I’m thinking of applying to Northeastern Engineering this coming fall and I found the phrase “Students will need to have AP credit for Calc. AB” on their sample four year plan for a BSME. Does this mean that anyone enrolled in the school who failed to get AP Credit would be denied the four-year track?
Also, any stories/experiences/opinions from those with first-hand experience with the engineering school would be appreciated (:
Remember that 4 years 2 co-ops is not the normal program - 5 years with 3 co-ops is. So this restriction is only for those who really want to rush it.
As mentioned it’s just to be able to complete it in four years with 2 co-ops with that specific sample schedule. You aren’t “denied” or “accepted” to a track, you choose your pattern and it can be anything, even something not listed there. For engineering, the only set thing is when you select if you want Fall/Spring co-op cycle - how many co-op’s you do in how many years with how many summer classes is up to you. You can still change your co-op cycle even as long as you find a student on the opposite cycle to switch with, which isn’t uncommon.
If you have AP credit in other subjects it can make it possible to still do 4 years and 2 co-ops mind you, you’d just have to move things around in that specific sample schedule. It’s very much open to your preferences and situation so long as you have the prerequisites for classes by the semester you take them. So in that case, you’d need to move Calculus 2 to spring and any classes in spring that rely on Calculus 2 to the semester after and so on. Other AP credit should open up the ability to do that and still fit it all in the 4 years/2 co-op pattern.
Thanks for clarifying! ^