<p>Is it too late to switch into the College of Engineering at most schools? I will be a freshman in the fall at Purdue and am considering changing my major from Chemistry to Chem. Engineering. Does anyone know how I could do this? thanks</p>
<p>It'll vary by school. Ask your academic advisor, the records office, or see if there is a section on it in the University Catalog.</p>
<p>make sure u know what chem engineering is, it really has almost nothing to do with chemistry, it has alot more to do with heat transfer and flow through pipes.</p>
<p>jbtravers, there will likely be almost 100% overlap in the freshman year curriculum between Chemistry and Chemical Engineering students. </p>
<p>And Zorz, I guess that's why ChemE's have to take two semesters of organic chemistry and two semesters of physical chemistry (in addition to 2 semesters of intro. chemistry)?</p>
<p>yeah they take organic chemistry but every school i know has physical chem for chem engineers, which is nothing like standard physical chem. I have a few chemical engineering friends, they all hate it and feel they were duped on what the program sounds like, its like mech e with a few extra chem classes, nothing special, if you love chemistry study chemistry,</p>
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every school i know has physical chem for chem engineers, which is nothing like standard physical chem.
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<p>I have never heard of P-Chem for chemE's. Chemical engineers here (UF) and most everywhere else take the actual p-chem course sequence.</p>
<p>Zorz, most people don't go to the school of hard knocks like you do.</p>
<p>Might have to take ChemE classes first semester and officially transfer second - i have no clue though</p>
<p>Doesn't really matter at all either way - you have the same academic progress, just you are designated a chemistry major first semester</p>
<p>just talk to your advisor during sept. or even before that.</p>
<p>thats how i changed my major from biology to Eng.
[but i talked to my advisor during july, that was the time when i had my orientation.]</p>