EE/Computer E majors!

[dowxp]

I just learned that its really hard to finish EE in 4 years... average is like 5 years. how long did u take/or planning to take?

EE seems hard..

 

[GoldenBear]

I hear the same things too.

 

[Belegost]

I'm planning on 6-7 for a master's.

 

[dowxp]

really! ur smart huh!? its just barely 5 for a BS!

 

[tontod]

Took me 4.5 years for getting a BS in EE.

 

[CattyKathy]

well, it's gonna be my 3rd year after summer, and I barely started my core classes, so I say that I'm probably gonna try to finish it in 5 years, if I really try though....

 

[crypticlogin]

Depends on the school you go to, but I've never heard of an EE B.S. program that is scheduled for more than 4 years as a full-time student. A quick search of the UT page says the EE program is scheduled for 4 years if done full-time.

I don't know you, but if you're still early in the major and having difficulty, re-evaluate if you really *want* to continue in the major and *why* this major? Then if both answers still point to EE, see what parts of it give you problems and get help.

 

[Growltiger]

I'm not a EE, but it seems like a lot of EGR programs are trying to compact their programs into 4 years. My school cut most of the gen ed. requirements and stuffed more engineering classes in, which makes it somewhat difficult to create a buffer for your GPA. Humanities & Sciences majors have more gen eds, which obviously boost the GPA. Oh well, I'll just be making more than them anyway! Muhahahhah

 

[pillage2001]

I'm taking Computer Engineering here and will be finishing in 4 years. . Totally depends on how many credits you take per semester and wether do you skip summer school or not.

 

[Mday]

i am in a 5 year engineering program

i am supposed to get a BS in math, and a BE in EE.

 

[heat23]

bang: I go to UT...assuming you dont fail any classes, it'll take you at the most 4.5 years to finish...but thats without summer school...but im sure you'll take summer school for 1 or 2 summers...
yes its hard....start off strong and you'll do ok... i started off kinda weak and its been a uphill battle

 

[OS]

csu pomona has a 4 year contract with incoming freshmen, but then you have to take like 17 units a quarter. Plan for 5, if you get 4, lucky you.

 

[Imaginer]

With the way I am going, 4.5 years sounds right and fesible with summer school for the humanities.

 

[satori]

I managed to do it >officially< in 4, but I think I could've done it in 3.5 if I'd taken heavier loads during the last year. I started taking college classes during my senior year in HS, though, so I had a head start. The stupid AP english teacher wouldn't let me in the program, which pissed me off, so I took english and calc during the summer before senior year. Man, was I tempted to go up to her during the first day back and wave my report card in front of her face... &quot;Not good enough to take AP english, but good enough to average a 3.9 in english and calc at the UW?!?!?!?&quot; BI@#CH.

Wow, that brought back memories. I remember someone had a thread earlier about whether or not a teacher can destroy your life. I remember that's what I was feeling at that point. Funny how our perspective on things change when we get older (this all happened almost 10 years ago).

 

[Mday]

oh, my usual semester load is 20 creds.

the lowest was 16 for one semester.

 

[Freeze]

Mine is going to take 5 years, but that's the length of the program at my school. It includes a total of about 2 full years work experience (co-op) as well. I graduate in a year. WOOHOO.

 

[tontod]

Oh, mine took 4.5 years including 2 summers.

 

[dman]

If you are on scholarship and can spend all your time on studies, 4yrs (or less) is reasonable. Also, if you take summer classes it's probably doable in 4 with a low-overhead parttime job.

If you want to work your way through school (no loans), it'll be tough. I'd budget at least 5yrs if that's the case.

The nice thing is most EE degree's are a few credits away from a lot of other degrees and secondary majors, so if after 2-3yrs you find you don't like it, you'll have a lot of options available.

Good Luck!

 

[heat23]

<< The nice thing is most EE degree's are a few credits away from a lot of other degrees and secondary majors, so if after 2-3yrs you find you don't like it, you'll have a lot of options available. >>



not at UT...only EE and computer eng. differ buy a few classes...there is nothing else even remotely similar..not even CS...well for cs, you can switch to it after your 2nd year and be a semester behind i would guess....

 

[ksheets]

Took me 5 years (with 2 quarters of COOP) at Ohio University...you had to average between 18-22 hours a quarter at OU to graduate in 4 years...

Now im finding it really hard to find a job. I guess its only been like 3 weeks but im under more stress now then i ever was in school

 

[Shaka]

If you are worried about taking more than 4 years to do an EE course, find out if the college you are going to accepts transfer units. If so, take classes in the summer during the high school years then transfer them to your college. I was lucky to have a majority of my AP tests count towards units; they helped me get out of 5 classes. And then, if you take summer classes during your college years, that will also help to reduce course load over the regular school year. Assuming 3 classes during the summer for fresh, soph, junior years of college, and an assumed 4 classes transferable from before college...

4 + 9 = 13 courses. Here at UCLA, the recommended courseload is 4 classes (16 units) per quarter, and each academic year is 3 quarters. So, this allows one to take 3 classes (12 units) per quarter instead of the recommended 4.

From personal experience and from talking with my classmates, 3 classes is so much easier than 4. And 4 isn't even too hard. Therefore, given all these assumptions, it shouldn't be too hard to graduate in 4 years.

I followed this mentality and now have 3 quarters left to finish 8 classes in order to graduate in 4 years.

 

[BruinEd03]

EECE major at UCLA...can graduate in 3 years + 2 classes =P but decided to opt for 4 years so i can enjoy my years here...+ i only have to take 12-14 units each quarter to graduate =D

-Ed

 

[heat23]

actaully UT is making it easier to grad in 4 years...before this coming fall, you needed 128 hours to graduate...i think this fall they are changing it to 123 hours

 

[sohcrates]

i go to Penn State. i just finished up my 4th year in EE. i'm graduating next December, so it will take me 4.5 years (plus this summer)

i would have needed to take 18 credits per semester or something to graduate in 4 years, it's ridiculous

 

[SuperTool]

Cornell in 3.5 years. I know people who do it in 3. Most do it in 4.