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Old 10-10-2012, 01:02 PM   #1
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Is Chemical Engineering for me?

Background - Honorably discharged from the Marine Corps (5 years of service) a little over a month ago. Going back to school (cc) in January. Will transfer to UC Berkeley (if engineering is for me...)

I had a counselor create my education plan for the next two years, specifically aimed to transfer to UC Berkeley. It is quite a work load. Thats not what I'm worried about; I love working under pressure. My main worry is that i'd take ALL these Chem and Math classes, and end up not liking or wanting to major in Chem Engineering later down the road.

Not sure if it would be a big waste of time if I didnt like/enjoy/have interest in Chem Engineering, but that is a worry of mine. I can't really use my high school career as an idea what I like, as it has been 6 years since I graduated HS...

I would love to work for a pharma company, or in the oil industry/alternative fuel industry. Pharmaceuticals definently interest me.
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Old 10-10-2012, 02:25 PM   #2
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You essentially have a full year of physics, chemistry, and math to decide which major you want to go to. For the first year, it's really easy to move across majors.
I wouldn't worry too much about potentially not liking ChemE.
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Old 10-10-2012, 02:46 PM   #3
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Welcome to ASSIST should have the listings of courses you need to take to be transfer-ready to a UC or CSU in your major. In some cases, you may be able to get better coverage of the courses by checking other community colleges in your area.

Be aware that Berkeley chemical engineering often requires five (instead of four) semesters after junior transfer, since students who start as freshmen typically start taking upper division courses (which are not available at community colleges) as sophomores. More information here: UC Berkeley, College of Chemistry

At a community college, you do have more flexibility in deciding your major -- even if it causes you to take extra semesters, those extra semesters are less expensive than if you were at a four year school. In any case, the math, physics, and chemistry courses you need to take should apply to most other engineering majors as well as math, physics, or statistics.
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