Transferring to Engineering

To transfer to or double major in an engineering department, a student should begin the process by meeting with their current department/college advisor to discuss career, major, and transfer options. 

Students may also meet with their career counselor in the Career Center for more information about career and major choices. Applicants should then talk with one of the advisors in the College of Engineering Dean's Office listed below before applying. 

• Please contact Kurt Larsen if your last name begins with A-K.
• Please contact Treci Bonime if your last name begins with L-Z.

• Deadline: By March 31st (first-years); rolling-basis (upper-classes)
• First-year students should apply after they receive their spring mid-semester grades.
• Upperclass students may apply on a rolling basis in either fall or spring semesters, typically at the nearest grading period (mid-semester or final grades).
• Complete the College of Engineering Internal Transfer/Double Major Application, and attach final grades and mid-semester grades from SIO, and email the completed application and grades to the College of Engineering Undergraduate Studies Office.

1. Availability of space in the department you choose
2. Good academic standing
3. Successful completion (minimum C grade) of the following courses: at least one introductory engineering course (minimally the one of the target major), the appropriate science co-requisite, calculus (e.g. 21-120/122), and Physics I—either 33-141 (preferred) or 121.

*The Biomedical Engineering and Engineering and Public Policy departments and the Engineering Design, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship program only offer double majors to students enrolled in the College of Engineering. So transfer candidates should focus on coursework in one of the single degree-granting majors (Chemical, Civil, Environmental, Material Science, or Mechanical).*

*Please note that 21-124 and 33-122 can NOT be used toward College of Engineering degree requirements.*

Students will be notified of a decision prior to the next registration period.

The College of Engineering Office of Undergraduate Studies (UGS) will review the applications in conference with the department of interest. After review, the student is contacted by the UGS with one of three decisions:

• Acceptance into the department: The student's record is updated to reflect the new major and he/she is contacted by the new department about advisement and course registration procedures.
• Recommendation to reapply later: The student is notified that he/she is not accepted for the period requested but may be considered after a determined period of time (typically one semester). In this time period, the student is advised on possible engineering courses to take to better assess whether or not transfer to the target department is a good fit. After that period of time, the student's application is reassessed.
• Transfer rejection: The student is notified that he/she cannot be transferred into the department. These rare situations usually occur in light of insufficient grades or when the department has reached its capacity for that particular class of students.