(engineering) question of major

_08Holla
Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:47:32 +0000

Most engineering majors have mostly the same classes for the first 2-3 semesters, but EECS generally start with CS3L (or 61A if they have previous programming experience).
Here’s the required courses: [Undergraduate Notes 2007 - 2008](http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/Programs/Notes/newnotes.shtml#sec2.1)
And here’s a sample course chart (starting with Math 1B): [Undergraduate Notes 2007 - 2008](http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/Programs/Notes/newnotes.shtml#samplemath1b)

Just as a forewarning though, don’t restrict yourself to EECS before you’ve even taken a class at Berkeley. If you put down ME when you applied and are already changed your mind to EECS, there’s a good chance it’ll probably change again according to the statistics. Really, don’t close your eyes to everything else there is available, you have 4+ years to find what you love. That’s why all engineering majors (except EECS) are required to take E10, which gives a general preview of what engineering really is and an overview of the disciplines. I don’t know the specifics for changing inside CoE, but browsing around the EECS site or [UC Berkeley College of Engineering](http://www.coe.berkeley.edu) will have the answer. It’s not impossible, but it isn’t something you want to do a lot.

For changing your major, there anywhere from 3-5 courses specific to most Engineering majors that must be completed to take the upper division classes for a degree.