The School of Engineering has set requirements for those who want to change their major to engineering. You will find the requirements listed below for each major available within our school. Please note, these requirements ONLY apply to students who have 90 units or less. If you have more than 90 units when you apply, it is under the discretion of the Undergraduate Student Affairs Office to decide if your application will be accepted, even if you have met the minimum requirements listed below. It is not guaranteed that you will be accepted if you have over 90 units.
Aerospace Engineering
| Cumulative UC GPA | 2.70 GPA |
| Course grades | Minimum 3.0 overall GPA in all courses required for the major with no grade below a ‘C’. A maximum of 6 units of repeats in courses required for the major. Completion of the following courses: ENGRMAE 10, Math 2A-B-D, Physics 7C-D, Physics 7LC-LD, Chem 1A, Chem 1LE |
| Other | 90 units or less, unless the student has already made substantial progress in courses required for the major. Students must demonstrate a plan to graduate in no more than 15 total quarters. |
Biomedical Engineering
| Cumulative UC GPA | 2.70 GPA |
| Course grades | Minimum 3.0 GPA in all courses required for the major and completion of at least the following: BME 1, Math 2A-B-D, Physics 7C-D, Physics 7LC-LD, Chem 1A-B-C, Chem 1LC |
| Other | 90 units or less, unless the student has already made substantial progress in courses required for the major. Students must demonstrate a plan to graduate in no more than 15 total quarters. |
Biomedical Engineering, Premed
| Cumulative UC GPA | 3.50 GPA |
| Course grades | Minimum 3.50 GPA in all courses required for the major and completion of at least the following: BME1, Math 2A-B-D, Physics 7C-D, Physics 7LC-LD, Chem 1A-B-C, Chem 1LC. |
| Other | 90 units or less, unless the student has already made substantial progress in courses required for the major. Students must demonstrate a plan to graduate in no more than 15 total quarters. |
Chemical Engineering
| Cumulative UC GPA | 2.70 GPA |
| Course grades | Minimum 3.0 GPA in all courses required for the major and completion of at least the following: Math 2A-B-D, Physics 7C-D and Physics 7LC-LD, Chem 1A-B-C and Chem 1LC. |
| Other | 90 units or less, unless the student has already made substantial progress in courses required for the major. Students must demonstrate a plan to graduate in no more than 15 total quarters. |
Civil Engineering
| Cumulative UC GPA | 2.70 GPA |
| Course grades | Minimum 3.0 GPA in all courses required for the major and completion of at least the following: Math 2A-B-D, Physics 7C-D, Physics 7LC-LD, Chem 1A-B, Chem 1LC or 1LE, ENGRCEE 20 |
| Other | 90 units or less, unless the student has already made substantial progress in courses required for the major. Students must demonstrate a plan to graduate in no more than 15 total quarters. |
Computer Engineering
| Cumulative UC GPA | 2.70 GPA |
| Course grades | Minimum 3.0 GPA in all courses required for the major and completion of at least the following: Math 2A-B-D, Physics 7C-D, Physics 7LC-LD, EECS 12, EECS 20, EECS 31 |
| Other | 90 units or less, unless the student has already made substantial progress in courses required for the major. Students must demonstrate a plan to graduate in no more than 15 total quarters. |
Computer Science and Engineering
| Cumulative UC GPA | 2.7 overall and 2.7 quarterly GPA in the quarter immediately preceding the change of major request. |
| Course grades | Minimum 3.0 GPA in prerequisite courses: Math 2A-B-D. Physics 7C-7D, 7LC-7LD. ICS 21-22 or CSE 31-32 or ICS 31-32 or CSE 41-42. |
| Other | Students admitted to the major in Computer Science and Engineering will be assigned to the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences or The Henry Samueli School of Engineering based on enrollment. Students with more than 90 units will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis, provided they have made substantial progress in courses required for the major. |
Electrical Engineering
| Cumulative UC GPA | 2.70 GPA. |
| Course grades | Minimum 3.0 GPA in all courses required for the major and completion of at least the following:Math 2A-B-DPhysics 7C-D, Physics 7LC-LDEECS 1, EECS 10, EECS 31 |
| Other | 90 units or less, unless the student has already made substantial progress in courses required for the major. Students must demonstrate a plan to graduate in no more than 15 total quarters. |
Environmental Engineering
| Cumulative UC GPA | 2.70 GPA |
| Course grades | Minimum 3.0 GPA in all courses required for the major and completion of at least the following:Math 2A-B-DPhysics 7C-D, Physics 7LC-LDChem 1A-B, Chem 1LC or 1LEENGRCEE 20 |
| Other | 90 units or less, unless the student has already made substantial progress in courses required for the major. Students must demonstrate a plan to graduate in no more than 15 total quarters. |
Materials Science and Engineering
| Cumulative UC GPA | 2.70 GPA |
| Course grades | Average of 3.0 GPA in the following courses: Math 2A-B-DPhysics 7C-7D and Physics 7LC-7LD, ENGR 1A or Chem 1A, Chem 1B-1C, Chem 1LC. |
| Other | 90 units or less, unless the student has already made substantial progress in courses required for the major. Students must demonstrate a plan to graduate in no more than 15 quarters. |
Mechanical Engineering
| Cumulative UC GPA | 2.70 GPA |
| Course grades | Minimum 3.0 overall GPA in all courses required for the major with no grade below a ‘C’. A maximum of 6 units of repeats in courses required for the major Completion of the following courses: ENGRMAE 10, Math 2A-B-D, Physics 7C-D, Physics 7LC-LD, Chem 1A, Chem 1LE |
| Other | 90 units or less, unless the student has already made substantial progress in courses required for the major. Students must demonstrate a plan to graduate in no more than 15 total quarters. |
Applications for change of major are reviewed by a committee every quarter. Below you will find the application period for each quarter. Deadlines are strictly enforced. If you miss the deadline, your application will be reviewed the following quarter. NO EXCEPTIONS!
Deadlines for Change of Major Applications
Fall 2024
Application Period: September 17, 2024 to October 11, 2024
Decisions will be made by November 15, 2024, by 5:00 PM
Winter 2025
Application Period: December 19, 2024 to January 17, 2025
Decisions will be made by February 17, 2024, by 5:00 PM
Spring 2025
Application Period: March 27, 2025 to April 11, 2025
Decisions will be made by May 12, 2025, by 5:00 PM
Summer 2025
First Review:
Application Period: June 9, 2025 to June 23, 2025
Decisions will be made by July 14th, 2025
Second Review:
Application Period: July 16, 2025 to September 18, 2025
Decisions will be made by September 29, 2025
Change of major requirements must be completed before applying. This means final grades must be posted to your transcript. Failure to complete the minimum requirements will result in an automatic denial of the major you are applying for.
Applications will be reviewed in the same quarter that they are submitted for. For example, an application for Spring 2024 will be based on grades from Winter 2024.
Changing out of Engineering please reference the change of major requirements for your new intended major: www.changeofmajor.uci.edu