engineering degrees

[Richsgt]

The five year program was essentially the standard where i went to school(GT class of '04) and received a BSEE as well. It took 135-138(dont really remember) credits to graduate, so taking the recommended- 15 hours a semester it takes 9 to graduate. When i came in they mentioned in the information session that it is essentially a 5 year program unless you run through summer classes which is how the people who graduated in 4 years did it.
So in summation 5 years is becoming the norm, especially if you want to actually pass(eg EE entry was 600people..graduated roughly 200 of those i came in with) in an engineering program. So it is standard for a lot of people to switch, also a lot of times its because once you get to college and into the major you can realize its not truly what you wanted i nearly switched to ME my junior year until i realized i couldn't afford to make the switch...and thats what grad schools for
Good luck though, just getting out is an accomplishment