IEMS Double Major

Sam_Lee
Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:24:14 +0000

There’s no such thing as double-major within the engineering school. If you finish the major requirements for 2 disciplines, you are gonna get dual-degree since all the other courses for degree requirement are identical for both and being double-counted. You can finish in 4 years if you have enough AP. The 5-yr requirement only applies to dual-degree from 2 different schools.



Two BS Degrees
Students with a wide range of interests may work toward two Bachelor of Science degrees in engineering, or a BS in engineering and a second bachelors degree from one of Northwestern’s other schools. In either case all requirements for both degrees must be satisfied, double counting courses that apply to both degrees. In the case of two engineering degrees, at least 54 course units must be completed, along with the 12 quarter Undergraduate Residency Requirement (URR). If one of the degrees is outside of engineering then the student must meet a 15 quarter URR. Advanced placement, transfer credit, or other means may be used to reduce the URR as described in detail in the undergraduate catalog. The catalog may be found at
http://www.registrar.northwestern.edu/nucatalog/


http://www.mech.northwestern.edu/web/undergrad/documents/MEUndergraduate%20Brochure%20September%202009.pdf

A even better 4-yr option is the BS-MS (BS in one department and MS in another) if you have enough AP credits and if you can maintain a GPA of 3.5+. [Master’s Degree Options for McCormick Undergraduates - Northwestern University: McCormick School of Engineering](http://mccormick.northwestern.edu/graduate/masters.php)