<p>I am a freshman at Stonehill College and I am interested in majoring in Engineering. Notre Dame has an agreement with Stonehill College called the 3 + 2 program. During three years at Stonehill, a student gets a B.A. and in 2 years at Notre Dame they finish the requirements for engineering, graduating in 5 years with a BA in Liberal Arts and a BS in Engineering. It's a plus to graduate with two degrees, but it means an extra year in college. Thus, I'm thinking about transferring to a more engineering-oriented school. Any suggestions?</p>
<p>You chose your plan for a reason, so I don’t know why after less than a month you’re thinking of changing. Not trying to be critical or say you shouldn’t transfer - I just can’t offer advice when I don’t know what’s up! :)</p>
<p>Be aware that lots of schools offer 3-2 programs, but lots of students who plan to do that decide that they don’t want to follow through, leave their friends at senior year, start over, etc. See how many students at Stonehill really do follow through. If you decide to stay, keep in touch with the 3-2 adviser and keep your eyes on the prize of an engineering degree.</p>
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I don’t think you have it exactly right. It’s not “during 3 years … gets a BA”, but after 5 years you are awarded both. You are an undergrad throughout the whole 5 years.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>GeekMom is correct in that many enrollees in 3-2 engineering programs ultimately determine to stay at their LAC (or non-engineering college) for personal reasons and thus never transfer to an ENGR school.</p>
<p>Another option for LAC students is to get their BA in either Mathematics or Physics, and then move on to an ENGR school for a maters degree. This is a quite conventional approach which LAC students find attractive. Some Math and Physics majors can get the MS with just a year (or a bit more) of study.</p>