Requirements in the College of Engineering

General Preparation for Engineering Majors

All majors in the College of Engineering are selective and require preparatory coursework for admission. You may use ASSIST to search for courses at your California community college that are equivalent to UC Davis courses. Any required courses that are offered at your current college must be completed by the close of spring term for fall enrollment at UC Davis. If required courses are not offered at your college, you must complete them after enrolling at UC Davis.

You must earn an overall transfer GPA of 3.10 or higher to be a competitive candidate for admission to any engineering major. Courses must be taken for a letter grade, with no grade less than C.

Preparation for Specific Majors

In addition to the general requirements outlined above, each engineering major requires a specific set of preparatory courses.

Applicants must complete all lower-division courses required for their specific engineering major as listed on the ASSIST Web site under �Courses Required for Admission.� Required coursework varies by major; however the following UC Davis courses are common to all engineering majors:

Mathematics 21 A/B/C/D
Mathematics 22 A/B
Physics 9 A/B/C
Chemistry 2 A
English 3 or University Writing Program 1

Also see the College of Engineering�s Transfer Credit Agreement (the �engineering grid�) that lists the courses required for each engineering major.

We give the highest priority for admission to California community college transfers who have completed all of the required lower-division engineering coursework offered at the community college they attended. Lower admission priority is given to community college applicants who are missing one or two of the required lower-division courses. Community college applicants will be denied admission if they are missing three or more of the required lower-division courses. Next priority is given to juniorlevel transfers from other UC campuses and other four-year institutions in and out of state who meet the lower-division engineering selection requirements.

UC Davis currently requires preparatory coursework for the following engineering majors:

Aerospace Science and Engineering
Biochemical Engineering
Biological Systems Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering/Materials Science and Engineering
Civil Engineering
Computer Engineering
Computer Science and Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Electronic Materials Engineering
Materials Science and Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering/Materials Science and Engineering
Optical Science and Engineering

Please see Choosing a Major or the UC application for undergraduate admission and scholarships for the most current information on availability of and admission to specific majors.

Aerospace Science and Engineering