<p>I repeat, 3-2 programs are a risk and should be exhaustively evaluated by a prospective applicant prior making the decision to participate. As has been said, quite a few 3/2 participants take additional terms to complete the program or don’t finish the program at all because they find they are happiest at their original college. Keep in mind also that the financial aid package which one receives from the LAC is not guaranteed at the engineering college. For some students, a more practical route is a B.S. in Physics or Math, (4 years on the same campus), then an M.S. in Engineering, where there’s a good possibility that an employer might fully fund the graduate degree, depending on the industry. I’ve been told that a Physics major who has taken Calc III & IV, Linear Algebra, Statistics or Numerical Methods, and Thermal Physics shouldn’t have much of a problem being admitted to a M.S. program in Materials or Mechanical Engineering.</p>