POLL: How many of you have a four year bachelor degree?

[Dedpuhl]

BS in Civil Engineering

I currently work for the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development

 

[Electric Amish]

BS in Computer Science/System Integration

I'm currently in the IT&S (Information Technology & Services) department of a Pharmaceutical Company.

amish

 

[cressida]

I am working on my BA in jewlrey craftsmanship.

 

[HokieESM]

Originally posted by: glugglug

Originally posted by: HokieESM
Engineering's not bad in four years.... depending on how hard you're willing to work, and what your skill level is. Also, you're not going to have the typical "college" experience (you're not going to party five nights a week with the business majors). But you're right.... for some people, they're much better off stretching it to five (especially people who would have been "on the borderline" grade-wise).

Heh, I guess it depends on your school's curriculum.

Where I went (BS CE at UCF) 4 years is completely unheard of even though it's officially a 4 year degree. My 4.5 years is considered extremely fast, most people take more than 5.

At first it looks like its just 132 credit hours vs. 120 for almost any other major. But when you take into account that the courses within the official 132 credit hours all have pre-reqs many of which are not counted in that 132, it works out to realistically be much more. Then there is the fact that curriculums change from year to year and by the time you graduate the courses needed for your original curriculum are no longer offered so you have to switch curriculum years.

Well, most of the people at NCSU finished in 4 to 5 years. I know quite a few that finished in 4... most of them with about 145 hours. So yes, its intense. I actually graduated in three--but I brought quite a few credits in (over 60 hours of math and science courses). Here at VT the sentiment is about the same--my girlfriend finished her degree in ESM in four years. Actually MOST of my friends finished in four years.

An interesting statistic, though (from NCSU): the GPAs of the people who graduate in four years is actually higher than the GPAs of those who graduate in more than four. A LOT of the problems surface from people not having a good grasp of the mathematics at the fundamental level--something that will plaque someone for the rest of their academic careers.