Does it hurt to not take physics and apply for engineering?

dr_reynolds
Mon, 14 Nov 2005 09:40:42 +0000

im_blue, you are almost correct. Most programs require two semesters of Physics, but this is not necessarily an ABET requirement. It depends on the major. For some majors like Mechanical Engineering ABET specifically says there needs to be calculus based Physics (though it does not say two semesters), but for many other majors they don’t specifically spell it out.

You can read the ABET requirements here: