College of Chemistry

beastmaster
Fri, 20 Oct 2006 22:12:51 +0000

If you want to do ChemE, but are afraid of not getting into Cal becuase of your intended major, then you can apply as L&S then transfer to ChemE. Transfer from L&S to CoC during your first semester is guaranteed. It will be harder if you decide to transfer after your first semester because you’ll have a UC GPA that might count against you. I’ve actually talked to the CoC freshman advisor about transferring from L&S to CoC ChemE, and I was quite surprised by this “loophole.”

As for the difficulty of ChemE, I’ve heard that it’s very difficult. In fact, ChemE majors have to take 8 more units than EECS majors. Although that isn’t exactly a good measure of the difficulty of the major, I’m more than certain it’s no pleasant walk in the park.