@RVAphysics Sorry, we were definitely not on the same page.
Most of the posts on this board and redd-it that discuss transferring to engineering suggest taking the pre-req intro engineering courses at community college. Those were the classes I was referring to in my post, such as Enge 1024/1114. I believe that is what will be restricted moving forward, as those are part of the more important classes needed to get into engineering and stay on track and they’re restricted to engineering students during fall semester, so the CC option appealed to students wanting to transfer ASAP.
Chem, physics, and math classes aren’t restricted to many students so even undeclared students can take them during freshman year, which is why I didn’t think of those classes as the ones you were talking about. Most students don’t have to take them at a CC.
@elysium305 good luck wherever you do end up! I have heard from my international students that the college process is more difficult than domestic students for reasons like yours.