How long does it take to graduate as an engineer?

norris212
Tue, 08 Jun 2010 01:37:05 +0000

I’m transferring in the fall to UCSB for mechanical engineering. I almost decided on UCSD Aerospace but didn’t. Anyways, for a transfer student it’s very hard to get your bachelors in 4 years unless you transfer to a school that’s on the semester system (the ones you mentioned are on quarter). So I would say 5 years to get your bachelors at one of those schools. It’s probably possible to do it in 4, but I wouldn’t recommend it for a transfer student unless you’re really in a hurry to get out. And I just remembered… When I visited UCSD they said the aerospace program for transfer students was laid out over 3 years, so yea it would probably take 5 total.

If you go to a University straight out of High School it’s much easier to do it in 4 years, but some people stretch it out to 5.