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Pre-Engineering

Students interested in a career in engineering have the option of majoring in pre-engineering at Yeshiva College or choosing from a variety of related majors, including chemistry, physics, mathematics, and computer science. Since the pre-engineering requirements listed below are preparatory for a career in engineering, a student choosing the first option completes the advanced work for this major at an engineering school, and will have satisfied the major requirements necessary for graduation from Yeshiva College only upon successful graduation with an engineering degree from an accredited engineering school.

Major: Yeshiva College
CHE 1045–1046 (lecture and laboratory); MAT 1412, 1413, 2105, 1510, 2601; PHY 1041–1042R&L, 1120 or 1621; COM 1300; ECO 1011. Additional electives, such as PHY 1221B, 1222B, 1321, 1510, and 1724, are recommended for specific fields in engineering.

The University has combined plans with Columbia University. Under the 3-2 plan, a student who attends Yeshiva University for three years, maintains a 3.0 average, and receives the recommendation of the pre-engineering advisor is admitted to Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science as a junior. The student attends Columbia for two years; at the successful completion of the program, YU confers the Bachelor of Arts degree and Columbia confers the Bachelor of Science degree. Under the 4-2 plan, for which a minimum 3.3 average is required, the student earns an appropriate bachelor’s degree at YU in any of the other majors approved in Yeshiva College and, after two additional years of study at Columbia, receives the master’s degree, bypassing the bachelor’s degree in engineering.

Students in the combined plan must maintain registration at YU by filing a Leave of Absence form until they receive the B.A. degree. They must meet the same requirements for graduation as all students who spend three years in residence at the university.

Students interested in the pre-engineering options are urged to discuss their specific course of study with the pre-engineering advisor each semester prior to registration.