UCSB Engineering

Prospective Transfer Students

Announcements

• November 1-30, 2007: Next admissions application period
• March 2, 2008: Financial Aid FASFA form due
• April, 2008: Admissions notifications begin
• April 12, 2008: Spring Insight - campuswide open house for prospective students

Transfer Preparation

Students preparing to transfer into an undergraduate major in the College of Engineering from a California Community College should use www.assist.org for major specific course requirements. Students preparing to transfer to UCSB from any other institution should carefully review the admissions eligibility and course requirements found at: Prospective Transfers

Recent successful applicants had completed a majority of the preparation for their major with a GPA of 3.0 or higher. More than 45 % of the applicant pool for Fall 2007 were admitted to their 1st choice major, with a pre-major GPA just over 3.5; the average pre-major GPA of the transfer students who accepted UCSB's College of Engineering admission offer was 3.36.

Transfer Admissions

When admitting transfer students, the College of Engineering considers the amount of preparatory coursework completed, grades earned in those courses, and cumulative transferable GPA. Consequently, transfer students should focus on completing all engineering preparatory courses offered at their college with the best grades possible and then finishing their General Education requirements after matriculation to UCSB.

California Community College students should refer to www.assist.org for more specific information about transferring. Transfer coursework required for admissions to the College of Engineering varies by major:

Chemical Engineering
One year calculus for science majors
Differential equations
Linear algebra
Three semesters calculus-based physics
One year general chemistry and labs
One year organic chemistry and labs
Computer programming in C or C++

Computer Engineering
One year calculus for science majors
Differential equations
Linear algebra
Three semesters calculus-based physics
One semester general chemistry
Intro computer programming in java
Second course in Java with data structures
Circuits and devices
Assembly language/computer architecture

Computer Science
One year calculus for science majors
Differential equations
Linear algebra
Three semesters calculus-based physics
One semester general chemistry
Intro. to computer programming in Java
Second course in Java with data structures
Assembly language/computer architecture

Electrical Engineering
One year calculus for science majors
Differential equations
Linear algebra
Three semesters calculus-based physics
One semester general chemistry
Computer programming in C or C++
Circuits and devices

Mechanical Engineering
One year calculus for science majors
Differential equations
Linear algebra
Three semesters calculus-based physics
One semester general chemistry
Computer programming in C or C++
Circuits and devices
Statics
Dynamics

If you have additional questions, contact us:
admissions@engineering.ucsb.edu
Phone: (805) 893-6139

Related Links

• Check course articulations for transfer work - www.Assist.org
• Summer Institute for current Community College Students - EPSEM
• Summer research program for newly admitted transfer students - INSET

 

Application filing period is November 1-30; engineering applications accepted only for fall quarter.

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