<p>Can a major in Physics in undergrad lead to engineering in the grad level?
what is the difference in BSc Physics and BA Physics?</p>
<p>Are there any specific requirements that need to be fulfilled?</p>
<p>Yes, but it is not as optimal as going from a bachelor’s degree in the same branch of engineering.</p>
<p>Are you at a school with engineering but cannot get into the major, or are you at a school without engineering? If you are at a school with engineering but cannot get into the major, you may want to try to take some courses in the desired branch of engineering that are not areas where your physics courses cover.</p>
<p>BS versus BA depends on the school. Most bachelor’s degree programs in physics will include freshman and sophomore math and physics (engineering majors take the same courses) followed by junior and senior level physics courses in quantum mechanics, analytic mechanics, thermodynamics, electromagnetism, and lab work, plus physics electives.</p>
<p>Obviously not an ideal path, but this has been a route I have seen plenty of the seniors in the physics program at my school take. I would believe that taking electives in the given engineering discipline would be a good start. If you perform well as a physics major and set yourself up right, I would think at worst the graduate program would have you to take a few undergraduate courses before getting into the graduate subject matter.</p>
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I’m a high school grad applying for next Fall. does that mean I should rather go on directly to a engineering major? </p>
<p>“Are you at a school with engineering but cannot get into the major, or are you at a school without engineering?”
what about the school without engineering?</p>
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<li>Can an engineering science degree be considered a better option?</li>
<li>Some LACs offer dual degree programs of engineering under a Physics major. How does it work with them?</li>
<li>Is a dual degree in engineering a better option than the undergrad Physics- grad engineering way?</li>
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<p>The optimal route is if you know which branch of engineering you want to do and enter it as a freshman, or attend a school where it is not difficult to switch into the desired engineering major later (up to about sophomore year, since juniors tend to take branch-specific courses).</p>
<p>An engineering science or engineering physics degree program may be an option if you may not be able to decide which branch of engineering until you are a junior or senior; it may give a more general curriculum, but with the option to take more specialized courses in each branch. But such programs do vary by school, so don’t assume that is necessarily the case.</p>