ISU, CSI Streamline Transfer Process for Mechanical Engineering Students
Release Date: Saturday 2025-09-20
Recently, faculty and administrators at Idaho State University and the College of Southern Idaho worked out the details of a plan to allow students who earn an associate degree in engineering at CSI to more easily transfer to ISU and earn their bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering. Called a 2+2 in the academic sphere, the 2+2 pathway brings into harmony the CSI and ISU’s class offerings, allowing for more credits taken during students’ first two years to count towards a bachelor’s degree. Additionally, the pathway allows students to complete 90 percent of mechanical engineering courses at ISU Twin Falls, located in the Hepworth Building on CSI’s campus.
"We've partnered to give students in southern Idaho local access to 4-year engineering degrees,” said Jeremy Green, chief campus administrator for Eastern and Southern Idaho at ISU. “This partnership is built on our shared goals of boosting innovation in degree completion opportunities in Twin Falls to create access for a more skilled workforce throughout the Magic Valley. By streamlining this engineering pathway in Twin Falls, we’re not only increasing educational opportunities but also helping to meet the needs of our community's employers."
“We’re thrilled that ISU is willing to partner with us on a mechanical engineering pathway for CSI students,” said Tiffany Seeley-Case, vice president of instruction at CSI. “This opportunity allows CSI students the ability to continue to live and work in the Magic Valley while pursuing a bachelor’s degree at ISU, in a very high-demand field. Our hope is that the program not only benefits CSI students, but also the entire Magic Valley by providing the local workforce with a strong cohort of new mechanical engineers.”
ISU alums who’ve earned degrees in mechanical engineering have gone on to work for companies such as Ford, Caterpillar, and Boeing, as well as government agencies and laboratories such as NASA, Idaho National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and more.
“Mechanical engineers are leading the way in the latest advances in rockets, robotics, medical devices, high-performance racecars, and so much more,” said Anish Sebastian, associate professor and chair of the mechanical engineering department at Idaho State University. “The world needs mechanical engineers right now, and the number of jobs is expected to grow by more than 10 percent by 2033, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.”
For more information on CSI’s associate degree in engineering, visit csi.edu/programs/engineering/default.aspx.