Research First physics students Faye Gibson (left), Michael Harris (right) in lab

Engineering 3+2

Earn two in-demand bachelor degrees in just five years with our cooperative Engineering programs.

You’ll spend the first three years on LVC’s campus earning your bachelor of science in chemistry or physics, then spend two additional years at Penn State or Case Western Reserve University to complete your accredited engineering degree.

Need-based departmental scholarships are available.

Learn More About the Program

Our Engineering 3+2 program is practical and rigorous, preparing you to solve real-world chemistry or physics problems and giving you the foundational skills that set you up for success in the engineering portion of the program.

Penn Smith conducts summer research with LVC faculty in the physics lab.

Best of Both Worlds

Physics

Students interested in the physics engineering track should contact Dr. Keith Veenhuizen.

Chemistry

Those interested in the chemistry track should contact Dr. Anderson Marsh.

$122,270
median annual salary for aerospace engineers in 2021
9%
employment growth rate for chemical engineers through 2030 (Bureau of Labor Statistics)

In Their Words

Physics is the backbone of everything that you study in engineering, so when I got to Penn State, I was already kind of ahead of the curve.
Marcus Brown ’18, Technical Program Analyst supporting Naval Special Warfare
I have my physics professors to thank for helping me get in graduate school with a full scholarship at Penn State. They have a great relationship with the faculty in the PSU Engineering Department. With their help, I made a connection with a professor, who hired me as a research assistant. This funded my thesis research and also paid for my tuition.
Hannah Kreckel ’13, Engineering Execution Lead, Office of the Chief Engineer, for FLRAA at Boeing
At LVC, we train the next generation of scientists. Our students cultivate skills in the classroom and research labs that will take them far. It is gratifying to work with a student for several years in the classroom and lab and see that culminate in co-authoring a journal article and them presenting research at a major conference. Equally rewarding is to follow their accomplishments after they graduate from our program.
Dr. Keith Veenhuizen, Director of cooperative engineering and assistant professor of physics

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