Working architect going back to school for Civil/Aero/AstroGeo?

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<p>Hi all,</p>

<p>I received my Master in Architecture degree two years ago. Since then, I've been thankfully employed working in a mid size firm in a small US city. I'm bored, the pay is low ($45k), the work is easy, and anything challenging or rewarding gets handed off to our engineering consultants (for insurance liability or other reasons). So I'm thinking, why not go back to school for one of my interests? Specifically Civil, Aerospace, or Astrogeology (probably for the physics forum). I also have a strong interest in energy analysis and power generation. </p>

<p>Problems to overcome:
1. My architecture curriculum never included Calc. It was a fast-tracked M.Arch so I didn't have the option to take it.
2. I didn't have to take the GRE as I was auto accepted into my school's graduate program due to my grades. I'm assuming I'd have to take it. My grad school grades were good (3.75/4.0) but I'm not sure they have any relevance. Undergrad was lower (3.2/4.0). </p>

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<li>Would I most likely have to go back for a second undergraduate degree?</li>
<li>Can anyone offer any advice for how to work through the situation? I'm assuming a start would be taking Calc and other prereqs at a local college and making sure they would transfer to my school of choice. That and taking the GRE.</li>
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<p>Thank you, </p>

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<p>Yes, a second bachelor’s degree would most likely be needed if you have little or no math (and hence physics and engineering) background. You would need to find colleges that accept second bachelor’s degree students. Those which have pre-made articulation agreements with your local community colleges can allow you to get started at the latter inexpensively for frosh/soph level math and physics courses. Taking the GRE would not be needed for transfer admission.</p>

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<p>if the technical track is not your thing, why not think of an mba or law school?</p>