chemical engineering - Transfer after fall semester?

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<p>I'm a junior with chemistry major right now, but I came to a conclusion that chemical engineering will suit me better. Unfortunately my school doesn't have any engineering program so I'll have to transfer to follow my dream. I thought about transferring after fall semester, but people said it's not worth it since chemical engineering programs are year-based and recommended me to finish the year here. Should I follow that advice?</p>

<p>Also, if I transfer after my junior year, will I be able to graduate after another extra two years? The important courses I've completed are Gen. chem I-II with lab, Organic chem I-II with lab, Calc I-II, Multivariables, Linear Algebra, analytical chemistry, and inorganic chemistry. I would say my major gpa is around B+, though I got all A's in math classes. This semester I'm taking P-chem I, biochemistry for chem majors, Computer science I (java), differential equations, and Intro Physics I with lab.</p>

<p>Next semester I'll probably take Probability, P-chem II, Physics II, and some others.</p>

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<p>You could have just asked this on your other topic. </p>

<p>Most ChemE departments are so small that you need to start the ChemE courses in the fall. That being said, it wouldn’t be a terrible idea to transfer after fall semester and finish the ChemE prerequisites. There’s no inherent advantage either way and it all comes down to where you want to spend the rest of your year.</p>

<p>As for whether you’ll be able to graduate in 2 years, I’d say if you have finished first year Calc, Physics, general chem, physical chem, and organic chem, you’ll probably be able to graduate in 2 years with electives to spare. It would be best to decide what school you want to go to now and map the rest of the year based on their curriculum since they do vary quite a bit.</p>

<p>I’ll just list the schools I know to get you started:</p>

<p>University of Washington
[UW</a> ChE - BS Degree Requirements](<a href=“http://www.cheme.washington.edu/academic/ugrad/admin/ug_degree.htm]UW”>http://www.cheme.washington.edu/academic/ugrad/admin/ug_degree.htm) - Degree Requirements
[UW</a> ChE - UG Sample Schedule](<a href=“http://www.cheme.washington.edu/academic/ugrad/admin/ug_plan.htm]UW”>http://www.cheme.washington.edu/academic/ugrad/admin/ug_plan.htm) - Sample of 4 year plan (most ChemE courses are offered ONLY the quarters they are listed)</p>

<p>Ann Arbor:
<a href=“http://www.engin.umich.edu/dept/cheme/ugoffice/ChECurr.pdf[/url]”>http://www.engin.umich.edu/dept/cheme/ugoffice/ChECurr.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Berkeley:
<a href=“http://chemistry.berkeley.edu/student_info/undergrad_info/publications/chem_09_10.pdf[/url]”>http://chemistry.berkeley.edu/student_info/undergrad_info/publications/chem_09_10.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;