<p>I currently have a Bachelor degree in Finance. I would like to enroll in the Master Degree in Electrical Engineering. I understand that I need to fulfill some undergraduate deficiencies before I can get admit into the program. Do you know how many classes or credit do school usually require a student WITHOUT BS in Engineering to take before the student can get into the program? I am thinking about going to Calfornia State University (possibly in Fullerton or Long Beach).</p>
<p>How does one go from Finance to wanting to pursue an MS in EE. I am just about 100% sure you have no chance getting admitted to an MS program in engineering with a degree in business. If you are serious about engineering then go back to undergrad and get a BS in EE first.</p>
<p>Well. After financial crisis, i don’t think I should pursue my financial career anymore. I am really good at math and science. I think I could do well in engineering program. I just don’t want to go for 2nd bachelor degree anymore. I know that some school will have like a preparatory program for student that don’t have BS in engineering. if the student can finish the program, they can start their graduate program in EE. All I need to know is usually how many classes do u need to take in california state university before you can get admit into the EE graduate program.</p>
<p>off the top of my head, several circuit classes, linear signals and systems, data structures/intro to algorithms, microcontrollers, digital logic design, probability, more circuits, automatic control, emag, solid state, labs possibly, not to mention calculus, physics, diffeq, lin alg.</p>
<p>To be blunt, it is going to be very difficult to jump into a MS in engineering without taking a significant number of undergrad courses. I’m not even talking about just EE courses but also math and physics courses. In engineering everything sort of builds on itself. It will be hard to do well in graduate math and EE courses without a strong foundation in calc, linear algebra, and calculus based physics.</p>
<p>Coming from a business background, a BS in EE might be necessary before the MS.</p>
<p>I’ve met several (~10 or 15) people who have bachelors in non-engineering fields and are back in school getting a bachelors in engineering fields. I doubt I’d know so many people doing this if it were even remotely possible to get into an MSE field without a BS or BSE. In fact a lot of these people do have BS degrees.</p>
<p>His MS was in CM though. A glance at a sample curriculum demonstrates that the emphasis is on project management, administration, and finance. The background required for these subjects does not need to be in engineering.</p>
<p>and i’d say you would have to take about 61 credits or the equivalent of a BS in EE to get into the program. Sorry man there’s no short way to do that. This is not liberal arts…thorough understanding of prereq material is needed to go on to graduate level. Not only would you have to take the EE courses but vector calc, linear algebra, differential equations, physics, and chem as well before you could even step foot in an EE class. You can’t just jump into engineering</p>
<p>I may be speculating but I assume it doesn’t just go for CM and the school also accepts students into MS programs in other engineering disciplines. </p>
<p>Obviously, an MSEE or MSME is going to require a greater number of undergrad prereqs and may take a longer time to degree, but I would imagine there are lower tier schools out there that probably have these types of programs in place for non-engineering undergrads who strive to attain graduate level engineering degrees.</p>
<p>I would agree with asusomega on the Boston University LEAP program. I am an engineering major there and I have sat next to a former Psychology major in that program - we took Physics I together. Seriously - psychology does not get any further from engineering, so as a finance major, at least you will have used your analytical skills for a while - which probably include some calc skills. I would definitely look more into it because it would definitely help you get into EE if you really want it.</p>
<p>Your best option is to contact the school(s) you’d like to attend and follow their advice. More than likely the Admissions Dept. will handle your case but try to get in contact with the specific department(s) to obtain more specific information. My specific advise is try not to incur too much debt. Good luck, friend!</p>
<p>What about just getting another bachelors? A masters without a BS in engineering seems like it would be nearly impossible. There would be a ridiculous amount of courses you would need to complete first.</p>
<p>A second bachelor’s degree may be the most prudent option but the OP still needs to contact the school(s) and department(s) for professional advice. Blindly plunging into a second bachelor’s may not be financially savvy and professional advice may point the OP to a more beneficial parallel path.</p>
<p>Many schools specifically the UC and CSU schools will not admit you into an undergraduate program due to the current state wide financial crisis if you already have a BA/BS degree. I personally attend CSU Fullerton and for a MS in Civ Eng, and had a BA in economics. For us we had to take something along the lines of 6-11 undergraduate classes depending on what you have taken previously (ie if you took math for business majors you will have a long road ahead of you to since math/chem/phy are prereqs for almost all other classes which may make your program out to be 3+ years).</p>
<p>However, Civ and EE are not the same. Unfortunately the program for EE is not as clear as Civ/CS where they have specific courses you need to take, as they say, “Prerequisite courses for Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering are determined on an individual basis.”</p>
<p>Also for all the people here saying, “You have 0 chance go get a BA” he is not trying to get into MIT here or Stanford. This is very possible to get into a program such as the one at Fullerton. I must warn though due to the current financial crisis people who would have previously been admitted a year or two ago are now being turned away because of budget cuts. Best of Luck.</p>