{"id":187,"date":"2025-06-30T14:48:21","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T14:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/program-physics\/?page_id=187"},"modified":"2025-08-26T14:44:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T14:44:13","slug":"engineering-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/program-physics\/engineering-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Engineering Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-187\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-187-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-187-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-187-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"big-text panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-187-0-0-0\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>The Physics Department offers several ways to prepare for an engineering career.\u00a0 One third of St. Mary\u2019s physics majors go into engineering careers.\u00a0 The most straightforward pathway is our dual-degree program with Washington University (St Louis, Missouri).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-187-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-187-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-187-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-187\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2025\/07\/smcm-science-smp-robot-cirillo-e1753375681338.jpg\" width=\"1104\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2025\/07\/smcm-science-smp-robot-cirillo-e1753375681338.jpg 1104w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2025\/07\/smcm-science-smp-robot-cirillo-e1753375681338-300x293.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2025\/07\/smcm-science-smp-robot-cirillo-e1753375681338-1024x1002.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2025\/07\/smcm-science-smp-robot-cirillo-e1753375681338-768x751.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1104px) 100vw, 1104px\" title=\"smcm-science-smp-robot-cirillo\" alt=\"A person works on wiring a small robot in front of a laptop displaying technical software on a cluttered desk.\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-187-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-187-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-title panel-first-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-title so-widget-smcm-title-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"smcm-section-title navy\" style=\"\">Dual-Degree Engineering <strong>Program<\/strong><\/h2><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-187-1-1-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text\" data-index=\"3\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>SMCM has a <a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.washu.edu\/academics\/dual-degree-program\/index.html\">dual-degree program<\/a> agreement with <a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.washu.edu\/index.html\">McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University<\/a> in St. Louis, Missouri. This program allows students to spend 3 or 4 years at SMCM earning their first degree (a bachelors), then transfer to Washington University to earn an engineering degree, either a bachelors (2 years) or a both a bachelors and a masters (3 years).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div id=\"panel-187-1-1-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-button\" data-index=\"4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-button so-widget-smcm-button-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"smcm-cta-container\"><a class=\"smcm-cta-button red\" style=\"max-width: 100%; width: 100%;\" href=\"https:\/\/engineering.washu.edu\/academics\/dual-degree-program\/application.html\">Financial Aid<i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-up-right-from-square\" style=\"color: #e9e9e9;\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-187-1-1-3\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-button panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-button so-widget-smcm-button-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"smcm-cta-container\"><a class=\"smcm-cta-button red\" style=\"max-width: 100%; width: 100%;\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1wdUvdFNXG2q_bOERp4JQIMfT9avALvNobJajFCdz9rw\/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.gtzqa9ehewde\">Requirements<i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-up-right-from-square\" style=\"color: #e9e9e9;\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-187-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-187-2\" ><div id=\"pgc-187-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-187-2-0-0\" class=\"widget_text so-panel widget widget_custom_html panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><div id=\"panel-187-2-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" style=\"cursor: pointer;\"><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-187-2-0-1\"><div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<div class=\"smcm-feed-dh-wrapper\"><div class=\"smcm-feed-dh-container\"><h2>Contact the SMCM Dual-Degree Program Advisor.<\/h2><div class=\"smcm-feed-dh-items\"><div class=\"smcm-feed-dh-row\"><div>  <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.smcm.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/2019-06\/Charles-Adler.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Charles Adler\" class=\"restdept662\">\n\n<\/div><div class=\"smcm-dh-label-container\"><a class=\"smcm-dh-name\" href=\"https:\/\/inside.smcm.edu\/directory\/charles-adler\" style=\"pointer-events: none;\">Charles Adler<\/a><p>Professor of Physics<\/p><a class=\"smcm-dh-email\" href=\"mailto:cladler@smcm.edu\" style=\"pointer-events: none;\">cladler@smcm.edu<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Physics Department offers several ways to prepare for an engineering career.\u00a0 One third of St. Mary\u2019s physics majors go into engineering careers.\u00a0 The most straightforward pathway is our dual-degree program with Washington University (St Louis, Missouri). 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