<p>I love both fields, but I don't know which to major in. I was thinking physics because physics majors can go to grad school for engineering, but I have never heard of engineering students going to grad school for engineering. Is this right?</p>
<p>People go to grad school for engineering OR physics all the time. Sometimes switching from one to the other. But if you want to do engineering as an undergrad and physics in grad school, you need to take more than the basic physics classes to show you can do it, and you will likely be required to take undergrad physics classes at your grad school before taking the grad equivalents.</p>
<p>Reverse also goes for switching from physics to engineering.</p>
<p>And then there is my major: engineering physics. I could go to either. :D</p>
<p>We don’t have that 
we do have BSAP Physics (Applied Physics) is that about the same?</p>
<p>Engineering majors go to grad school for physics all the time. You’d end up having to spend some time catching up though. Engineering majors don’t get all of the more rigorous undergrad physics courses that a physics major would get, and those courses are essential for physics grad school.</p>
<p>So how long would it normally take to catch up? I don’t want to waste time and money, but I am not sure which I would rather do.</p>
<p>Well, a physics major needs the university physics sequence, which an engineering student will also take. After that, a physics major will generally take two semesters of classical mechanics, two semesters of electromagnetism, two semesters of quantum mechanics, and usually a few other classes such as statistical physics, a survey of special relativity…It all depends on how much of this you’ve already gotten as an undergrad.</p>
<p>You should check out this thread over on the Physics Forum website. It addresses your concerns, and is answered by working physicists, many of whom were in your situation.</p>
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<p>Yea I have been looking at our physics program, and I am thinking about double majoring. I appears it would only add another year. I was expecting two. And thanks for the responses!</p>
<p>I would go with Engineering! I recently got accepted to Texas State for engineering technology. Does anyone know how much they pay more less? Also, I don’t know if I should switch to manufacturing engineering. Any suggestions?</p>
<p>Physicists do research, and engineers apply that research to real world problems. What are you more interested in?</p>
<p>One good thing about engineering is that if you get a B.S. in engineering you can get a great job right out of undergrad.</p>
<p>Honestly, if you’re really interested in a career in research, it doesn’t matter a whole lot which field you go with. Both engineering and physics overlap a lot at the graduate level, and there’s a good chance you’ll be doing both. The only exceptions are if you get into theoretical physics (or very abstract experimental stuff) or really hardcore engineering (which will still require physics, just probably not the sexy stuff people think of when they think of physics).</p>
<p>It’s easier to switch from physics to engineering than vice versa, although it can be done. To switch from physics into materials science, mechanical, nuclear, or electrical engineering is fairly easy since you have the theoretical background.</p>
<p>^ this makes sense to me …if you are well versed in the theory it should be easier for you to apply it.</p>