{"id":47553,"date":"2022-02-08T19:53:52","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T19:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/physics\/?page_id=47553"},"modified":"2022-02-25T17:11:49","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T17:11:49","slug":"pathways-to-engineering-at-augsburg","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/physics\/engineering\/pathways-to-engineering-at-augsburg\/","title":{"rendered":"Pathways to Engineering at Augsburg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2022\/02\/Pic-16_Pathways-Header.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-47609 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2022\/02\/Pic-16_Pathways-Header.jpg\" alt=\"Whiteboard glass with the word 'Physics' printed on it\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2022\/02\/Pic-16_Pathways-Header.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2022\/02\/Pic-16_Pathways-Header-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2022\/02\/Pic-16_Pathways-Header-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In all cases, the path begins with pre-engineering coursework at Augsburg, which is essentially the first two years of a Physics major (see <a href=\"\/physics\/engineering\/engineering-related-courses-at-augsburg\/\">the Engineering-Related Coursework page<\/a>). The paths then diverge into the following three options:<\/p>\n<h2>Pathway 1<\/h2>\n<p>Auggies can major in a STEM program, such as Physics, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Mathematics, or Computer Science, and then pursue an advanced degree (Masters, PhD) in a specific engineering field (mechanical-, electrical-, chemical-, materials-, aerospace-engineering, etc.). This is the most common pathway; contact us to hear about the many past Physics majors to follow this path to an engineering career.<\/p>\n<p>NOTE: Most PhD engineering programs offer fully covered tuition and a salary for research!<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Example: Cain Valtierrez-Gaytan, 2016 Physics Major, PhD student in Materials Science and Engineering at University of MN.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Pathway 2<\/h2>\n<p>Auggies can major in a STEM program and get an industry job as an engineer immediately after graduation. This is a common pivot from Pathway 1 for students interested in joining the local workforce (such as 3M, Medtronic, General Mills, etc.) quickly.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Example: Chase Grieves, 2017 Physics and Chemistry Major, Process Engineer, Polar Semiconductor<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Pathway 3<\/h2>\n<p>After taking pre-engineering coursework, students can apply to other undergraduate engineering programs to finish a bachelor\u2019s degree in a specific engineering sub-field. This path is not as common as Pathways 1 and 2, but please contact us to hear about past students to follow this path.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In all cases, the path begins with pre-engineering coursework at Augsburg, which is essentially the first two years of a Physics major (see the Engineering-Related Coursework page). The paths then diverge into the following three options: Pathway 1 Auggies can major in a STEM program, such as Physics, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Mathematics, or Computer Science, and &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":471,"featured_media":0,"parent":47549,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-47553","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/47553","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/471"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47553"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/47553\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47611,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/47553\/revisions\/47611"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/47549"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47553"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}