<p>so i'm in a bit of a dilemma here. I'm currently a senior in uni, and I decided that I want to switch into engineering from pre-dental. To be honest, biology, chemistry, orgo, anatomy, etc really aren't my thing. I didn't enjoy them nor found most of the material interesting. However, I really enjoyed physics and math, and did well on them. So, I've been researching more and more about engineering and been talking to my engineering friends, and i'm genuinely interested. so now the question is, how can I get an engineering degree after undergrad? I'm aware of the BU's LEAP program, but I want to explore other options as well. do i apply to an engineering school for a second bachelor's? Or do i need to get a master's?? any help would be appreciated. thanks</p>
<p>Most Masters Engineering programs will consider your application if you have a degree in the sciences. Since you’ve just gotten interested I would begin joining some clubs/societies to show more interest in Engineering.</p>
<p>Well, the thing is, i will not be graduating with a science degree, although I will have credits for the math and the pre-med/pre-dental courses I took. Also, my current university does not have an engineering school, and I also think it will be wayyyy too late for me to join those kind of clubs (i’m not even sure if we even have engineering clubs) to show real meaningful interest. So my question is really, what do i do once i graduate this may to go into engineering??</p>
<p>Much of it depends on which engineering field you are interested in pursuing. Since you say that you are not that excited by Biology, then I suspect that you are interested in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering. </p>
<p>Given that premise, if you look at the admission requirements for M.S. programs in one of these engineering fields, they do admit students without engineering B.S. degrees, however, they must have all the basic mathematics (through multivariate Calculus and differential equations) and physics (Calculus-based) and they are required to make up deficiencies by taking undergraduate courses which will not count toward the M.S. degree. Another item to consider is that many engineering graduate students have some work experience between their B.S. and M.S.</p>
<p>Given your situation, it is probably wiser to go for a second B.S. degree in engineering. It will likely take 2 years at a minimum but you will have a credential which will allow you to get into the engineering profession and qualify more easily for an M.S. later.</p>
<p>Just to let you know the 2nd BS in engineering is pretty common. I am personally doing it right now. I graduated with a Psych degree back in 07 and am currently 3 semesters away from a BS in Industrial Engineering. There is a guy in my same program that graduated from the same school as me the year earlier too. I looked at the BU Leap program too but I was worried I would miss out on some of the fundamentals (which looking back, probably wouldn’t have happened) and I also had a great engineering school in my state so I decided to stay here in NC. It will take me 3 years total and I will have done 2 internships in the end. I start my first internship in like 9 days.</p>
<p>thanks a log guys. do any of you guys know schools that offer second degrees for engineering? i did some research, and it seems that, beside large land-grant schools, not many schools give them out.</p>
<p>it is not usually a problem. We just had a student graduate in physics last year who entered with a degree in acoustics from another university. It took him 3 years but he just completed his first year in the Ph.D. program at UW Madison.</p>
<p>thanks for the replies guys. another quick question: if i’m applying for second bachelor’s, how do engineering schools evaluate your application when i do not have a math/science background? By the end of this semester, I will only have completed gen chemistry, physics and calculus II.</p>