Science and Engineering Program

Colleges & Universities A-Z Boston University
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<p>What is it? Any good? Any information about it is appreciated. Thanks.</p>

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<p>SEP is kind of like CGS for the sciences. If you intend to major in some kind of engineering or science field but don’t quite meet the requirements for ENG/CAS/SAR you’ll be in SEP. So in that way it’s not as good as those colleges, but it is definitely a stepping stone that will get you there eventually. Don’t know much about the program other than that.</p>

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<p>Wrong. SEP is CAS/ENG except with two big conditions:</p>

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<li><p>You have calculus 2 hours a week extra than CAS/ENG students. </p></li>
<li><p>You MUST be an engineering or science major. </p></li>
<li><p>You have to retake all science courses that you get below a C- in. </p></li>
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<p>Besides that, there is NO difference between being in SEP and CAS or ENG. You’re in the same classes as CAS/ENG students and are pretty much in those colleges besides what I mentioned above. I ended up just telling people I was in CAS even though I was in SEP and no one though otherwise - I was doing everything CAS kids were doing(besides calculus). I honestly think it’s the easiest way to get into CAS/ENG if you don’t want to be in CGS. The program is very small(read: <100 kids per grade) and is one of the best kept secrets at BU. PM me if you have more questions.</p>

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<p>^^There are some other slight differences between SEP and ENG.</p>

<p>For a regular ENG student, your sophomore year goes like this:</p>

<p>Fall: Mechanics, Multivariate Calc, Physics 2, + social science or humanity elective
Spring: Electric Circuit Theory, Differential Equations, Natural Science elective, + another social science or humanity</p>

<p>If you’re in SEP, instead of just taking Mechanics, they break it into a 2 semester mechanics class and they break Electric Circuit Theory into 2 series class. So you have to take summer classes. I think you usually end up taking Physics 2 and one of your social science or humanities electives the summer before freshman year. Definitely physics 2 because it’s a pre-req for electric circuit theory</p>