<p>I was accepted into the undeclared major in the Geosciences school but I would like to switch to the computer science major in the Natural Sciences school. </p>
<p>I have read on CC that the Natural Sciences school is an "open college" because it has so many students, and you just have to do some paperwork at orientation and you'll be able to switch. Is that true? Can I switch to the Natural Sciences school at orientation by just doing some paperwork?</p>
<p>I’m not experienced with your situation but I’d assume if your credentials earned you access to Jackson School of Geosciences, you can easily transfer into CNS. Geosciences has more rigorous acceptance standards.</p>
<p>longhornhope</p>
<p>Last year people were able to switch during summer orientation. Restricted CS classes during Fall semester were not guaranteed though, last year too many students were admitted, and all classes were full.</p>
<p>To yaya. Are you from Natural Science department? if yes, I think I know you.</p>
<p>AokiKazo</p>
<p>No, I am a parent.</p>
<p>That’s great to know, Ya Ya! Is there anything I should do before orientation in preparation to switch schools? Like contacting any specific people?</p>
<p>You can contact your advisor.</p>
<p>I have not been assigned an adviser yet. Should I try contacting an adviser in the Natural Sciences school? Or should I tell an adviser in the Geosciences school about my plans to transfer out?</p>
<p>longhornhope
I really don’t know.
You can register at UT class 2016 group at facebook and ask students.</p>
<p>I don’t know anything about your background and your interest in Geosciences or CS, I really don’t know how serious you are about any of them. </p>
<p>My personal advice would be not to switch majors but declare double major at the orientation (go to CNS, not CS, advising office and get an application, 5 min process). Transferring to CNS is not competitive at all, transferring to Geosciences is VERY competitive. It means that CS option is always open to you, but Geosciences can be closed forever. If you declare double major, you can try classes in both colleges and decide what you like best. And when you are absolutely sure and have no doubts about what you want to do in the future, you can go back to single major in your chosen college.</p>
<p>I’ve partially read the posts on this thread, but I just got off the phone with CNS…The only requirement is to take the ALEKS test, for your math and chemistry placement. The adviser I talked to gave it to me as a warning, so you can prepare for that if you want. And if you get a low score, she said there were learning modules you can take that boost your score.</p>
<p>Ya Ya, by any chance do you know around what GPA one needs to be competitive for an internal transfer to the Jackson School of Geosciences? I applied to UT for Geology but got into COLA instead, and I really want to transfer to Jackson. I assume you can’t switch into Jackson at orientation?</p>
<p>[Internal</a> Transfers | Jackson School of Geosciences](<a href=“http://www.jsg.utexas.edu/education/undergraduate/internal-transfers/]Internal”>Internal Transfers | Jackson School of Geosciences | The University of Texas at Austin)</p>
<p>Average freshman GPA at UT is below 3.0, average undergraduate GPA is a little bit over 3.0, something like 3.14.
<a href=“https://sp.austin.utexas.edu/sites/ut/rpt/SitePages/stathandbook.aspx[/url]”>https://sp.austin.utexas.edu/sites/ut/rpt/SitePages/stathandbook.aspx</a></p>
<p>If you take STEM or foreign language classes it’s more difficult to keep high GPA.</p>
<p>Thanks for the links</p>
<p>I do not believe you can switch to any college that has competitive transfer admission: engineering, business, architecture, communications, geosciences, probably some fine arts majors that require auditions.</p>