How hard is it to transfer into engineering?

drusba
Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:27:47 +0000

There are minimum GPAs to be considered for a transfer and the minimum varies by major but is in the 3 to 3.3 range for most. You also need to meet course requirements – in other words, you need to take the chem, phys, and math courses that incoming engineering students take. Having minimum GPA and meeting course requirements does not guarantee transfer and a higher GPA might be needed to actually get in particularly for a popular program such as computer engineering. It can be difficult to meet the requirements because it can be difficult to get needed grades in a number of your first to second year math, chem, and physics courses (some of those courses can see 30% getting D’s or worse and another 15% dropping the course to avoid getting that D or worse). Nevertheless, if you do meet them, your chances of transfer are pretty good and much better than for the business school. How many can transfer depends on number of spaces available. When students go to transfer to Business in, say, beginning of junior year, there are often not a large number of spaces open because the Business school does not have a high rate attrition where freshman and sophomores leave it. The engineering college is the opposite; it has a high rate of attrition, thus opening up a lot more chairs to be filled by transfers.