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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can someone talk about the difference between a general engineering degree and one in a specific discipline, and how that translates into grad school or licensing etc . . . ?

Harvey Mudd is an example of a school that offers only a general education degree.  It doesn't seem to hamper their graduates, who see to do very well professionally, but I'm not sure exactly how it works.  [/quote]

First, Harvey Mudd is one of the TOP engineering schools in the country (very small but rigorous program).  So a GE degree from HM will get you places.  However, from almost any other unversity, I would not recommend a general engineering degree.  Pick a school where you can get a degree in an area of choice.

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I get that, although you could ask the same question about Swarthmore or Tulane for example.  My question is how does it work logistically.  Can my kid get a GE degree at Mudd and go straight into a civil engineering job and work up to a professional engineer qualification, or does he need a civil degree for that?  Can he go from Mudd to grad school in any discipline or are there some where that path won’t work?

And yes, I know odds of HM admissions are low, but if he’s considering using his ED choice for Mudd then he needs to sort this out before applying.[/quote]

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