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Posted by: rookie1010

Hi
I just completed my degree in Chemical Engineering from India. My GPA hovers around 3.1, i would like to switch to Computer Science. can you guys tell me of grad schools in the US and Canada which offer bridge courses to switch to CS.

Posted by: Larry

by bridge courses... you mean courses that transfer or bode well for your background (coming from chemical engineering) ?

The "US and Canada"... that's a lot of schools :)
I would say you need to "narrow" your area first.

We are running this site (its not done) but it could offer some help

[URL=http://www.computer-technology-schools.com]computer schools[/URL]

I'm currious, why do you want to get a CS degree... after your chem. eng one?

Posted by: rookie1010

I wanted to move to CS, and some schools have a requirement of having done CS at the BS level. that is why i was looking for schools were the requirement was not that strict, or they were willing to take on non CS students.

why do you ask why i want to do CS after doing chemical engineering. CS has a better future, does it not?

thanks for the link, Larry, i will check it out, and post to it

Posted by: Larry

:)
Does CS offer a bette future?.... well, coming from me... I would say yes... Actually I would say get a MIS degree, instead of CS.

IMO, a MIS person can do the job of a CS major, but not vise-versa. Simply because most MIS majors are in the 'business' school and CS is in the science school.

MIS will learn to program.... but maybe not as in depth as CS.

Reason for me asking why changing degrees.... Because, no matter the money... YOU HAVE to love what you do.

money does not make you happy, it just makes life easier.

Posted by: rookie1010

do MIS programs take on non CS degree holders, like a chemical engineering dude

Posted by: Larry

yes.
MIS and CS are not related, except for dealing with computers :)

As far as I know... neither have pre-reqs.