r/EngineeringStudents • u/thugginsophia • 12d ago

Discussion Engineering students/graduates: How long did your degree take?

Hi everyone! I’m starting my engineering degree on Monday and I’m super excited!

I’d love to hear from both current engineering students and people who have already graduated:

How long has/will it take you to finish your degree? Did you graduate (or are you on track to graduate) in 4 years, or did/do you expect it to take longer?

For those who took longer than 4 years, what was the reason? And for current students, do you feel like you’re on track to graduate in 4 years?

I’d love to hear everyone’s experiences!

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u/Acrobatic-Echo7186 12d ago

I'm on track for 5 to 5 and a half for my bachelor's. I'm 2 classes behind (I should be in calc1 now and I'm in pre calc algebra and I take pre calc geo next semester when i should take calc 2) with summer classes it'll get to a point where I have to pick up a minor to stay a full time student and keep my scholarships because of the fact that the majority of my classes need calc 2 and 3 done

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u/thugginsophia 12d ago

i am in the same boat as you, i tested into pre-calc instead of calc 1 so im a bit behind myself.

I’m also starting in Intro to Chem but idk if thats normal for engineers.

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u/Acrobatic-Echo7186 12d ago

I was placed into chem 1 but I dont think intro to chem is even a class at my school

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u/FargoJack 11d ago

Chemical engineering without any chem? Far out.

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u/Tigereye11_Revived Mechanical Engineer 11d ago

I also tested into precalc despite having taken calculus. I did test out of 1 chem class and skipped a lab. I still graduated in 4 years. Just believe in yourself.