Length of engineering degree

MomOf2TeenGirls
Thu, 22 Jun 2017 23:34:53 +0000

Overload at both my kids’ schools is defined the same as it was when I studied engineering many moons ago. A full-time student was 12-18 hours and an overload was more than 18. Overloading, for both of them, required advisor’s permission and extra cost for the credit hours above 18. My older one took 19 hours a few times, and the younger has taken 19-20 hours every semester.

As to the OP’s question, four years is doable at most schools if you stay on sequence. Both my daughters had loads of AP credit. The first one opted to stay the full, four years and completed her BS and MS in ChemE in that time. The younger one is starting her fourth year and should graduate on time with two degrees with little overlap (BS in BME and BMusic). Both did take two courses in summer school the first year once they laid out their plans, which allowed for internships in subsequent years.