UC Merced vs UCR vs SJSU

ucbalumnus
Sun, 24 Apr 2016 03:47:47 +0000

As noted above, the current GPA threshold to switch into SJSU CS is 3.45, though it may change in the future.

https://cmpe.sjsu.edu/Undergrad-CoM-FAQ indicates that the somewhat similar software engineering major at SJSU currently has a threshold of 3.0.

Unless UCM and UCR are unaffordable but SJSU is affordable, they would be the safer options if you are directly admitted to the CS major there.

Note: UCR is on the quarter system (three 10-week quarters in an academic year), while UCM and SJSU are on the semester system (two 15-week semesters in an academic year).