<p>Anyone know if it's possible to graduate our of the engineering school in three years while studying a major such as chemical or biomedical engineering?
I know there are people who take 5 years to graduate from the engineering school though...but is it possible?</p>
<p>I know several people who graduated in 3.5 years from the engineering school, but don’t know anyone who graduated in 3.</p>
<p>I know people who is on track on graduating in 3 years for ChemE. He did summer school and came in with a decent amount of AP credits so that probably helped. But generally it would be more difficult to graduate in 3 years for ChemE (more classes and more rigid course structure) and would be easier for BEE.</p>
<p>oh, do you know which classes he/she placed out of? did they study every summer? i’m also planning on majoring in ChemE so that would be really helpful…</p>
<p>what is BEE?</p>
<p>BEE = Biological and Environmental Engineering.</p>
<p>Im a prospective chemE too, and I checked the curriculum b/c I had the same question, and the key to getting it done in three years would be taking physical chemistry I/II your freshman year. This is really difficult because the prereqs are chem I/II, phys I/II, and multivariate calculus. As and engineer, you do not get AP credit for chem I/II, and you possible may not get credit for MV calc wherever you went, so the short answer is most likely no, no graduating in 3 years.</p>
<p>One suggestion I would have is to place out of as many core engineering classes as possible - Physics 112 and 213, Math 191 and Math 192 (though 192 is not recommended since the class is really difficult), one freshman writing seminar, CS and as many liberal arts as possible.</p>
<p>And as an engineer you do get credit for Chem 208, Chem 209, Phys 112 and Phys 213. I know people who studied Math 192 over summer themselves and placed out of it and did really well for higher level math courses too.</p>
<p>^How do you place out of multivariable, and is it hard? I’ve done it through dual-enrollment, but I’m pretty sure they won’t accept credit for it. So, I might consider placing out as an option. Also, what about linear algebra?</p>
<p>yeah, i am also interested in this, because im interested in the one-year masters program(probably not alone here) and want to do coop. </p>
<p>coop would add .5 year, masters 1 yr, and i want to get out of there before i am too old lol. i’d be thrilled to do all of that in 4.5 years!</p>
<p>i took MV Calc/DiffEQs this year and i knw it was more legit than some high schools in my area, but im not sure just HOW legit it was… so if anybody has done this (tested out) please share your info!</p>
<p>You can’t place out of DEQ or Linear Algebra. I have a friend who took DEQ in a college back when he was in high school but he is having trouble transferring the credits over. </p>
<p>I’ve met people who took MV calc back in high school (magnet schools/private schools) placed out of it and take the class and they still say the material is difficult. But I know those who studied themselves and place out of it and we go to them for hw help lol.</p>
<p>For those who want to place out of MV calc I would seriously not recommend it since its important for most engineering majors (maybe with the exception to CS and ISST). The exception to this if you have a very good math background. The people I know who did it are both AEP majors and take junior level Math courses as a freshmen. :)</p>
<p>I know someone who switched from ChemE to OR after her sophomore year but then graduated in 3 years. She took a bunch of classes in summer school and then killed herself taking OR classes her last year. If you want to graduate a year early, try to come in with a bunch of AP credits, be prepared to take 5 classes every semester, and be willing to take classes in the summer. </p>
<p>Doing a co-op + masters in 4.5 years would probably require extra work in a summer, probably after freshman year. The summer before you go work junior year, I think you are extremely limited in the classes you can take. Then the summer after junior year is going back to the co-op so you can’t take classes then either. FYI, in order to begin the MEng program your 2nd semester senior year, you must have fewer than 8 credits left in your undergrad curriculum. </p>
<p>So my recommendation: begin planning NOW.</p>