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What college courses should I take to become an engineer?
I'm a junior in high school that wants to major in engineering. I'm also taking classes to achieve my major. However, I was wondering about the different college courses that I should take to become an engineer.
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Erica’s Answer
Hi William,
I love that you are thinking about your future! That's great! Perhaps the best way to answer your question is to visit the web sites for some of the colleges you are interested in. The information about what they expect you to take in high school might be discussed in the "How to Apply" or "Application" section. Typically, for Engineering, the college will expect four years of math, with one being calculus or pre-calculus, and four years of science, with chemistry and physics being two of the years.
If you are curious about what you will take as an Engineering major, look for the "Academics" menu and then a breakdown of majors. If you select Engineering (or a related major), you should then be able to see a list of the classes required to earn the degree.
Please note that each college/university site might use slightly different menu headings, but I would expect to find the information you want by exploring the pages related to applying and then the pages related to each major.
Best wishes!
I love that you are thinking about your future! That's great! Perhaps the best way to answer your question is to visit the web sites for some of the colleges you are interested in. The information about what they expect you to take in high school might be discussed in the "How to Apply" or "Application" section. Typically, for Engineering, the college will expect four years of math, with one being calculus or pre-calculus, and four years of science, with chemistry and physics being two of the years.
If you are curious about what you will take as an Engineering major, look for the "Academics" menu and then a breakdown of majors. If you select Engineering (or a related major), you should then be able to see a list of the classes required to earn the degree.
Please note that each college/university site might use slightly different menu headings, but I would expect to find the information you want by exploring the pages related to applying and then the pages related to each major.
Best wishes!
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Tricia’s Answer
Once you get to college, they will give you the specific course list. In addition to previous poster, I'll comment that taking AP English and French also helped me - I was able to test out of those basic curriculum courses in college. AP Calculus was the most helpful as I started in Calculus 2.