General Preparation for Engineering Majors
All majors in the College of Engineering require the following preparatory coursework:
- Mathematics 21 A/B/C/D
- Mathematics 22 A/B
- Chemistry 2A
- Physics 9 A/B/C
- English 1 or English 3 (now under University Writing Program, UWP)
You may also use ASSIST to search for courses at your current college that are equivalent to UC Davis courses in engineering and other disciplines. You must complete all required courses if they are offered at your current college. If they are not offered at your college, you must complete them after enrolling at UC Davis. The College of Engineering maintains a list of specific courses at California community colleges which are equivalent to engineering major requirements.
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".
You must complete all lower-division courses for your specific engineering major as listed at ASSIST under "Courses Required for Admission." We give lower priority for admission to community college applicants who are missing one or two of the required lower-division courses.
If you are a community college applicant, you will be denied admission if you are missing three or more of the required lower-division courses. If you will be a junior-level transfer from another UC campus or another California or out-of-state institution, your application will be given second priority after California community college transfer applications are reviewed. You must have completed all of the required lower-division courses for your application to be considered.
Preparation for Specific Majors
In addition to the general requirements outlined above, each engineering major requires a specific set of preparatory courses.
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.
Aeronautical Science and Engineering
The following additional preparatory courses are required:
- Chemistry 2B
- Physics 9D
- Engineering 4, 17, 35 and 45
- Engineering 6 or Computer Science (ECS) 30
- Communication 1 or 3
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Biochemical Engineering;
Chemical Engineering;
Chemical Engineering/Materials Science and Engineering
The following additional preparatory courses are required:
- Chemistry 2B/C
- Chemistry 128A/B; 129A
- Engineering 6 or Computer Science (ECS) 30
- Engineering 45 (for Chemical Engineering and Chemical/Materials Science & Engineering majors only)
- Biological Sciences 1A (for Biochemical Engineering majors)
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Biological Systems Engineering
The following additional preparatory courses are required:
- Chemistry 2B
- Engineering 6 or Computer Science (ECS) 30
- Engineering 17, 35
- Communication 1 or 3
- Biological Sciences 1A
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*Biomedical Engineering
The following additional preparatory courses are required:
- Chemistry 2B/C
- Chemistry 8A/B or Chemistry 128A/B, 129A
- Engineering 6*, 17
- Communication 1 or 3
- Biological Sciences 1A
- Biological Sciences 1B (recommended)
*Students no longer have the option to take Engineering Computer Science 30 in lieu of Engineering 6. The major no longer requires Engineering 35 or Physics 9D.
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Civil Engineering
The following additional preparatory courses are required:
- Chemistry 2B
- Physics 9D (recommended)
- Engineering 6 or Computer Science (ECS) 30
- Engineering 17, 35 and 45
- Communication 1 or 3
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Computer Engineering
The following additional preparatory courses are required:
- Physics 9D
- Engineering 6, 17
- Computer Science (ECS) 20, 30, 40 and 60
- Electrical and Computer Engineering (EEC) 70 or Computer Science (ECS) 50
- Communication 1 or 3
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Computer Science and Engineering
The following additional preparatory courses are required:
- Physics 9D
- Engineering 17
- Computer Science (ECS) 20, 30, 40 and 60
- Electrical and Computer Engineering (EEC) 70 or Computer Science (ECS) 50
- Communication 1
- Familiarity with UNIX (recommended)
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Electrical Engineering;
Electronic Materials Engineering
The following additional preparatory courses are required:
- Chemistry 2B (for Electronic Materials Engineering majors only)
- Physics 9D
- Engineering 6, 17
- Engineering 35 (for Electronic Materials Engineering majors only)
- Engineering 45 (for Electronic Materials Engineering majors only)
- Computer Science (ECS) 30, 40
- Electrical and Computer Engineering (EEC) 70 or Computer Science (ECS) 50
- Communication 1 or 3
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Materials Science and Engineering
The following additional preparatory courses are required:
- Chemistry 2B
- Physics 9D
- Engineering 6 or Computer Science (ECS) 30
- Engineering 17, 35 and 45
- Communication 1 or 3
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Mechanical Engineering;
Mechanical Engineering/Materials Science and Engineering
The following additional preparatory courses are required:
- Chemistry 2B
- Physics 9D
- Engineering 4, 17, 35 and 45
- Engineering 6 or Computer Science (ECS) 30
- Communication 1 or 3
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Optical Science and Engineering
The following additional preparatory courses are required:
- Physics 9D
- Engineering 17, 45
- Computer Science (ECS) 30
- Communication 1 or 3
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