What is Bachelors: Definition and 121 Discussions

I want to be an aerospace engineer, but the university i want to go to doesn't offer it as a major (or master for that matter). So i was wondering if it would be best to first get a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering then get a master's degree in aerospace engineering (in another...

Hello, I would like some advice on getting a second Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering. I currently have a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering. I should've gone for a C.E. degree since it was only 16 more credits but I didn't think it would matter much, so I didn't. Now I'm...

I plan on getting a bachelors in physics at my university. My question is what kind of jobs will I be able to get? I want to know any possible jobs, including ones that aren't related in physics. Also, say if I were to also double major or minor in economics or applied math. What sorts of...

I'm currently in Highschool and I'm working on my associate of physics, and I was thinking of getting my bachelors before graduating from Highschool. Will it matter, when applying for grad school, where I got my bachelors from? I just wanted to know if the top universities care from where you...

So, I am majoring in Applied Mathematics at Fresno Pacific University and was just wondering what sorts of jobs I could get with my major. My school career services is kind of useless to be honest and I've already talked to them... I was just wondering what you all thought? I have always wanted...

I would like to get my Masters in EE, but I would just like to make sure that I can get a job in the field with a bachelors in...microbiology. Or would employers think of this as a deficit, preferring to see a solid foundation with a BS in EE instead? Thanks

Hello everyone I am new to this forum and seeking advice and opinions from members here for my career. I am 29 and live in the UK and hoping to start a degree in Physics from the Open University in October (For non-UK members the Open University is a distance learning University in the UK that...

Hello all. I registered here to make some inquires, hoping that you might be of help. My fascination of Physics and my desire for adventure drives me to study Physics somewhere outside my country of origin. I am particularly interested in studying in Central or Eastern Europe because of the...

Hey I am currently 22 years old at a community college. Through age 18-20 I did not know what I wanted to study. I was lost for so long but I always knew that I wanted to study something related to math and some science. I eventually found an interest in electrical engineering. I realized that I...

Should I get a physics bachelors degree and then a engineering physics masters? or a engineering physics bachelors and a physics masters? or should i just go bacherlos and masters engphys, or should i do both bachelors and masters phys. Which is best in terms of salary and job oppurtunities. My...

Having graduated 3.5 years ago, and being unable to get an entry level EE job (I went into an unrelated field right out of college and have tried getting an entry level EE job for over 1 year now), I need to make a decision. I'm starting to think the only way I can get an engineering job is to...

Hi I'm currently pursuing electronics and communication degree in India. I'm confused whether to get another bachelors degree in physics or i can directly do my masters. Most of my friends suggested to directly carry masters in any US colleges so that professors would be knowing what i lack and...

Hey I'm currently an undergraduate Physics student in my third year. I wish to continue on with Physics and complete a Phd Preferably I'd like to avoid doing a masters, I've looked at a lot of threads on here and the general consensus is that with a three year bachelors (like the ones in...

Hello All: So here is my story/situation. I started out college as a Chemical Engineering major. I made it through my first year well enough (~3.3 GPA), but I found I didn't enjoy the chemistry courses, or what I would be able to do with my degree. I also had a couple of thoroughly...

Hi there, I've signed a contract with the Air Force as an enlisted personnel. Hoping everything goes fine. What's the best way to get to a bachelors while Enlisted? What are the options I have while in active service at supplementing my education? Any information much appreciated.

I am currently a Sophomore at Northern Arizona University in the Mechanical Engineering Department and I am struggling to decide whether or not I want to go to Grad school or not. I recently talked to one of my father's friends who retired from Motorola, he was Vice President of one of the...

Lenght of bachelors degree is 3 years in many countries in Europe like in UK, but in US usually 4 years. So does european bs qualify for applying to US grad schools or is masters degree required for europeans with 3-years degree?

I'm a sophomore in college. I have just finished all my general education requirements and have been thinking about double majoring in physics and EE but I would much rather focus on just physics for the time being. I would still like to be able to pursue EE after I earn a bachelors in physics...

Hi all, I'm new to the forums and am hoping for some advice. I'm glad to have found these forums, and am excited to comb through them and get to know people here. After getting my BFA in Photography (2007), I started a BS in Physics at a good college in Boston (a different institution than...

If someone were to already have a bachelors degree, and then wanted to pursue a second bachelors degree, how much credit of the first bachelors degree would count towards a second? The reason I ask is because a bachelors degree includes a lot of general eds and common prerequisites that...

I am a 28 year old community college student who is about to finish his last semester before "transferring". I put that in quotes because I was actually denied acceptance to all of the schools that I applied to. I have a bachelor's in computing arts, and it seems to be the worst time ever to...

I've been accepted to study as an undergraduate at the University at Buffalo, Ohio State University, and Arizona State University. I'm waiting to hear from Purdue University. I'm going to be studying physics, and only physics. I already have my B.A. in English from Binghamton University, so...

Hello all! I will be getting my bachelors in applied physics by this time next year and I was wondering what types of jobs are open to someone with such a degree? I am studying physics, not for financial ease, but simply because I truly love physics. So I am ignorant in the job a Physics...

Hi all, my college is jacobs university bremen, germany. and has 3 years bachelors. Does anyone know whether that program is accepted for doctorate in usa? Thank you.

hi all, i am dead certain i want to be physicist. But seems i will not get colleges in usa. Am a senior at high school and international. Physics education at my country for bachelors is very poor. So i am thinking of doing bachelors in engr here and applying for phd physics. How difficult is...

Quick question: I am currently in a ABET accredited non ranked BSIE program (NC A&T) getting a 2nd bachelors (1st was in psychology from UNC). My school has expressed that since I have a psych degree I can go into the Human Factors MSIE program. And once in, if I want, I can change my focus...

In another thread I found someone mention this program at Boston U (http://www.bu.edu/eng/academics/special-programs/leap/) for students with bachelors in non-engineering fields, like liberal arts + humanities, that can do the makeup coursework and then attain a masters in engineering. I'm...

Hi, I know that (at least I have been told by advisers at my school so weather it's true or not idk) that if you sat in your room and hibernated and studied nonstop every single day and had a 4.0 but some other person didn't have as high of a average but did other stuff that they would select...

Hey guys, its been a while since I've been on this board and just wanted to ask for some advice/insight/recommendations. I'm currently a senior undergraduate getting my degree in Civil Engineering. Lately, I've really been considering graduate school due to two reasons: 1. ASCE in support of...

Okay, so right now I'm scheduled to go to University for Aerospace Engineering but I'm having second thoughts. I got into it b/c I love math and physics and I thought that since I also love everything space related this would be the perfect program for me. Now I'm thinking that I should go...

I'm a final year student at a school in India. I'll be taking up Mathematics as my Undergraduate subject(I'm interested in Pure Mathematics, especially number theory and geometry mainly thanks to Hardy's "An Introduction to the theory of numbers" and Courant's "What is Mathematics?")...

I am currently in a bachelors EE program and since I already hold a bachelors (psychology) I have the opportunity to just finish the core courses and go into the masters program. I am with NC State and was looking into their new MS-EPSE, http://www.ece.ncsu.edu/graduate.php/msepse (link is work...

Chemists/Physicists: Is it advisable to take 3rd Bachelors program: BS Mathematics after first Double Major? Well, my reason is that I ended up hating biotechnology (biochem in particular) and I'd like to see myself doing quantum chemistry (I'm a 5th year student of a Bachelor's program in...

Seeing as one cannot become a PE with a master's degree, only bachelors degree in engineering qualifies. So, what is the point of doing an engineering masters if you'll have a very difficult time finding a job? And even if you get really luck and do find a job, you'll have a real PE sign off on...

I wanted to be more specific in my title, but the space was limited, my question is can one get a masters or a phd in an engineering which is different from the one they got a bachelors in? For example up here in Canada i think 2 schools offer an aerospace engineering program at the bachelor...

Well, I just finished my first semester in college, and I chose physics as my major. The question is what are my options after getting physics bachelors? I want to keep studying further physics, maybe theoretical or astrophysics. Can I do that or I have to major in astrophysics or a specific...

Im college freshman and majoring in Computer Engineering. After I get my Bachelors degree, I want to go to grad school and get my Masters in Software Engineering. Even though I got my Bachelors in Computer Engineering, can I still get my Masters in Software Engineering? I am going to take some...

What degree would provide me more job offers and have more potential? A second bachelor's in electrical engineering (I have a bachelor's in pure mathematics) or a masters in applied physics (where I would have to take a few undergraduate physics classes in order to get me up to speed)? Thanks!

Is it possible to get into a physics grad program without a bachelor's?

What should I get my bachelor's degree in if I want to major in physics? I plan to get my masters degree in physics, and probably a phd in physics after that. Should I major in math or physics? Or something else? (On a side note, how much money do physicists employed by the government make...

Hello two years ago I graduated from a private college in missouri with a bachelors in business administration. One year before I graduated I was 100% sure I wanted to go back and get a bachelors degree in engineering. I am now one semester away from getting an associate in engineering from a...

Hello two years ago I graduated from a private college in missouri with a bachelors in business administration. One year before I graduated I was 100% sure I wanted to go back and get a bachelors degree in engineering. I am now one semester away from getting an associate in engineering from a...

If i do my bachelors in Aeronautics from China(nanjing university of aeronautics and astronautics). Will it be recognised in the US, if i plan to do my masters later on from the US? * This university's grading system is different from that of the US, no CGPA. It has some other scoring...

Hello, I graduated with a BA in applied physics a few years ago with a good gpa, and I have since been working here and there at various office type jobs, and I want to start using my degree for a better job, but I am not sure what my options are. I originally went into physics because it...

Hello everyone, I've just completed a bachelors of science in biochemistry and am now considering entering a masters in bioproceessing/chemical engineeering. Is there anyone who has gone through the same academic route or anyone who currently works in the field on this forum? If so, do you...

How come in some countries require two years to earn a bachelor and some require five? In many countries, it is four years. Is there really a difference when compare with the four years to the two years Bachelors in terms of knowledge?

Hello, What careers outside of academia can one hope to find with a bachelor's degree (Honours with GPA>3.5) or even a graduate degree in pure math? Let's assume I've taken Cal 1-2-3, Linear Algebra, Diff. Eqns, Metric spaces and topology, complex analysis, real analysis, discrete mathematics...

Right now I am in my last year of undergrad, and I have just taken Intro to Physics. It is amazing, and something I'd definitely like to pursue. I know a second bachelors is possible, but I have some concerns: First, my gpa in my first bachelor will be around 3.0 due to some bad grades in...

I'm on a second bachelors -- how much will the first drag me down? I did very badly at my first shot at college. It took me 5 years to barely graduate with an english literature degree. I hated life in college, but I especially hated life after college. In that time I went up to Physics 2...

hai friends i hope to get my bachelors in either theoritical physics or physics with astronomy.So is there any uni in EU or USA or Canada which offering 10,000-15,000 us dollars per year i am a international student by the way. Thanks!