Pre-Engineering Program

Pre-Engineering Program

3+2 Engineering Plan (2 B.S. Degrees)

In this popular program a student spends three years in a pre-engineering curriculum at Providence College, where the study of humanities, science, and mathematics are blended to produce the kind of fundamental background needed for future problem solvers. The final two years of study are spent in an engineering concentration of the student’s choice at one of these affiliate universities: Columbia University or Washington University in St. Louis. Students may participate in all pre-graduation activities and the graduation ceremony with their entering year class. At the completion of the five-year program, the successful candidate receives two degrees: a B.S. degree in an engineering concentration of their choice from the affiliate university, and a B.S. degree in Engineering Science from Providence College. Please read the degree requirements in the course catalog.

4+2 Physics and Engineering Plan (2 B.S. Degrees)

The 4+2 plan is the program in which a student spends four years completing all the necessary requirements for the affiliate universities at Providence College then the following two years at either Columbia University or Washington University in St. Louis studying an engineering concentration of the student’s choice. The student can major in physics or mathematics from Providence College, but the student must fully complete all the course requirements of the affiliate schools to be eligible to remain in this program. Students may participate in all pre-graduation activities and the graduation ceremony, yet the student does not actually receive their diploma from Providence College until the completion of their sixth year of study. The student will then receive a B.S. degree in the engineering concentration of their choice from the affiliate school and a B.S. degree in the major that they choose at Providence College. (Typically a B.S. in Physics. See information about the Physics major.)

4+2 Physics and Engineering Plan – PC Brown Pathway (1 B.S. and 1 Masters Degree)

This program is only offered for students wishing to go to Brown University. In this 4+2 plan the student completes the B.S. Physics degree at Providence College. In their third year at PC, they can apply for the Masters Program in Engineering at Brown University. If accepted, the student will complete their final year at Providence College with a guaranteed spot at Brown University when they graduate. Students will receive a B.S. in Physics and graduate with their class at Providence College, then spend two years studying the engineering concentration of their choice at Brown University and receive a Masters degree. See information about the Physics major.

3+3 Engineering Plan (2 B.S. and 1 Masters Degree)

This program is only offered for students wishing to go to Washington University in St. Louis. The 3+3 engineering plan allows the student to spend one extra year at Washington University to be able to receive a Master’s of Science or Master’s of Engineering degree in an engineering concentration of the student’s choice. At the end of the 6 of study, the student will receive a Master’s of Science or Master’s of Engineering degree in an engineering concentration of their choice, a B.S. degree in an engineering concentration of their choice from Washington University in St. Louis, and a B.S. degree in Engineering Science from Providence College.

4+3 Physics and Engineering Plan (2 B.S. and 1 Masters Degree)

This program is only offered for students wishing to go to Washington University in St. Louis. The 4+3 engineering plan allows the student to spend one extra year at Washington University to be able to receive a Master’s of Science or Master’s of Engineering degree in an engineering concentration of the student’s choice. At the end of the 7 years of study, the student will receive a Master’s of Science or Master’s of Engineering degree in an engineering concentration of their choice, a B.S. degree in an engineering concentration of their choice from Washington University in St. Louis, and a B.S. degree in the major that they choose at Providence College. (Typically a B.S. in Physics. See information about the Physics major.)

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