College of Engineering

LC82
Tue, 24 Apr 2012 22:16:13 +0000

If you are accepted into the COE you are considered in pre-major status. In the spring of your sophomore year you will identify your preferred major. To be accepted into your major you need to meet minimum GPA requirements and also have taken the required courses. Some departments (architectural, aerospace, bioengineering, chemical engineering, civil, industrial, and mechanical) have enrollment caps and will only take a specified number of students (though they guarantee enrollment to eligible students who maintain a specific GPA, usually 3.0). You will not actually be enrolled in a specific program until your junior year.

What are you options if you are not admitted to a major of your choice? I assume you would need to select a major w/o enrollment caps? How difficult would it be to change colleges (w/in PSU)? Say one wanted to major in Civil Engineering, but had a GPA of 2.80 and was not admitted to the CE major. How hard would it be to transfer to Smeal and switch into a business major such as Accounting?