Getting a BS in mechanical engineering in 4 years?

Question

I am currently a sophomore studying Mechanical Engineering. I plan to finish all my courses and gradutate with a degree in four years, but I feel that I wont make it through within four years because I am a little behind in the classes i need to take. I am also afraid that i might not pass some of my classes. I already didnt pass a Physics class, and that is the first Physics class out of the 4 semesters i need to take for mechanical engineering. I am thinking of spending another year in college so that I can easily spread out all the classes i need to take evenly instead of cramming 5 hard classes each semester. I want to spend 5 years studying this major so that i can take my time with finishing my classes and feel less stressed out about school. Do you think it is okay to spend another year in college, even though the expected graduation date is 4 years? Has there been any mechanical engineers that graduated within 4 years or more for a BS degree and would like to share their story? Thank you!

Answer 1

i'm studying communications engineering , and am taking it in five years , it didn't make any difference with me , i just knew i couldn't do it in 4 , and i was thinking that i should take my time to fully understand the subjects and be a really good engineer instead of just a young engineer

Answer 2

You're the one getting the degree adn NO one can tell you what's your time limit.

You take as long, or as short as you feel comfortable passing the courses to get your degree.  If you can do it in 3 years, GREAT for you.  in 5 years, that's ok too.   The important thing is you set a goal, and stick to it.

good luck

Answer 3

it took me 4 years to get my 136 hours in for a BSChemE.  thats about 12 more than the state schools.

Answer 4

I earned my BS in mechanical engineering in only 4 years, but a lot of my classmates took 5 years to graduate. It wasn't unusual at all for them to do so.

I ended up staying for a 5th year to get my MS as well.

People take longer for all sorts of reasons. Struggling with the material, switching majors, and working are the most common obstacles.

What else do you want to know?

Answer 5

5 years is pretty common these days.  I did it :P

Answer 6

I'm getting my BS in electrical engineering in 4 and a half years. It would have been 4 years, but there was a professor that I didn't see eye-to-eye with and after he failed me (IT WASN'T EVEN AN EE COURSE!), now I have to make up 3 more credit hours. It doesn't matter, I'm taking my class online so that it doesn't interfere with my full time job as an electrical engineer intern. I love my job, and after I graduate my company will award me with $10,000 raise. For some people it takes more time than others. For me, I didn't know anything about electrical engineering before college and I felt like everyone was way ahead of me. But who's laughing now?! Most of my friends who did graduate are still looking for a job. Don't worry about a thing, go at your own pace and you'll succeed. There's always a need for engineers.