<p>if you get an undergrad in an engineering degree like biomedical engineering, is it possible to get a graduate degree in a traditional engineering discipline like electrical engineering?
i have also seen a lot of engineering students get graduate degrees in math and physics…is that a smooth transition?</p>
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<p>Yes.</p>
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<p>Depends on the school and on your training. Some schools will require that you take a sequence of backgroud material. Others won’t. </p>
<p>It also depends on what kind of math and physics that you know and what sort of engineering grad degree you’re getting. For example, some people who study physics specialize so much in electrical systems that they are almost de-facto electrical engineers. Some people who major in math specialize in things like algorithms and complexity, to the point that they are almost de-facto computer science majors.</p>
<p>Excellent points by sakky. Just to add if you may find a thesis-based masters program a necessary stepping stone to some top PhD programs.</p>