Dual Degree Program
Engineering
Students who wish to combine study in a liberal arts program with further study in an engineering discipline may do so under the Lander University- Clemson University Engineering Dual-Degree Program. Under this cooperative agreement students will spend the first three years of their college career at Lander University in a liberal arts program of study and the remaining two years at Clemson University in the engineering discipline of their choice. Clemson recommends that the prospective student attend summer school at Clemson following the sophomore or junior year at Lander.
A student who completes this five-year program of study will have had the experience of dividing his or her academic career between the liberal arts environment of a small university campus and the engineering climate of a large technically-oriented university. This unique combination of study on two differently oriented campuses will provide a student with excellent engineering training strongly complemented by study in the humanities and social sciences. Thus, a graduate from this dual-degree program will be well trained to pursue a technical career strongly oriented to problems relevant to today's society.
This program applies to the following engineering disciplines: agricultural, ceramic, chemical, civil, computer, electrical, industrial, and mechanical. Chemical engineering is available only through a program in which the student majors in chemistry at Lander. Computer engineering may be combined with either the Mathematics or the Computer Information Systems major. The other fields of engineering are combined with the Mathematics major at Lander University. Students apply to Clemson for admission in their third academic year at Lander University. Acceptance into the Clemson engineering program is at the discretion of that university.
All dual-degree engineering majors will be able to enter Clemson University at a level competitive with students already at that university.
The program requirements for the dual-degree program are articulated on the individual program worksheets in the Lander University Catalog available from the Admissions office.
An example of a typical program of study during the three years spent on the Lander campus is provided for general guidance only. Individual student schedules can vary considerably and should be discussed with a faculty advisor in order to allow completion of a degree program in a timely manner.
