Originally Posted by Stoked27

The degree program itself has to be approved and the Instrument and Commercial training must be completed via Part 141 in conjunction with the degree, so you'll have to check with each specific university if they have an approved R-ATP engineering degree. I've never heard of a school offering one, but I've also never researched it.

It's my (unqualified) understanding that if a school offers it, you could theoretically get a 4-year approved engineering degree and qualify for the 1,000 hour or 1,250 hour R-ATP as long as you take X amount of credits that were approved. The primary focus would then be to find if there's an Aerospace Engineering degree out there that is approved at a certain school which also enables you to take enough electives to at least qualify for the 1,250 hour.