Hey all, First of all, here is my background: Associates in Computer Systems Technology from K-State Associates in Web Development Technology from K-State Bachelors in Computer Systems Technology from K-State I am currently working on my MS in Computer Science from Capitol College. I am anticipating completion at the end of this coming summer. After graduating I am debating on starting another degree, but am interested in expanding to engineering (aeronautical or astronautical). My question is, if I decide to do this will I have to start off with another bachelors before I go to the masters program? Would I have to start almost from scratch again since a lot of classes won't transfer? I like the idea of getting a degree in astronautical engineering, but I don't know if I want to spend 3+ years as a full time student for a bachelors degree. I also thought about learning the material on my own then attempting to quiz out, but I don't know how far that would get me. Thanks for any help.
I wouldn't be surprised if they allowed you to enroll in that second Masters program, skipping the Bachelors level. However, I also wouldn't be surprised if they told you that your full admission to that Masters program was contingent on completion of specific prerequisite coursesfrom the Bachelors level engineering curriculum.
Your current college i.e. Capitol College is located a few miles from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. Is that what motivates you to switch ? Twenty years ago there was only one B.S. degree program in astronautical engineering in the country. In 2007 ABET listed this program at the U.S. Air Force Academy as the only accredited pure astronautics B.S. degree program (ABET groups all aerospace, aeronautical, astronautical, and possible combinations thereof in one “aerospace engineering” category.) To the best of my knowledge, only two other B.S. degree programs in astronautical engineering exist today: one in the Capitol College in Maryland and the other in the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles. You are looking at degree program that not only has several space engineering courses but substantially loaded with the electrical engineering curriculum, including courses in circuit design, digital electronics, microprocessors, and communications (http://www.capitol-college.edu) In 2004, the USC Viterbi School of Engineering (VSOE) created a new pure-space-focused academic unit, Astronautics and Space Technology Division (ASTD), in order to take advantage of rapidly growing opportunities in space. The division operates as an independent academic department, offering a full set of university-approved degrees (Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science Minor; Master of Science, Engineer, PhD) in astronautical engineering. http://mapp.usc.edu/mastersprograms/degreeprograms/ASTE/MSASTE.html Distance Education Network (DEN) How heavy your AS and BSc with Engineering classes? As you can see there is such a thing as conditional but you possibly looking at substantial electrical engineering curriculum, including courses in circuit design, digital electronics, microprocessors, and communications with some space engineering courses. You can compare your degree to the BSc in AE offered by your college.
