Pre-Engineering Program

Advisor: Dr. Mesgun Sebhatu

The Pre-Engineering Program provides students with the opportunity to complete an engineering degree at another university in four or five years by transferring from Winthrop after completing the necessary mathematics and science courses as well as basic courses in English, social sciences and humanities. Engineering programs require students to complete fundamental courses in calculus, differential equations, chemistry, physics, computer science, and engineering science during their first several years of college. Students who begin their college career at Winthrop have the advantage of completing these basic courses in smaller class sizes where they get individual faculty attention and access to modern instrumentation.

After two years of study at Winthrop, Pre-Engineering students have three options available to further their engineering education:

1.) Dual Degree Option: Students selecting this option spend three years at Winthrop and two to three years at Clemson. Upon graduation, they receive a chemistry BS degree from Winthrop University and an engineering degree from Clemson.

2.) Engineering School Degree Option: After two to three years at Winthrop, students selecting this option transfer directly into a specific program at an engineering school such as Clemson, South Carolina, Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, North Carolina State or Florida to complete an engineering degree in their field of interest within another two to three years.

3.) Winthrop Science/Mathematics Degree Option: After two years at Winthrop, Pre-Engineering students selecting this option decide to complete a BS (e.g. Mathematics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Environmental Science) at Winthrop within another two years and then to directly matriculate into a graduate engineering or science program at an engineering school or research university.