<p>Has anyone tried this? Or think it will be possible to complete in 5 years?</p>
<p>Also, I read on the CoE website you need a 3.0 technical GPA. Will my grades in Chem 112A and ChemE 140 count toward this GPA, seeing as the other engineering majors are not required to take these classes?</p>
<p>This may be doable in 5 years, but it is a pretty big waste of time, in my opinion. There is no real value in having undergraduate degrees in both chemical engineering and mechanical engineering. Also, there is quite a bit of overlap between some of the important classes, which will be extremely boring for you… You should pick one and just take a few relevant classes on the side in the other, depending on what you want to do career-wise. If you really want to have a double major, pick one of the dual degree programs that have already been established by the COE and COC, such as ChemE/MSE, ChemE/NucE, MechE/MSE, etc. These programs are better because all of the redundant courses have been removed. </p>
<p>What is your end goal? Why do you feel like you need both degrees?</p>
<p>Some classes like thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, and heat transfer will be both offered by MechE and ChemE department and I’m sure that you have to take both which is a waste of time as singh2010 said.</p>
<p>I don’t think it’s doable in 5 years and I don’t think anyone has done MechE and ChemE simultaneous degrees. If you’re truly interested in both majors, I say pick one and do a minor in the other.</p>
<p>Alot of the jobs I’m interested in, particularly in design and manufacturing, are looking for mechanical engineers. I’m not totally sure if I want to leave ChemE yet, because I’ve already spent three semesters working so hard on all my chem and cheme classes that it would feel like a waste. </p>
<p>Regarding overlap I heard it’s possible to skip out of some MechE classes if coincide with the ChemE classes?</p>
<p>I think it’s unlikely that they will allow you to skip out of MechE classes that coincide with ChemE classes if you’re doing a simultaneous degree. That would be like giving you an extra MechE degree for very little additional work. I think you still have enough time to finish a pure MechE degree in 4 years if that is what you want to do. Your chemistry knowledge would still serve you well as a MechE – it wouldn’t be a waste. Maybe grab a minor, like UpMagic says.</p>
<p>You should certainly ask the ME department if ChemE 141 can replace ME 40 (Thermo), Chem 141 and 150A and 150B can replace ME 106 (Fluid Dynamics), and if there is any ChemE heat transfer course, see if it can replace ME 109.</p>
<p>It is class-by-class and you need to present your syllabus and all the work you did to get it approved.</p>