What education is necessary to become a genetic engineer?

What level of education do you need to become an engineer?

• Answer:

  A 4 year college education at an ABET accredited school, even though you can become an engineer if you do not have a 4 year degree but it is very difficult Depending on how you define an Engineer it can be very different. To become a Chartered Engineer in the UK you need either: A four year MEng (Master of Engineering) degree and real-world practice in your engineering discipline OR A three year BEng (Bachelor of Engineering) degree, an extra year of study (To make up an equivalent MEng) and real-world practice. Then you take your Chartered Professional Review with you relevant Institution (ICE, IMechE, IStructE, etc). You can still be an Engineer without becoming chartered and this can be gained from many different routes. The main way to determine an Engineer is which Institution they are a member of.