Need a little insight to Applied Math major to EE job/grad school

College Majors Engineering Majors
1

<p>The college of engineering (EE) is officially full for Fall 2011 and I got denied because I'm a transfer student. I'm so annoyed that this happened and really don't feel like postponing my graduation for another semester. I looked into the Applied Math department with the college of engineering and it looks pretty nice. They require you to "branch out" into other engineering/science fields for the degree. One of the options is doing about 30 credits (~10 classes) in EE. </p>

<p>All in all I would be dual majoring in Applied Math/EE. It's very appealing to me but I don't want to be at a disadvantage when entering the job market. I'm mostly interested in launching a career in EE, especially a heavy math/physics area of EE. </p>

<p>Would I be at a disadvantage going this route? I do plan on getting an internship or research experience within EE while in school if that makes any difference. </p>

<p>Thanks for any help.</p>

2

<p>[ABET</a> accreditation](<a href=“http://www.abet.org/AccredProgramSearch/AccreditationSearch.aspx]ABET”>http://www.abet.org/AccredProgramSearch/AccreditationSearch.aspx) may be an issue if you intend to work in an area where Professional Engineer licensing is desired, expected, or required. However, this is not as common for Electrical Engineering as it is for some other types of engineering like Civil Engineering.</p>

<p>If the Applied Math / EE major is not ABET accredited, then check carefully whether your intended career path desires, expects, or requires Professional Engineer licensing.</p>

3

<p>As far as EE grad school goes… being an applied math major with 30 credits in EE will almost certainly be sufficient to get into most programs, provided the rest of your application is impressive.</p>

4

<p>It can be done, but make sure the graduate EE admissions does not have a “hard rule” of ONLY ABET undergraduate degrees allowed. For instance, the University of Wisconsin says:</p>

<p>“The department welcomes applications from scientific, engineering, and mathematical disciplines other than ECE.”</p>

5

<p>ABET is not an issue in EE</p>

<p>Applied Math/EE sounds terrific. You’ll be fine as long as you do well.</p>