Changing schools in UC Berkeley

College Search & Selection
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<p>Hello,</p>

<p>I've been admitted to Cal for Fall semester 2014 as an undergrad. I am currently in the College of Letters and Sciences and have applied as an undeclared major in physical sciences. Originally, I was thinking of doing Computer Science but also had a plan to attend med school. Now, med school is grasping my interest and I wish to transfer my school to Cal's School of Engineering, specifically Bioengineering. I have spoken to several advisors from the School of Engineering as well as looking through several websites and want to know </p>

<p>-what would be the best classes in which I should enroll for my first semester
-how difficult it would be to transfer to the BioE
-what I would need to complete to be eligible to transfer to BioE
-if I were to stay in L&S what would be a good major to choose for Med School (I know "it doesn't matter" is what most say but really)</p>

<p>Thank you</p>

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<p>Bioengineering is generally regarded as a very impacted major that would be difficult to switch into (it is usually one of the most selective majors for frosh admission).
<a href=“Change of college - Berkeley Engineering”>http://coe.berkeley.edu/students/current-undergraduates/change-of-college&lt;/a&gt;
Here is a typical bioengineering course plan:
<a href=“http://bioeng.berkeley.edu/undergrad/program/bioemajor”>http://bioeng.berkeley.edu/undergrad/program/bioemajor&lt;/a&gt;
If you have AP calculus credit, see this page, including the sample final exam questions of Math 1A and 1B that you may be allowed to skip with high enough AP calculus scores: <a href=“http://coe.berkeley.edu/students/current-undergraduates/new-students/choosing-an-appropriate-first-math-course.html”>http://coe.berkeley.edu/students/current-undergraduates/new-students/choosing-an-appropriate-first-math-course.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Any major is fine for medical school, as long as you complete the pre-med requirements around it. About half of pre-meds overall major in biology, probably because its requirements overlap with the pre-med requirements, but that means about half of pre-meds major in something else.</p>