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[quote=Anonymous][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]

Yes, I would not pick a Tulane or swathmore if your kid ultimately wants Civil engineering.  I'd find a school with a more broad range of engineering majors available.  Why pick a school that doesn't have your kid's intended major?  
However, for Harvey Mudd, the General Eng major is just fine, because well, it's Harvey Mudd.  It's an elite school and that's how they do engineering.  However, I'd first look at what percent of their grads go onto the workforce versus onto grad school.

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