SUNY Geneseo

3-2 Engineering Process

1. Ensure that your GPA will be adequate for the school(s) you are interested in.
2. Ensure that you register for the appropriate courses to ensure not only that you can transfer, but that you will obtain your Geneseo degree. See your department advisor or the Bulletin for more info.
3. Consider visiting some of the cooperative engineering schools.

1. During the Fall semester, complete the 3-2 application form and return it to Dr. Pogo (due December 17). The information will be examined, and if it is acceptable, letters of recommendation will be mailed to the cooperative schools in January.
2. During the Fall semester, you must complete a Geneseo Request for Bachelor’s Degree Form (available from Dr. Pogo), and return it to Dr. Pogo (due December 17).
3. During the Fall semester, you must complete a Transcript Request Letter, and return it with $5.00 to Dr. Pogo (due December 17).
4. You must request any necessary application/transfer forms and any desired financial aid forms from the cooperative school(s). Prior to the end of the Fall semester, you should complete these and send them directly to the cooperative schools.

You are not required to pay an application fee to these schools. Instead, write "3-2 Engineering Program" in large letters at the top of the application/transfer form.

Transfer application forms for other cooperative SUNY schools are available from the Geneseo Admissions Office (Erwin Hall).

If the school requires a Geneseo transcript, then you are responsible for sending it.

5. During the Spring semester, you must complete a Leave of Absence form. Forms are available from the Vice President for Student and Campus Life Office (Erwin 108). Be sure to indicate a 2-year leave of absence (for RIT transfers, indicate a 3 year leave of absence).

1. During the fall of your final year, send a copy of your transcript at the cooperative school to Dr. Pogo (Dr. E.M. Pogozelski; Department of Physics; SUNY Geneseo; Geneseo NY, 14454). Along with this transcript, provide a list of courses that you intend to take during your final semester.

To obtain your Geneseo degree, you must meet all of the Geneseo core requirements, as specified in the Geneseo Bulletin for your freshman year. With prior approval of the Geneseo department offering the core course, or the Geneseo Dean’s office, it may be possible to transfer credit for some core courses to Geneseo from the cooperative school. The INTD-105 writing course and HUMN I and II must be taken at Geneseo.

Requirements for the 3-2 Program in Physics at Geneseo

1. Prior to leaving Geneseo, you must complete a minimum of 26 hours of Physics, which must include PHYS 123, 124, 125, 126, 223, 224, 226, 311, 341, and 362.
2. If you complete less than 35 hours of physics prior to leaving Geneseo, then you must complete the difference (a maximum of 9 credit hours) in engineering or physics courses at the engineering school. Department approval is required for these courses to be accepted towards your Geneseo degree.
3. Prior to leaving Geneseo, you must complete a minimum of 18 hours of mathematics and computer science (MATH 221, 222, 223, 326, CSCI 121/CSCI 131)
4. Prior to leaving Geneseo, you must complete 8 hours in chemistry (CHEM 120, 121, 122, and 125).
5. You must complete 23 hours towards the Geneseo college common core.
6. You must complete a minimum of 90 credit hours at Geneseo before transferring.
7. In addition to item 5), you must complete a minimum of 13 additional hours of non-math/non-natural science courses at Geneseo.
8. You must complete at least 120 total credits, including credits at both Geneseo and at your cooperative institution.
9. A maximum of 12 hours in computer science may be counted as non-math/non-science courses.

1. Be aware that all 3-2 chemists must take Phys 223 at Geneseo.

1. Be aware that all 3-2 mathematicians must take Phys 311 at Geneseo.