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Someone I know is thinking of career changing into an engineering career (I think electrical, so the program would be computer or electrical engineering). Their concern is not wanting to spend 4 years doing a "standard/classic" degree, so I've been trying to help and see if there's any accelerated programs like WGU, etc. I found some online degrees in this but they seem to be standard university where you must complete in 4 years, but can be done online.
Anyone know if there's anything that can be accelerated (provided the person can learn quickly, etc.)?
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Without knowing the budget, how the student studies, their commitments, etc, it's pretty hard to gauge what program may be a good fit. Most programs that allow transfer credits would be the ones you would look for, the bulk of them will be in Engineering Technology and similar undergrad degrees and not a full Engineering degree. Have you asked if the person is looking for ABET accredited programs? If so, review their website for approved online programs...
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Do you already have a degree? Any credits?
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Just trying to find out what the options are, how much each program would cost, etc. I guess we're trying to compile a list off all available options (budget not mattering at this moment).
They have a bachelor & master degree in architecture.
For ABET, to confirm, checking ABET's website for programs that they approved / whitelisted, and based on that I would find universities?
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Once again:
DO YOU HAVE A DEGREE ALREADY? DO YOU HAVE ANY CREDITS??
If you don't answer our questions we cannot help you.
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(1 hour ago)ss20ts Wrote: Once again:
DO YOU HAVE A DEGREE ALREADY? DO YOU HAVE ANY CREDITS??
If you don't answer our questions we cannot help you.
I think you misread jobojoe285's post. They are asking for a friend and the friend has a "bachelor & master degree in architecture."
I'm not aware of any accelerated electronic engineering programs. In fact, I don't think accelerated EE programs exist because they tend to require a lot of math courses (Calculus 1 2 3, linear, etc). I have a friend that did ASU's online EE program and it took him about 3 years. I was curious since these types of degrees usually require practical lab experience, apparently some courses uses software like Matlab while some required physical components like FPGA boards and kits (Analog Discovery Kit 2).
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