I am very interested in become either a mining or construction engineer, and starting my own business. However, for reasons that I cannot explain simply, I am forced to go to either of two small liberal arts colleges, neither of which have engineering majors, which surprises me. They both have reasonable reputations, but I would really like to get into a quality graduate engineering program, yet cannot take an engineering major.
I am somewhat interested in computer science, economics, and business, over other choices, but I could probably spring for something like mathematics if necessary. I have had no trouble with anything in HS thus far and have ~90 percentile SAT scores, and I took that before even finishing Algebra 2 over 6 months ago, so there is room for improvement. I am up for a challenge. Here is the list of choices (omitting some obvious irrelevants):
- []Biochemistry
[]Bioinformatics
[]Biology BA
[]Business Administration BA
[]Business Information Systems Track - Computer Science Major BA
[]Chemistry - five tracks: Forensic Chemistry, Graduate School, Pre-dentistry, Pre-Medicine, Pre-Pharmacy BA
[]Computer Science - With tracks in: Business Information Systems or Web Development BA / BS
[]Computer Science BS
[]Environmental Science BS
[]Information Technology Track - Computer Science Major BA
[]Law School Preparation/Pre-Law BA
[]Mathematics BA
[]Political Science BA
[]Finance
If anyone is interested the two schools are Malone University and Walsh University, here are the weblinks.
http://www.walsh.edu/undergraduate-majors
http://www.malone.edu/academics/undergraduate-programs.php
Thanks very much for your help in advance!
Why don’t either of these colleges have a physics major? That would probably be the closest to what you would want to major in (along with a heavy course load in mathematics) to do engineering on the graduate level. None of the other majors will prepare you for an MS in engineering without you getting a second bachelor’s or doing some heavy non-degree prerequisite coursework post-college.
I mean, they don’t even seem to have an extensive offering of physics classes, which will be a serious problem. Walsh seems to have at least one for their comprehensive science major (which seems to be a poor choice - it explicitly states it’s for students who don’t want to get graduate degrees). I found references to physics courses being offered before at Malone, but nothing more recent than the 2010-2011 school year. Are there nearby colleges or universities where you can take courses in physics? Even if there were, though, you’d have to take so many off-campus it might not be feasible.
However, if you are interested in construction management without actually being an engineer, the management major at Walsh or the business administration major with a minor in management at Malone might be your best bets. Then you might be able to do a master’s in something like the [School of Building Construction](http://www.bc.gatech.edu/academics/graduate/overview) at Georgia Tech or the [MS in construction management](Master of Construction Management - USC Viterbi | Prospective Students) at USC.
Yes, I do wish that they had physics majors. Ashland University, about an hour drive does have a physics major, so I guess that is a possibility. I cannot go anywhere non christian for probably 3-4 years unless I can convince a friend to major the same as me, which might be feasible.
Ia Wheaton College an acceptable choice as far as Christian Colleges go? It has both a Physics major and a general Engineering program.
As long as we are talking about the same Wheaton College, it is a 6 hour “commute” to another Illinois 
I am restricted by the fact that my parents will have to drop me off and pick me up before and after school, I will still be living at home. The drive cannot ideally be longer than 45 minutes. But, I could go there after I’m 18 perhaps. Thanks for the ideas everyone! I am very appreciative!