<p>Hey guys, I'm new here. :)
I'm currently a Junior major in Biology and hoping to graduate soon. I'm doing premed but something came up and I decided I don't wanna go to med school anymore :(. Does anyone know if it's possible to go on to grad school for master of engineering with a bs in bio?
Switching major for me is possible only to Chemistry, which is not my favorite subject, and Natural Science.
Thanks :)</p>
<p>Yes. You can go into graduate study as long as you have a graduate with a B.S. and you have GRE scores…
There are tons of threads like this one.</p>
<p>What kind of engineering are you looking at?</p>
<p>It will potentially depend on the field you are trying to get into as well.</p>
<p>I know of someone who was in a graduate program in Aero here that had a BS in biology. Unfortunately for him, he only lasted a semester or 2 before losing his funding because he couldn’t pass the classes.</p>
<p>^So did he take undergrad Engineering courses as “bridging courses” before beginning the program?</p>
<p>thanks a lot for all your posts! I’m looking at Chemical Engineering, but Bioengineering as well since it’s probably more chances to get in. I think CS and AA are probably out of my league anyway.
So what should I do to accredit? taking Engineering and Math classes?
:)</p>
<p>Well I don’t think biology takes linear algebra, vector calculus, and differential equation??
If not, then you will have a load of pre-requisites to complete once you enter the program?</p>
<p>i can’t speak for other biology students but i took linear algebra. but i was wondering:</p>
<p>while linear algebra, differential equations and vector calc. are necessary for success in engineering, are they sufficient? or would actual “application” classes be needed?</p>
<p>It depends on the kind of engineering and what your background is. “Engineering” itself is not a subject or a major or a single science.</p>
<p>You may can get into some MEng programs or maybe M.S./MEng in Systems Engineering, but those degrees will:</p>
<p>1) Be interdisciplinary
2) May need a few years of work experience to be admitted.</p>
<p>A program of this is type is like the one offered at Texas Tech:
[Texas</a> Tech University :: Academic Programs :: Master of Engineering](<a href=“http://www.depts.ttu.edu/coe/academics/meng.php]Texas”>http://www.depts.ttu.edu/coe/academics/meng.php)</p>
<p>You may want to look at M.S./MEng in Engineering Management programs</p>
<p>Same boat. I am going back for another undergrad instead of masters. UTexas straight told me it was highly unlikely without an undergrad in eng/phys/math. Many of my friends in the engineering and some of the engineering field and departments told me it was much more difficult to get a job without an undergrad in engineering. Take it for what its worth.</p>
<p>Yeah. some colleges will be harder and more strict than others. The usual “pecking order” for graduate engineering admissions is:</p>
<p>1) Engineering - ABET
2) Engineering - Non-ABET
3) Math/Physics/Chemistry majors
4) Others</p>
<p>I did my M.S. Engineering at U-Wisconsin who actually posts on their website that Math/Physics majors are encouraged to apply. On the other hand, U-Arkansas does not admit non-engineering majors at all…and they basically told me to “get lost” (I was a math major).</p>
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<p>I agree. Experience is important when you’re getting an Engineerng job. Since you didn’t major in Engineering and I don’t think you had any Engineering internship once you get a job with your Master’s it will mostly like be an entry level one. In that case it’s not worth the time, effort or money you invested. Correct me if I’m wrong though.</p>
<p>You probably would take deficiency courses before formally entering the Masters program.</p>