Second Bachelors in Engineering

College Search & Selection
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<p>Hey all,</p>

<p>Does anybody have a list of schools which offer second bachelors in Engineering? I've been searching around the internet but it's been difficult to identify programs. So far the most straightforward looking program I've found is NYU's. </p>

<p>I just graduated from Berkeley with a political science degree, but want to make the switch to mechanical engineering. Berkeley's engineering advisors said that with my background the best bet is a second bachelors.</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Have you asked if you can do that at UCB?</p>

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<p>so you want to do a bachelors in engineering after having done one in political science, is that right?</p>

<p>then what is stopping you from applying to any school you can afford that offers engineering? am I missing something?</p>

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<p>Erin’s dad, UCB unfortunately doesn’t offer second bachelors.</p>

<p>Jkeil, many schools don’t allow you to do a second bachelors. I’m trying to make a list of the ones that do, and it’s proving more difficult than I thought to track them down. </p>

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<p>I can’t imagine why schools would say ‘no’ to a student wanting to move to a totally unrelated field like engineering. what about polisci could possibly prepare you for a master’s in engineering? it’s not as if you majored in math or physics. interesting.</p>

<p>Could you not take the ungg math, physics, and engg courses at a cc, and then apply to a masters in engg? That may not be the course you want to take, but it is a possibility you’ve probably already considered.</p>

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<p>Many masters programs require an undergraduate degree in engineering, unfortunately. Engineering courses build on each other, so it’s difficult to jump in at a higher level. </p>

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<p>Check out the Late Entry Accelerated Program (LEAP) at Boston University.</p>

<p><a href=“Late Entry Accelerated Program (LEAP) | College of Engineering”>http://www.bu.edu/eng/academics/special-programs/leap/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>This program is designed for people who already have a bachelor’s degree in another subject and leads to a master’s degree in engineering.</p>

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<p>look into a Masters instead. Starting pay is a bit better with a MS, and promotion chances are also better. Most CSU’s will accept people into their MS program as “conditional” grad students. You take the courses you are missing (probably a lot if your undergrad degree is in poli sci) and then they allow you to enter their grad program. For example, you may be familiar with SFSU across the bay from Cal. See <a href=“http://engineering.sfsu.edu/academics/graduate/engineering/admission_requirements.html”>http://engineering.sfsu.edu/academics/graduate/engineering/admission_requirements.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>dang, @mikemac, that would be 16 courses, at least 48 credit hours, before getting into the masters program. OP, you’d better love engg! </p>

<p>is there any chance, OP, that you’re choosing engg for no better reason than you chose polisci?</p>

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<p>Some CSUs admit second bachelor’s degree students:</p>

<p>CSULA: <a href=“Bachelor’s Degree - California State University, Los Angeles - Acalog ACMS™”>Bachelor’s Degree - California State University, Los Angeles - Acalog ACMS™;
CSULB: <a href=“Admissions | California State University Long Beach”>http://www.csulb.edu/depts/enrollment/admissions/postbaccalaureate.html&lt;/a&gt;
CSUN: <a href=“http://www.csun.edu/admissions-records/apply-second-bachelors-student”>http://www.csun.edu/admissions-records/apply-second-bachelors-student&lt;/a&gt;
CSUS: <a href=“http://catalog.csus.edu/14-16/first%20100%20pages/baccalaureaterequirements.html”>http://catalog.csus.edu/14-16/first%20100%20pages/baccalaureaterequirements.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>If you are targeting CSUs, you may want to consider doing the frosh/soph level courses at a community college. See <a href=“http://www.assist.org”>http://www.assist.org</a> to see what courses you need for your target majors and campuses.</p>

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<p><a href=“http://main.abet.org/aps/Accreditedprogramsearch.aspx”>http://main.abet.org/aps/Accreditedprogramsearch.aspx&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>This is a link for easily searching for ABET accredited schools by concentration and region. You probably have already found this, but it really made it easier to cut out all of the schools that did not have the engineering program I needed. I’m in the same situation, and I’ve noticed a lot of schools don’t address the specifics of getting a second undergraduate degree. For what it is worth, I spoke on the phone with engineering advisors from all of the schools that I was looking at and they were able to give great advice. I recommend that you do the same. Contact information is posted on the department websites. In the end, most of them told me that I was putting myself at a disadvantage by not getting an engineering B.S… It would hurt my ability to pass the fundamentals of engineering (FE) exam, which is required to get an engineer in training certificate. Most of the entry level jobs that I looked at asked for these. Most importantly, after looking at the state professional engineer boards, most states will not allow you to get a professional engineer license without an ABET-accredited undergraduate degree. I definitely don’t claim to know everything, or that you would not succeed with just an M.S., but having a B.S./M.S. would be a great advantage. </p>

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<p>Does anyone know about studying for a second bachelors in engineering abroad?</p>