Cooperative Engineering - SUNY at Geneseo

Cooperative Engineering from SUNY at Geneseo is a Campus Bachelor Engineering General degree that prepares you for a Engineering career. Cooperative Engineering allows you to combine studies in liberal arts and sciences with professional preparation in engineering. Candidates enrolled in the cooperative engineering program take a liberal arts and sciences program at Geneseo, emphasizing physics, chemistry or geology. Upon completion of three full years of study in one of these disciplines, you complete two additional years of study in a selected field of engineering at one of the cooperating engineering schools. Upon completion of studies at one of the schools of engineering, you receive a liberal arts and sciences degree from Geneseo and a Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree from the cooperating institution. Why the Cooperative Approach The cooperative approach provides several distinct advantages over direct entry to a school of engineering: ? If you are not totally committed to engineering, you will have the opportunity to explore a number of liberal arts and science programs while maintaining the option to continue your studies in the engineering field. You may delay the decision to pursue engineering for a period of three full years. The decision to complete a four-year degree in liberal arts and sciences or to continue with engineering is made during the junior year; ? The cooperative engineering program emphasizes a broader range of courses and ideas than traditional engineering and combines a strong liberal education with specialized training; ? Since engineering technology is essentially the application of concepts and principles derived from the disciplines of physics, chemistry, and mathematics cooperative engineering students are very well prepared for professional studies; ? Graduates with both a liberal arts and sciences degree and an engineering degree may have a decisive advantage as candidates for employment in engineering as well as in other fields. Employment Opportunities Employment opportunities for graduates with engineering degrees vary depending upon field and geographic area, but are generally excellent. Nationally, more than half of all job offers to college graduates are in engineering . Although opportunities in some fields vary considerably from year to year, the long range projection for most fields is very encouraging. Again, it is important to remember that candidates who have two degrees often have a decisive advantage in the employment market. Each of the affiliated institutions provides counseling and placement services for engineering graduates. View more details on SUNY at Geneseo . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Engineering General courses.