COC to COE

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Berkeley
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<p>Hi, what are the chances of switching from College of Chemistry (Chemical Engineering) to College of Engineering (IEOR)? I have heard its really tough to transfer into COE, but are there exceptions for Chemical Engineering?</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;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>How are you doing with the requirements? That’ll be the biggest factor on if you can do it. Doesn’t look like chances depend on which college you come from, but there are requirements about coursework and technicals and GPA.</p>

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<p>@failure622 I have applied to UC Berkeley for ChemE, so I wanted to know if it was possible to change to IEOR,if I get accepted. Basically, can you change your college before you enter?</p>

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<p>I don’t think it’s possible before you enter… keep in mind the admissions are separate. If it was that easy to change on the way in, people would just apply to the easiest college and jump schools as soon as they were in.</p>

<p>Assuming you’re coming in as a freshman, I think you’ll have to complete 2 semesters and apply for change of college. If you can’t find a way to swap early, I’d recommend taking a look at the required courses for both majors (current and prospective) and try to take classes that are necessary for both, so you’re in a good place regardless.</p>

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<p>Alright, the courses for the first year are quite similar for ChemE and IEOR, so I’ll guess I should be fine. Thanks a lot @failure622! :)</p>

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<p>Note that the IEOR department also runs a similar L&S major called ORMS. L&S is easier to transfer into, although the ORMS major requires a 3.20 GPA in prerequisite courses to declare, and admissions is on a space available basis: <a href=“http://ls-advise.berkeley.edu/major/ops.html”>http://ls-advise.berkeley.edu/major/ops.html&lt;/a&gt; . If that does not work out, there are the statistics major (requires 3.2 GPA in math prerequisites and B- or higher grade in Statistics 134 or 135) and the applied math major (requires C or higher grades in lower division math courses) in L&S.</p>

<p>None of these majors is ABET accredited (like IEOR is), if that matters for such goals as Professional Engineer licensing or the patent exam.</p>