JAMUNREAL

do you have to get an undergraduate degree in engineering to go to graduate school for it, for instance could i get a bachelors in math, physics, or even a social science and then a masters in one of the engineering disiplines?

scorp

my guess:

physics probably, although you'd have to probably do make up courses if you didn't take any engineering courses as an undergrad
math also probably but again you'd have to make up courses that you take as an undergrad engineer
social science highly unlikely

jessiehl

You can, but it's harder/more roundabout (except with physics -> EE or math -> CS). There are programs that will allow students to bridge in (like BU's LEAP program or Tufts' post-bac in CS), and for some programs work experience can overcome not having majored in an area. BioE and BME programs are frequently okay with a student having majored in some form of bioscience, as opposed to engineering.

ken285

It really depends on how well your BS degree matches up with your intended concentration in grad school. Like scorp said, you have to make up some courses, which will extend your stay by maybe 2 semesters.

Brendank

No. You certainly don't but you will have to take several years of undergraduate course work to develop the technical background required for graduate work. We have at least one such graduate student in many of my engineering courses. She has an undergraduate degree in psychology and I think a masters degree in Criminal Justice wanting to earn a masters in Mechanical Engineering.