<p>With the unique feature of off campus majors I was wondering if this will work: Attend Pitzer and off campus major in engineering from HMC. Are off campus majors always guaranteed?</p>
<p>Once I major in engineering what can i do with it since it is not in specific field.</p>
<p>That is something that you should ask the Pitzer Admissions and Registrar's office directly. Harvey Mudd has "core" classes that all of its students are required take, these core classes my conflict with requirements at Pitzer, and that could possibly preclude accepting students from other colleges majoring in engineering at HMC.</p>
<p>Ive heard that in order to obtain an HMC engineering degree you have to actually be enrolled at HMC (unlike other majors). I could be wrong - someone told me this a couple years ago during random conversation.</p>
<p>A possible option is the 3-2 engineering program offered by Claremont Mckenna, but for that you actually end up transferring to Mudd for the last 2 years.</p>
<p>Also does anyone know much about the 3-2 engineering program at pitzer?</p>
<p>SheerReflection,</p>
<p>When you say "off-campus" degree does that mean after 5 years you will have an official degree from HMC and Pitzer?</p>
<p>If so, HMC is a top-notch school so you should have no problem finding a job.</p>
<p>"Students may choose existing majors at the other Claremont Colleges provided that the fields are not offered as majors at Pitzer.Additional majors are available by arrangement with the other Claremont Colleges. Students with off-campus majors and advisers must also have a Pitzer faculty member as an adviser to oversee completion of the Pitzer Educational Objectives."</p>
<p>I assume that's what they mean by off campus major. It doesn't list any exceptions but I was still wondering if this is okay with the engineering major from HMC.</p>
<p>^Do you know that for a fact nshah9617?</p>
<p>No I don't Sheer.</p>
<p>Try asking to the admissions office about the actual details behind the degree. The reason I expressed optimism was that I have heard great things about HMC and have sometimes seen it compared to CalTech/MIT/GAtech is the degree of rigor.</p>
<p>Like Seiken, I've heard that you have to attend HMC to do their engineering major, but I absolutely can't vouch for the fact. The other schools all have various 3/2 options. I know a CMC student who 3/2'd at CMC/HMC, so if it had been possible to stay at CMC and graduate in 4 years with the engineering degree, I feel like he would likely have done so. And in general, I can't imagine that I wouldn't have known people to have off-campus majored in Mudd's engineering were it actually possible to do so. Sorry that I can't say this for sure. </p>
<p>Regardless, I don't recommend attending one college if your primary interest in the consortium lies at another of the schools. That might not describe your situation...just a caution, in case.</p>
<p>^The thing is I love the culture and atmosphere at Pitzer. I've heard so many excellent comments about their academic experience but the only problem is, there is no engineering degree or materials science degree offered at Pitzer...</p>
<p>I dont see why not. Probably it will take you longer than 4 years since you have to fulfill whatever is required of engineering major and some Pitzer GE's. I would think most likely you will have to talk to a harvey mudd advisor too to make sure they allow it. But maybe you will be the first?</p>
<p>How about attending Harvey Mudd, but living at Pitzer? When I attended Pomona, several of the Pomona women went to live at Claremont Men's College (now Claremont McKenna) after it first went CoEd.</p>
<p>^ Thanks for mentioning that! Still possible as long as you're able to find a Pitzer student who's willing to 'swap' with you and live at Mudd. It's not a guaranteed option, but I do know of at least one Scripps/HMC swap within the past few years. I'd say it's a good thing to bear in mind, but not to count on or base a decision on. Particularly when we're talking about a school with as collaborative of an environment as Mudd's, it just seems...tricky.</p>
<p>IMO, </p>
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<li><p>OP, if you're very interested in engineering and very interested in Pitzer, you'll need to contact the schools (both of them) directly with this question. </p></li>
<li><p>If you feel okay about a 3-2 program, then you'll need to talk to Pitzer about how that could work, if at all, and you should probably have a back-up plan (I don't think that 3-2's are guaranteed, but I'm sure policies vary). I'm not actually positive that Pitzer does offer a 3-2 program in general engineering, but I don't know enough to say for sure. Just something to look into.</p></li>
<li><p>If it's specifically the Mudd engineering program in which you're interested, and you find that the major will be unavailable to you as a Pitzer student, then you'll need to feel that you could be content at Mudd, regardless of whether housing swaps, etc. ever pan out.</p></li>
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<p>When it comes down to it, if you don't think you can accomplish what you want to at Pitzer (academically), and don't think that you could be content as a Mudd student (and I'd urge you to look very closely before making that decision...do an overnight, etc.), then Claremont may not be a great option. Other schools will better fit the bill.</p>
<p>OP, please do let us know what you find out. I've wondered about this before! I've found evidence that points in conflicting directions, and no concrete answers.</p>
<p>ETA: I say all of this as someone who headed to Scripps as a prospective engineering student. It was a definite interest of mine, but I had enough other interests and was willing to be flexible enough that the 3-2 option was plenty for me. I knew that if I didn't choose it, or if it didn't work out, I could still be happy at the school.</p>