<p>i'm considering boston university and stony brook, especially for study in engineering, but i was also accepted into fordham and was wondering if its engineering program was particularly strong/weak? i'm not sure if this is valid, but i read somewhere that fordham's engineering program works with columbia university - any truth to that?</p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>It's true, Fordham does have a 3-2 Engineering program w. Columbia University and some other one that I cannot remember at the moment. It's really and inefficient way of getting a bachelor's in engineering. Unless you really want the prestige of having a degree from Columbia and another one from Fordham, I would advise you go to a school that offers engineering majors. Stony Brook would be very good for that i suspect.<br>
Really, i do not see much benefit from the program. You spend an extra year in college and lose and additional $30K for something you can get accomplished in four years in a very good public university.</p>
<p>Fordham just added an Engineering Physics major. It's a brand new program:</p>
<p>Engineering</a> Physics</p>
<p>The 3/2 Engineering program is with Columbia and Case Western.</p>
<p>is the 3/2 program required for all engineering students?</p>
<p>The 3/2 program is not required for all engineering students. You can choose to be in the 3/2 program and get two degrees in five years or you can choose to major in Engineering Physics and get one degree in 4 years. I'm not a big fan of the 3/2 programs at some schools, but with Fordham's program you will also have a Columbia engineering degree which is fantastic especially for those students who have good grades but wouldn't necessarily be accepted to Columbia's engineering program as freshman applicants.</p>
<p>alright, thanks a lot, fordhamalum!</p>