- How do I change my major into the COE as a freshman admit for UC Davis?
- If planning to change your major, or add an additional major, you are required to complete a Change of Major webform. The Change of Major webform will be submitted to the appropriate advisors and dean’s offices involved.
In order to change your major to, or to double major with, a major in the College, you must satisfy requirements that have been established by the College of Engineering faculty:
For students that matriculated to UC Davis as a Freshman:
1. Be a registered student and have completed at least one quarter (minimum of 12 units) at UC Davis
2. Have completed not more than 135 cumulative units (excluding AP units); students who have completed more than 135 units will be considered on an appeal basis only
3. Be in good academic standing and meet minimum progress requirements
4. Have received a letter grade for all courses that satisfy Engineering degree requirements
5. Have met the following:
a. completed at least the following five courses: MAT 21A,B,C; PHY 9A; and CHE 2A* and
b. a GPA of 2.0 or higher in all completed MAT, PHY, BIS, and CHE courses required for your intended major, and have received a C- or better in each of these courses. For Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering a 2.8 GPA or higher is required.
6. Have no grade lower than a C- in any completed engineering course required for your intended major(s) taken at UC Davis
7. Have a 2.0 or higher UC GPA in completed engineering courses.
UCD’s change of major is straightforward especially if he does not plan to change to CS or CE. Did he ask about the difficulty of changing majors while visiting at UCD? If not, I would have him contact the Engineering department and ask if he meets all the requirements is the change of major guaranteed. Since he is admitted to UCSD as a Structural Engineering, is he leaning towards Civil Engineering at UCD? Unless you are a direct admit for Engineering at UW, my understanding it is impossible to change into their Engineering department.
That said, UCSD is a large campus and chances are he will not run into his sister if that is his concern. I can understand that siblings want to have their own space, their own identity even in college but it is worth him to give up this great opportunity at UCSD? It is his life and only he can decide what is best for his next 4 years.