Hi. Just wondering one very important question. So, I want to absolutely kill any chance of having friends in college and do a double major. I’m going to be a freshman this fall and on my application I indicated that my major was Chemical Engineering.
I wanted to do a double major in Bioengineering and Chemical Engineering. Would that be possible? If I do this, then what can I expect with my social life? How hard is it to double major in Chemical eng. and Bioengineering? Also, would it be possible to do the following majors:
So, I do something like Economics/Physics and Bioengineering? Also, on my application, I indicated that I wanted to major in chemical engineering, but, recently I’ve been thinking I’d prefer to do Bioengineering. Chemical Engineering was my first choice major with Bioeng my second. I was admitted to my first one, but can I switch?
Also, I have no idea how the US school system works.
Hi everyone, I’m having difficulty deciding between the University of Washington Seattle CSE program (direct admit) and the UCLA CSE program. I was hoping people could break down each program and help me compare. Things I really take into value are undergraduate research opportunities, internships, classes, and accessibility for undergraduates.
@alicantekid How hard is it to double major? Is it near impossible to be allowed to declare a second major in the college of letters and sciences as they say in BruinBound?
It depends on what your other major is. With HSSEAS, they want to see that you’re doing reasonably well in your engineering major first. Not that you have to be killing it, but maybe in the neighborhood of a 3.0. HSSEAS will want to see a proposed 4/5-year plan that has both majors in there. If the engineering part looks correct to them, then they’ll approve you attempting the double. You’ll then have to go to the College and have them approve your double major. If you’re trying to add something like Econ, then you’d need to do their requirements first (e.g. complete Econ 1, 2, 11, 41 with B’s or better). Once the second major approves it, then HSSEAS will update your record to show the double.
I was admitted as a CSE major for the Class of 2020, and was wondering how difficult it would be to switch majors from CSE to CS because I am more interested in software than a more mixed representation of software and hardware, which I was leaning more towards in November. At bruin day a CS major at a tent said it would be very easy to switch and looked at me like I was crazy for asking. However, the UCLA website says that even CSE majors have to fill out a change of major form and apply to switch to CS. Could anyone help clarify this situation? Thank you very much for your help!
They’re both right. It’s easy to switch, but you have to fill out a form. Goodness gracious sakes alive, it’s a FORM. God forbid they make you fill out a piece of paper for you to switch you major. But read the website carefully, because I think to switch to CS you have to take CS 31, 32, and 33 to switch to CS (which you’re doing anyway as a CSE major).
Seriously, though. Get used to filling out forms. That’s what college is. Filling out forms and waiting in lines.
Thank you for your help! I’m sorry if I seemed like I didn’t want to fill out a form- I have no problem completing paperwork, I was just worried that it was likely to be difficult to get the form approved to change majors. Again, thank you very much.
@seal16 I guess it’s possible, but usually it takes more than just a few AP credits to graduate early. Most AP credits do not apply to graduation requirements.
These will count for something:
Calculus AB (5) or Calculus BC (4) - Math 31A*
Calculus BC (5) - Math 31A & 31B*
English Lang or Lit (4/5) - English Comp 3
Chemistry (4/5) - Chem 20A*
Physics C-Mech (4/5) - Phys 1A*
*It’s up to the student if they want to skip this course
That’s all that’s useful for Engineers. Don’t ask about GEs, because you don’t get GE credit for any AP exam result.
No. Honors classes are designed specifically for L&S students.
Note that there are honors engineering courses, but (if I recall from last year’s orientation) taking them won’t change your grade, and engineering courses are hard enough as they are. I would assume those engineering honors courses are for non-engineers in the honors program who want to take some engineering courses.
@ahmad12345 If you were admitted to the engineering school, you should have no problem switching between engineering majors. If you decide on switching before you even start, that would make your life a lot easier. Given that your majors are relatively similar, you’d be taking the same classes for at least your first year.
@H454482 if you apply to any engineering major, and decide to switch before you start taking classes, you should be fine. Most engineers take a math course (starting with 31A/B or 32A), EngComp 3 (unless you waived out using AP English credit), Chem 20A (or waive out using AP Chem credit), and some other course (or not). As a CS, CSE, or EE major, you’ll have to take CS 1 (I believe this may only be for CS students) and CS 31.
If you’re not an engineering student but undeclared, you’ll find it harder to enroll in those classes because spots are reserved for those students only. You can take GEs but you’ll fall behind in your CS related classes (as every quarter you’ll have a CS class that may or may not satisfy a requisite for another CS class later on).
@yellowmamba45 Are you planning on gaming at school? 12 GB Ram is a little bit too much, don’t you think?
For all CS/CSE/EE students, you’ll be taking CS 31 and 32 in your fall and winter quarters respectively. You’re basically writing small bits of code, compiling it, and running it. I have a 4GB Ram, i3 core computer and it was fine. Even for CS 33, it was fine because it was just managing C code.
If you’re worried about using software that could take up too much RAM, don’t worry. The engineering school has a computer lab where they would have the software you need, and you could just use their computers.