The ITE program was established in 1987 as MITE and is designed to give rising high school juniors and seniors a broad but comprehensive experience in the study of engineering at the University of Virginia. Participants experience many aspects of university life in a supervised atmosphere, including living in residence halls, eating in dining halls around the grounds and interacting with fellow students from Virginia and all over the country. The program format includes daily participation in introductory engineering course work, seminars on college admissions and financial aid, demonstrations, experiments and departmental and university tours. Faculty members and graduate students from various departments give lectures and answer questions relating to studies and careers in the different engineering disciplines. The ITE program is open to all students who have completed their junior year or qualified rising juniors will also be considered. First- generation college students and populations historically under- represented in engineering are encouraged to apply. The program is usually held in mid- July and lasts approximately one week. A $300 entrance fee is required upon acceptance into the Introduction to Engineering program. Limited scholarship funds are available upon demonstrated need.
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