[Advice Needed]is it hard for BA of Physics&Math to get into ME, EE, or Optical E?

b_r_um
Sat, 23 Jun 2012 20:08:14 +0000

Yes, it will be a bit harder but still possible.

I went to a liberal arts college and each year a few science majors went into engineering. The impression I got is that liberal arts students generally need one year of undergraduate engineering classes first before they can start the regular graduate curriculum. Some graduate engineering programs ask students to complete these classes before they apply to the graduate program, while others will let students catch up as part of the graduate degree (with the understanding that it may add extra time to the degree length). You may or may not get funded for remedial portion of your degree.

That’s all second-hand information I gathered when a couple of friends of mine applied to engineering programs. I’d suggest that you ask your professors if they’ve had students in the past who went into engineering and how they fared, and also get in touch with a couple of graduate engineering programs to ask them about your options.