<p>Can anyone comment on the 3-2 engineering program? How difficult is it to get into at UR? Thanks in advance for any info.</p>
<p>If you maintain the required gpa (3.0, i believe 3.5 in one or two special cases) and complete the necessary credits at Richmond, you are guaranteed admission to any of the schools with whom Richmond has an agreement. You go to Richmond for three years and major in physics, and then you study engineering at a partner institution (it's your choice of Columbia, UVA, George Washington, Virginia Tech and I think one or two others). You get a bachelor of science and a bachelor of engineering.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.richmond.edu/prospective/majors/others/engineering.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.richmond.edu/prospective/majors/others/engineering.htm</a> </p>
<p>for more details and whatnot. If you're interested, you could also e-mail the Dual-Degree program adviser (whom I've met and is very nice).</p>
<p>That was very helpful. My son is very interested in UR, and the engineering program. We have vacationed in VA many times (we live in RI) and he saw some pics of the UR campus.
He's a mostly A student, some honor classes, lots of sports. If anyone can comment on the competitiveness of the Eng. program versus regular school admission it would be much appreciated. Also, anyone with other info about the school regarding things to do, etc. please share. Thanks again.</p>
<p>Hi Jennsmom--</p>
<p>Admission to this program is the same as admission to the University--which is certainly very selective but not "hyper-selective" if that distinction makes sense. There isn't a subsequent admission to any academic program once you've been admitted to the University except for the Jepson School of Leadership Studies. Everything else is open for students to declare. Of course, if they do poorly someone would advise them to choose something else, but that comes as advice rather than rejection. </p>
<p>Stephen Dedalus is mostly right about the program. Which degrees you end up with depends on which partner institution you select. In some cases you end up with two bachelors degrees (a BS from UR and a BSE from the other) and in other cases it is a bachelors and a masters. </p>
<p>It is also possible not to go through the formal 3-2 program and still pursue graduate programs in engineering after 4 years here. That has always been an option for those who get here and aren't ready to leave after 3 years--that can happen in a residential community that tends to be largely residential and tight. </p>
<p>Please let me know how else our office can help in your son's college selection process.</p>
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