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The difficullty is with the “2” part, because the total of typcial undergraduate engineering program major & related courses, plus distribution requirements in engineering disciplines outside your major field, realistically take 3 years to complete. With anything less than this, you are cutting corners in some manner with respect to your engineering education. IMO.
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<p>Now I may be wrong, but it seems to me like there would not be any corner cutting due to the fact that by the time one reaches the “2” part they would have already completed a number of courses in mathematics, computer science, physics and chemistry. Thus, having a strong background in math and science, which is a large part of engineering.</p>
<p>Here is what Oberlin has to say:</p>
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The recommendations of the partner engineering schools differ slightly; however, it is generally required that a 3-2 engineering student take the following courses at Oberlin:</p>
<p>Chemistry (CHEM)
<p>Computer Science (CSCI)
<p>Mathematics (MATH)
<p>Physics and Astronomy (PHYS) (ASTR)
<p>Additional courses are recommended and should be selected in consultation with the engineering advisor, Professor Allen.
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