fordham columbia engineering 5 year co-op / dual degree program

[TANIA6]

thoughts?

[Dustyfeathers]

Uhhhh . . . . maybe a few details about the program?

Is this a 4+1 program where you start at Fordham and finish at Columbia school of engineering?

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[PurpleTitan]

^ 3-2

You need to get at least a B in all required courses (one B- would sink you) and meet a certain GPA (I believe 3.3) in order to get the guaranteed transfer. Do you have any other engineering options?
Because of the requirements (and because kids change their mind, etc.), relatively few kids transfer from any school, but because Columbia has the 3-2 program with a gazillion colleges, a few hundred transfers start there every year.

[happy1]

Find out how many people start this program and how many actually switch to Columbia. In general the numbers are pretty low for these types of programs. I love Fordham (my S went there) but IMO if you want to be an engineer it is usually best to go to a college that offers engineering.

[cobrat]

Find out how many people start this program and how many actually switch to Columbia. In general the numbers are pretty low for these types of programs.

It may be low, but there are students who succeeded in completing the program. There were several Oberlin classmates who successfully completed 3-2 engineering programs at Case Western, WUSTL, UPenn(No longer offered), and Columbia SEAS.

One thing to examine is whether Fordham or other undergrad colleges you’re looking into have strong STEM…especially Physics programs as that will serve as foundational preparation for the engineering education for your last 2 years.

[sybbie719]

Start here

https://www.fordham.edu/info/20888/pre-professional_programs/1771/cooperative_program_in_engineering

@Fordham UNiversity

The program consists of three years at Fordham and two years at the engineering school. Students who wish to enter the program should have completed a minimum mathematics level of pre-calculus before entering Fordham, since Calculus I and Calculus II must be taken in freshman year. By the end of the junior year at Fordham, the student must have completed all of the major requirements. The cooperative program is very intensive and it may be necessary for the student to take certain Core Curriculum courses during the summer at additional expense. Some courses taken at the engineering school fulfill some of Fordham’s degree requirements. At Rose Hill and at Lincoln Center, both the Fordham and Columbia degrees are awarded at the end of the fifth year.

To retain membership in the cooperative engineering program at Fordham and to permit admission to the engineering college, the student must maintain a 3.0 cumulative grade point average and a 3.0 grade point average in mathematics and science courses. Guaranteed admission to Columbia has among its requirements a 3.3 cumulative grade point average as well as a minimum grade of ‘‘B’’ in each pre-engineering requirement. Students without guaranteed admission may still apply.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

1. At least 27 credits in the humanities.
2. A completed major in chemistry, engineering physics, physics, mathematics or computer and information sciences at Rose Hill or in mathematics or computer and information sciences at Lincoln Center.
3. The following pre-engineering requirements;

Two years of calculus and one class in ordinary differential equations
One year of physics with lab
One semester of chemistry with lab
One class in computer science (C++)
One class in economics
One class in English composition

http://216.230.117.32/section12/section173/program27.html