Engineering
This combined program awards a Bachelor of Arts degree from Arcadia University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or Applied Science from Columbia University.
Overview
Arcadia University offers a combined five-year (3+2) Engineering Program with Columbia University in New York. This plan blends a strong liberal arts, science and mathematics foundation with an intensive engineering curriculum. The program prepares students for careers in industry or graduate work in engineering, mathematics, or the physical sciences. The program qualifies students to take the examination for professional engineers.
Typically, students complete the first three years at Arcadia University in programs in Mathematics, Computer Science, Chemistry, or an individualized major in Applied Physics. Upon recommendation of the program adviser, students then transfer to Columbia University for two years of advanced engineering study. Upon completion of the five-year program, students are awarded the Bachelor of Arts degree from Arcadia University and the Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or Applied Science from Columbia University.
Under the combined plan, a student may elect to pursue any one of the following programs at Columbia University: Applied Mathematics, Applied Physics, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Earth and Environmental Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Engineering and Management Systems, Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Materials Science and Engineering.
It is also possible for students to complete a four-year bachelor's degree program at Arcadia University and then take two additional years at Columbia University for a master's degree in Engineering. Interested students should consult with the program advisers.
Pathways to Study Abroad
Majors can elect to spend a semester or year studying abroad. In conjunction with their adviser and the Chair of the Department, students in their sophomore or junior year can enroll in classes at foreign universities. Credits for these courses transfer to Arcadia in order to fulfill General Education and upper-level Chemistry requirements. Arcadia University has special arrangements with universities in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, Australia, Ireland, Spain and New Zealand that offer chemistry and biochemistry courses.
Since it is important that students plan ahead for study abroad, they should consult with their advisers as soon as possible and make their intentions known to the Department Chair and the Director of International Services.
Advisers
Professor Dr. Chester M. Mikulski
Associate Professor Dr. H. Stephen Huber (Coordinator), Dr. Carlos W. Ortiz
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