UC Davis
Source: https://www.ucdavis.edu/admissions/transfer/major-requirements-college-engineering Parent: https://www.ucdavis.edu/admissions/undergraduate/international
Major requirements for the College of Engineering
Students who apply for transfer admission to selective majors are required to complete major preparation courses and meet additional course and GPA requirements.
Students need to take all courses for a letter grade with no grade less than C and complete all major preparatory course requirements by the end of spring term prior to their fall enrollment. The Department Agreements as published on ASSIST are also important documents. Reference them in conjunction with the major agreements as needed.
Selective major requirements
Transfer students are encouraged to complete as many major preparation courses listed under other major requirements prior to transfer as shown on the ASSIST website.
All majors in the College of Engineering are selective and have additional transfer requirements.
UC Davis requires a minimum 2.80 GPA for admission. Transfer Admission Guarantee, or TAG, for the College of Engineering requires at least a 3.50 GPA for all majors in both cumulative and major preparation coursework. Transfer students who do not apply for TAG need to meet a minimum 3.10 GPA cumulative and a 3.20 GPA in major preparation coursework. Computer Science applicants must earn at least a 3.40 GPA in each major preparation course series.
- Aerospace science and engineering
- Biochemical engineering
- Biological systems engineering
- Biomedical engineering
- Chemical engineering
- Civil engineering
- Computer engineering
- Computer science (not available via TAG)
- Computer science and engineering
- Electrical engineering
- Environmental engineering
- Materials science and engineering
- Mechanical engineering
Aerospace science and engineering
- Complete the courses below:
- Chemistry (CHE) 002A/B
- Engineering (ENG) 017 and 035 and 045
- Mathematics (MAT) 021A/B/C/D
- Mathematics (MAT) 022A/B
- Physics (PHY) 009A/B/C
Biochemical engineering
- Complete the courses below:
- Biological Sciences (BIS) 002A
- Chemistry (CHE) 002A/B/C
- Organic Chemistry (CHE) 128A/B and 129A
- Engineering Computer Science (ECS) 032A or Chemical Engineering (ENG CHM) 060
- Mathematics (MAT) 021A/B/C/D
- Mathematics (MAT) 022A/B
- Physics (PHY) 009A/B/C
- English (ENL) 003 or University Writing Program (UWP) 001 or Comparative Literature (COM) 001 or Comparative Literature (COM) 002 or Comparative Literature (COM) 003 or Comparative Literature (COM) 004 or Native American Studies (NAS) 005
- One of the following:
- Engineering (ENG) 017
- Engineering (ENG) 035
- Engineering (ENG) 045
Biological systems engineering
- Complete the courses below:
- Biological Sciences (BIS) 002A
- Chemistry (CHE) 002A/B
- Engineering (ENG) 006 or Engineering Computer Science (ECS) 032A
- Engineering (ENG) 017 and 035
- Mathematics (MAT) 021A/B/C/D
- Mathematics (MAT) 022A/B
- Physics (PHY) 009A/B/C
Biomedical engineering
- Complete the courses below:
- Biological Sciences (BIS) 002A
- Chemistry (CHE) 002A/B/C
- Organic Chemistry (CHE) 008A/B or 118A/B
- Engineering (ENG) 006 and 017
- Mathematics (MAT) 021A/B/C/D
- Mathematics (MAT) 022A/B
- Physics (PHY) 009A/B/C
Chemical engineering
- Complete the courses below:
- Chemistry (CHE) 002A/B/C
- Organic Chemistry (CHE) 128A/B and 129A
- Engineering Computer Science (ECS) 032A or Chemical Engineering (ECH) 060
- Mathematics (MAT) 021A/B/C/D
- Mathematics (MAT) 022A/B
- Physics (PHY) 009A/B/C
Civil engineering
- Complete the courses below:
- Chemistry (CHE) 002A/B
- Engineering (ENG) 006 or Engineering Computer Science (ECS) 032A
- Engineering (ENG) 035
- Mathematics (MAT) 021A/B/C/D
- Mathematics (MAT) 022A/B
- Physics (PHY) 009A/B/C
Computer engineering
- Complete the courses below:
- Communication (CMN) 001 or Engineering (ENG) 003
- Engineering (ENG) 017
- Engineering Computer Science (ECS) 020 and 036A/B/C
- Mathematics (MAT) 021A/B/C/D
- Mathematics (MAT) 022A/B
- Physics (PHY) 009A/B/C
- English (ENL) 003 OR University Writing Program (UWP) 001
Computer science
This major is not available via TAG
- Complete the courses below and maintain a 3.40 GPA in each of the following two groups:
- Engineering Computer Science (ECS) 020, 036A/B/C and 050
- Mathematics (MAT) 021A/B/C and 022A*
*Note: Starting fall 2027 students are required to complete Mathematics (MAT) 022A.
Computer science and engineering
- Complete the courses below:
- Chemistry (CHE) 002A
- Communication (CMN) 001
- Engineering (ENG) 017
- Engineering Computer Science (ECS) 020, 036A/B/C and 050
- Mathematics (MAT) 021A/B/C/D
- Mathematics (MAT) 022A/B
- Physics (PHY) 009A/B/C/D
- English (ENL) 003 or University Writing Program (UWP) 001 or Comparative Literature (COM) 001 or Comparative Literature (COM) 002 or Comparative Literature (COM) 003 or Comparative Literature (COM) 004 or Native American Studies (NAS) 005
Electrical engineering
- Complete the courses below:
- Chemistry (CHE) 002A
- Engineering (ENG) 017
- Electrical Computer Engineering (EEC) 007
- Mathematics (MAT) 021A/B/C/D
- Mathematics (MAT) 022A/B
- Physics (PHY) 009A/B/C/D
Environmental engineering
- Complete the courses below:
- Chemistry (CHE) 002A/B
- Organic Chemistry (CHE) 008A
- Engineering (ENG) 006 or Engineering Computer Science (ECS) 032A
- Engineering (ENG) 035
- Mathematics (MAT) 021A/B/C/D
- Mathematics (MAT) 022A/B
- Physics (PHY) 009A/B
Materials science and engineering
- Complete the courses below:
- Chemistry (CHE) 002A/B/C
- Chemical Engineering (ECH) 060 or Engineering Computer Science (ECS) 032A
- Engineering (ENG) 035 and 045
- Mathematics (MAT) 021A/B/C/D
- Mathematics (MAT) 022A/B
- Physics (PHY) 009A/B/C/D
Mechanical engineering
- Complete the courses below:
- Chemistry (CHE) 002A/B
- Engineering (ENG) 004 and 006 and 017 and 035
- Mathematics (MAT) 021A/B/C/D
- Mathematics (MAT) 022A/B
- Physics (PHY) 009A/B/C