3+2 Dual Degree Program Requirements

Engineering students attend Carthage for three years and, upon successful completion of the required courses listed below with certain GPA conditions, are admitted to a partnering engineering school for completion of the final two years of the five-year program.

Please note: Current students should follow the printed version of the College Catalog, and work with their advisors and the department chair to ensure all requirements are met.

While at Carthage, engineering students must major in one of the physical sciences, mathematics, or computer science.

See a sample schedule for students in the Engineering program.

Required courses:

• Chemistry 1010 General Chemistry I
• Chemistry 1020 General Chemistry II
• Computer Science 1110 Principles of Computer Science I
  
• Mathematics 1120 Calculus I
  
• Mathematics 1220 Calculus II
  
• Mathematics 2020 Differential Equations
• Physics 2200 General Physics I
  
• Physics 2210 General Physics II
  
• Physics 2470 Mathematics for Scientists & Engineers
  OR
  Mathematics 2120 Multivariate Calculus
  

GPA Conditions:

Acceptance into the College of Engineering at UW-Madison is contingent on both a three-year Carthage GPA of at least 3.0 and a 3.0 GPA in the above required courses.

Acceptance into the College of Science and Engineering at Minnesota is contingent on a minimum GPA in the above required courses that, while varying with each engineering sub-field, is at least a 2.8.

A second program enables Carthage students to receive a Master of Engineering degree from the University of Minnesota, in addition to the B.A. degree from Carthage College, following four years at Carthage and typically two years at the College of Science and Engineering. Admission is not assured.

Scholarships

Scholarship students in the dual-degree program are encouraged to apply to the engineering schools for continuing scholarship support. Contact Professor Jean Quashnock, Coordinator of the Carthage Dual Degree Program in Engineering, for more information.

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