Can you change majors once you transfer from a cc to a uc?

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<p>Lets say I get to a cc with about 9 courses worth of college credit (8 APs and 1 college) and I take several classes to fulfill the 60 credit minimum and any other requirements needed to transfer into a UC for a particular, unpopular major (which I'd imagine, will help me get into places like UCLA or UCB). Of course, I'm doing this just to get out of a cc within a year and into a UC. What I really want to do is go into bioengineering, so would it be possible to change majors once you get into a UC? </p>

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<p><a href=“http://coe.berkeley.edu/students/current-undergraduates/change-of-college”>http://coe.berkeley.edu/students/current-undergraduates/change-of-college&lt;/a&gt; says that “Transfer students are not eligible to apply for change of college into Engineering” at Berkeley.</p>

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<p>Whoops, I meant to write down UCSD instead of Cal. </p>

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<p>All of the engineering majors at UCSD are impacted, and I believe that the only way to get in as a transfer student is to apply directly to that major and get admitted as that major. If you apply as another major or if you apply to that major but get admitted as a different, I don’t think you’re allowed to switch into an impacted major as a transfer student. You can switch into any non-impacted major.</p>

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<p>:/
Note taken that you meant UCSD instead of Cal
~The major switching “game” I can’t help you too much with. It’s easier to play at lower tier colleges or colleges where engineering isn’t impacted! But I do know people that got stuck trying to play this game…
But I do know someone that got into UC Berkeley after 1 year of community college into a biology major :/, I think it is easier because you can demonstrate your ability to perform in college level courses.</p>

<p>Ah, and I’m seeing a lot different message/tone on that change into COE page for Berkeley than the typical “we’ve had tons of highly qualified applicants (in which my non-prestigious CSU also gives the people that are rejected)…” :confused: I’m seeing more of the you’re not good enough message to get rid of the hectic amounts of applicants.</p>