<p>Jym - not much you can do other than present the alternatives and let him choose.</p>
<p>Yup, so true banjo. He has been pretty independent (euphemism for stubborn??) for almost 21 years now. Doubt he’ll decide now to listen to dear ol’ mom. Older s, who interned with big corps summer after soph and jr yr expressed his thoughts, but younger s really, REALLY wants to graduate with his class. I cant say I blame him. </p>
<p>So… who do you interview candidates for?? Any openings in a year or so for a smart, independent thinker who has done chem research with faculty, a psychopharmacology and IT internship, and has a pharm tech certification? :D</p>
<p>Notice how I use past tense on all of those words. I don’t interview new grads or interns anymore.</p>
<p>I needed 135 credits to graduate ([Degree</a> Requirements The Cooper Union](<a href=“http://cooper.edu/albert-nerken-school-of-engineering/civil-engineering/degree-requirements/]Degree”>http://cooper.edu/albert-nerken-school-of-engineering/civil-engineering/degree-requirements/)). Most of my classmates graduated in 8 semesters as well, so it’s certainly do-able.</p>
<p>What’s the deal with the 4.5 hour classes at Cooper Union? Do they award 1.5 credit hours for a 3 hour lab?</p>
<p>Yes. The 4.5 credit courses are a 3 hour lecture and a 3 hour lab.</p>
<p>as long as you can get in a few internships/coops/research experiences, thats really all that matters</p>
<p>OK. That’s 1/2 a credit more than most schools (usually 3 hour lecture = 3 credits, 3 hour lab = 1 credit). Still, that gets you to 132 hours and a killer first semester.</p>