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In an effort to serve prospective transfer students better, the College of Engineering’s Office of Student Academic Affairs has created this page to provide you with answers to any questions you might have about transfer admission criteria, resources, majors, policies, or anything else related to the College. We invite you to take some time to navigate this web page to discover what the Bourns College of Engineering has to offer. Please contact us with any questions.

Admissions Information - Fall 2008

Admission to the Bourns College of Engineering (BCoE) is very selective. Applicants with the strongest academic preparation and performance will be the most competitive. You must meet the following criteria and complete the courses listed below as required for the major you wish to pursue. If you are looking for information about earning a second Bachelor of Science degree, please go here.

Please note: all requirements are subject to change.

General Requirements for All Transfer Admits:

  • A cumulative GPA of at least 2.80.
  • A GPA of 2.5 or more in a minimum of 2 major-specific sequences prior to enrollment, excluding English Composition, such as Math 9A, 9B, 9C, or Phys 40A, 40B, 40C.
  • Completion of the following course sequences prior to enrollment:
            o One year of college level English Composition (English 1A, 1B, 1C)
            o One year of single variable calculus (Math 9A, 9B, 9C)
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Additional Major-Specific Requirements to be completed prior to transfer:

Highly Recommended Courses for Each Major:

In addition to the required coursework above, applicants are strongly encouraged to complete all the recommended courses below prior to enrollment, although they are not required for Transfer Admission.  Completing this coursework prior to enrollment at UCR is critical to maintaining normal progress in the upper-division engineering curriculum and to finishing all degree requirements within two years of enrollment at UC Riverside (provided a full-time study load is maintained at UCR).

The most competitive applicants will have completed most of the recommended major preparation courses.

The recommended courses for each major in the Bourns College of Engineering are below.

Recommended Courses

BCoE Major

Bioengineering (BIEN)

Chemical Engineering (CHEN)

Computer Engineering (CEN)

Computer Science (ENCS)

Electrical Engineering (ELEN)

Environmental Engineering (ENEN)

Information Systems (IS)

Materials Science & Engineering (MSE)

Mechanical Engineering (MCEN)

Biology

5B, 5C

5A/LA [1]5B, 5C [2]

 

 

 

5A/LA

 

  

  5A/LA

Chemistry

1C/1LC, 112A, 112B, 112C

1C/1LC, 112A, 112B, 112C

 

 

1A/1LA

1C/1LC, 112A, 112B

 

112A

 

Comp. Sci.

 

10

14, 61, 11†

14, 61, 11†

 

10

12, 14, 61, 11†

10

 

Economics

 

 

 

 

 

 

2, 3

  

 

Electrical Engr.

 

 

1A/LA*, 1B*

 

1A/LA*, 1B*

 

 

1A/1LA

 

Math

10A, 46

10A, 10B, 46

10A, 46, 11†

10A

10A, 10B, 46

10A, 10B, 46

10A, 11†

 10A, 10B, 46

10A, 10B, 46

Mech. Engr.

1C*, 10*, 18* 

 

 

 

10

10

 

10

1C*, 9, 10*, 18*

Physics

40A, 40B, 40C

40B, 40C

40B, 40C

40B, 40C

40B, 40C

40B, 40C

 

40A, 40B, 40C

40B, 40C

Biology elective[3]

 

 

2, 3, or 5A/LA

2, 3, or 5A/LA

2, 3, or 5A/LA

 

2, 3, or 5A/LA

2, 3, or 5A/LA

 

Hum. & Soc. Sciences**

1 course

3 courses

4 courses

3 courses

2 courses

4 courses

5 courses

1 course

2 courses

Notes:

* Courses marked with an asterisk (*) are typically NOT offered at community colleges, but can be taken at UCR during the summer session prior to enrollment.

** Prior to enrollment at UCR, a student can take the indicated number of courses in the Humanities and Social Science areas to fulfill breadth requirements for the Bourns College of Engineering.  Students can visit http://www.engr.ucr.edu/studentaffairs/policies/breadth.shtml for an explanation of breadth course requirements and for a complete list of approved breadth courses for the Bourns College of Engineering.

† Computer Science 11 is equivalent to Math 11.

[1] Biology 5A/LA is required for all Chemical Engineering concentrations.
[2] Biology 5B, 5C is required for only the bioengineering concentration within the Chemical Engineering major.
 [3] Students can choose to take Biology 2, 3, or 5A/LA to satisfy the biology elective requirement for majors in the Bourns College of Engineering.
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