<p>I'm a junior who goes to a liberal arts school, and my major is chemistry. After my 2 years of college experience and mulling over my aptitudes and career opportunities for a long time, I figured I should change my major to chemical engineering. However, my school does not have an engineering school, so I'll have to transfer to follow my goal.</p>
<p>I'm planning to transfer after finishing fall semester, so any suggestions of good schools I can transfer to that has chemical engineering? It's a tough decision for me because if I do this I won't be able to finish my undergrad in 4 years. Also, I don't mind going to schools that aren't that famous. </p>
<p>I know my GPA isn't that good. It's because I did badly in Gen. Chem. labs and most arts & humanities classes. I actually failed a Theology classes in a spring semester of sophomore year. Not sure if this will get in my way though. The notable classes I've already taken are: gen chem w/ labs, o-chem w/ labs, analytical chem, inorganic chem, freshmen calc, multivariable calculus, and linear algebra. By the end of this semester I will be finishing Physics 1, P-chem 1 (thermodynamics), Differential equations, Biochemistry (designed for chem majors, spans only 1 semester)</p>
<p>Arizona state comes to mind. It’s a decent engineering school that accepts almost anyone. And I would think you would have a chance at getting into something like Purdue or Virginia Tech.</p>
<p>No, as long as its ABET-credit. However, graduating from well-known school makes it so much easier to get a job and working for big companies since they usually have good connections. It also makes it alot easier to get into good graduate school.</p>
<p>Also, if I have to choose between Intro. Computer Science I and a history class called “Europe and A Modern World,” what should I choose? Is CS any useful for chemical engineering? I’m just wondering b/c I’m not sure if I’ll be able to transfer the credit from History.</p>
<p>^That depends on your current schedule and whose teaching what course. You might need to spend more time on Intro. CS then the history class or vice versa. Intro to Computer science is useful in chemical engineering, as most chemical engineering programs has a chemical engineering computational method course where tons of programming is involved. You need a strong foundation in programming to solve most of the chemical engineering problems in the future.</p>
<p>Thanks so much for the info! Also does anyone know a website I can use to find/compare minimum acceptable GPA of the colleges for incoming transfer students?</p>
<p>I haven’t found a site that shows those yet. You usually have to search around each college’s site and look for the gpa and courses they want you to take. Usually they say a minimum of either 2.0 or 3.0, but that means you probably need higher than that. Also if you go to collegeboard.com and search for a certain school, it will tell you the transfer acceptance rate for the school under the admissions tab.</p>
<p>In case you’re still wondering about taking CS—I can’t speak for other schools, but admission into UW Seattle’s Chem. E program requires an introductory programming course in a “strict” language like Java or C. A big part of if is that the professors need to be sure that you’ll still be in your comfort zone when Excel/MATLAB stuff randomly pops up (which it may, even in your first quarter).</p>
<p>mcrh, I also indeed found out some engineering schools require transfer students to have completed intro level comp. sci. course. I decided to take Computer Science I, I’m just worried if I can’t transfer the credit because it’s only one semester though it deals with Java.</p>
<p>Also, I heard Master’s ChE is basically equivalent to a few years of experience B.S in ChE, and that there aren’t many jobs that masters’ can do while B.S’s can’t.</p>
<p>Can you transfer to it after fall semester though? I went to NYU-Poly and Tufts’ websites and they only had one application deadline like in April. Or should I like ask them to make sure?</p>
<p>It depends on a few factors; what program you’re in, how many credit-hours you have, etc. I don’t know the specifics, but I do believe it’s possible. </p>
<p>You should definitely call. It’s your education. Don’t make half-hearted assumptions.</p>
<p>NYU-Poly is definitely lenient with deadlines. I legit know someone who applied three days before classes started and got in. You just have to take the time to set up meetings, over-the-phone is necessary, and explain the situation. I don’t think a lot of schools are THIS lenient, but hopefully you get the picture.</p>
<p>Also, I’m totally biased, but NYU-Poly has an awesome Chemical & Biological Engineering program. It’s a very well established program, and Poly’s got a very respectable reputation and a multitude of connections in the city.</p>
<p>Thanks for the reply.
I recently decided to finish my junior year here and then transfer. I noticed some schools have chemical engineering program whereas some have chemical & biological engineering. What’s the key difference btw the two? Does doing the latter necessarily provide more benefits?</p>