<p>Hey guys!
I'm a UK student in my junior year, and I'm thinking of going off to a US university to do a degree. One thing I'm not so keen about about US uni courses is the extra year it takes.
When I finish high school I'll come out with As snd A*s in A Level Maths, Further Maths, Chemistry, Physics, and Economics. Would this give me enough credit at most universities to enable me to graduate a year early with an engineering based major?
Is there anyone here that's done this by any chance?
Thanks a lot people.</p>
<p>You have to check each uni. Some will give credit but others only allow it to be used as prerequisite for advanced standing, ie taking the next level course.</p>
<p>^^As BrownParent says. Some might give you credit for B’s and C’s while others only may do so for A’s. Some US universities also allow you to complete a master’s degree during your fourth year if you activate advanced standing, though you should know that an engineering undergrad degree from the US is different in content from one you’d get in the UK. Work hard on your AS and good luck!</p>
<p>Most universities give 2 semesters-worth of credit for A-C marks at ALevel, per subject. Fewer give credit for AS (some may, for instance in Florida where they have the AICE program). So, for your program in engineering, you’d have 2 semesters worth of Calculus, 1 semester worth of Further Maths (Calc 3), 2 semesters worth of physics, 2 semesters for chemistry (if you took both at A-Level), plus possibly one semester of economics. You could take an SAT Subject in a foreign language (or latin) as you’d likely hit the necessary score for credits/waivers if you got A-B at GCSE level, and knock the credits or requirement out of the way, too. You’d still need to take English for Engineers and one intro to engineering class, plus in all likelihood an engineering freshman seminar, but your freshman year would be mostly 2nd year classes (7/9 or 8/11 depending on the university). Graduating in 3 years would thus be difficult, but possible, as long as you take 15 credits each semester.</p>
<p>I think the only way that might be possible is in a school you may not want to go to anyway. Engineering doesn’t throw around credit, and if you can study in the UK in 4 yrs and walk away with your masters, then there is no reason to look at the USA while trying to shorten the basic course. Kids come to the USA for the whole package or the perceived nature of a school, if you are in line for Oxbridge/IC/ etc then home rates and the simpler application process is to be embraced. That and the money, do you have the money for US schools? You have a good few UK schools for engineering that would be highly desirable for US candidates. 3 yrs is enviable for sure. </p>
Thanks all for the advice! 
You have to check with each school.