Pre-Engineering Program

You’ll have a pre-engineering advisor and a major advisor who will help you with your academic and career paths. You’ll graduate from Hartwick with the education necessary to continue toward a bachelor’s of science in engineering in an additional two years.

One way to explain the difference between engineers and scientists in a few words is that an engineer asks “How does it work?” while a scientist asks “Why does it work?” A scientist is more concerned with understanding nature at a fundamental level, while an engineer is more interested in applying that knowledge to design a better machine.

Hartwick pre-engineering students go on to have meaningful careers. They thrive at some of the finest engineering schools in the nation. Hartwick graduates are working at Apple Computer, Shiavone Construction Company, Israel-Berger and Associates, SICK Sensor Technology, The Chazen Companies, The SM Group International, and Synaptive Medical, to name a few.