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Difference in Degree

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On my diploma it states Bachelor of Civil Engineering. Is this any different from a Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering? What is the difference?

RC
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RE: Difference in Degree

Call your state office for licensing P.E.s. they will tell you.

Richard A. Cornelius, P.E.
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RE: Difference in Degree

As best I can tell, it's just an issue of what the college chooses to call it.  Assuming it's a standard 4-year degree from a US college.  I suppose it could vary elsewhere.

RE: Difference in Degree

I agree with JStephen.  Check with your college.  A good question to ask your college:  Is my degree ABET accredited?  That is a requirement for PE licensure in most states.  

Typically, a bachelor of science degree includes the coursework needed to prepare you for entering graduate school and obtaining a master of science degree.  

RE: Difference in Degree

What did your ciriculum include?  Did you have all the standard English, history, Science and other miscellaneous humanities classes.  For example, for my BS I had

2-100 level English classes
1-200 level English class
2-100 level history classes
3-200+ level humanities classes
2-100 level science classes
2-200 level science classes
1-300 level science class
3-100 level math classes
2-200 level math classes
2-300 level math classes
and classes in PE and Military science for another 16 credit hours total (all classes above are 3 or 4 credit hour classes).

In my masters program, I did not write a thesis and I received a Masters of Engineering.  The thesis guys received a Masters of Science.  I suspect there is a difference and it comes down to the humanities somewhere.

RE: Difference in Degree

I believe that it is simply the university's standard.  I remember once, that I was putting together a proposal for a job and had someone with a Masters from Harvard.  He had written SM for his degree; I was familiar with MS and MSc.  Seems Harvard is "wierd" and uses Science Masters rather than Masters of Science. At Cornell, I had a ME(c) for my masters where in other schools, they use MEng.  But, as others state, contact your school's engineering department.

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