Cross-Campus Transfer from LSA to CoE

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Hey guys!

I’ve been accepted to LSA, but I’d eventually like to end up in CoE to study Mechanical Engineering (I applied LSA because I never took chemistry in HS). I’ve read over the transfer prerequisites (i.e., classes & GPA); do you guys have any suggestions for how I should plan my schedule or when I should plan to transfer? I’d like to transfer as soon as possible, but I’m definitely willing to do what’s needed to make the transfer successful. Any advice or feedback would be appreciated.

Thank you so much! Go blue!

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@intellecteagle

https://www.engin.umich.edu/admissions/undergrad/cross-campus-students/

So my son did this last year. He is a sophomore now in IOE ((Industrial engineering). (technically a junior on credits)

He took 18 credits first semester and 17/18 his second then took two classes over the summer at a community College to save some money.

He was accepted into engineering literally on February 1st the application due date. He applied about the week prior.

You don’t have to finish all the prerequisite by the application date. You just have to be on your way to satisfying them by that next fall… Got it? So when you apply for the cross campus transfer you will still be taking prerequisites for it. They understand this.

So he front loaded his schedule against the advise of his counselor. Normally something like 12-15 credits for first semester is suggested but you have to figure out what you need to transfer by that next fall. You could transfer during the winter of your sophomore year but who knows when they will change the rules.

He took chemistry and physics with both labs (he had to rework this since both labs were at the same time. They just moved him into a different lab section.

Calc 1.(he already had high school through multivariate Calc but the review was good).

Sociology or psychology… (forgot which one.

He also worked like 10 hours or so /week and started a student organization.

Michigan is tough and I wish he split the labs between the first /second semester but he didn’t.

Second semester was EECS 183 (c++ and python same class) instead of mat labs basic engineering. Calc 2,Another humanities and a first year writing course. 183 was a lot of work BTW but he enjoyed it and is not a coding dude.

He was accepted after his first semester as stated.

Over the summer, He took engineering physics 2 and Calc 3 at a local community College for less then $1590 VS staying at Michigan and with room /board would of been like $11,000…crazy!! He did research and was part of the Barger leadership training at Michigan over the summer.

Time management is key which he surprised us and himself. ):

Once accepted, Michigan will go out of their way to help their students get anything they need.

Use study groups and get help from tutors, peer to peer, T/A and the professor hours.

I think the weed out classes are Calc 2(Calc 1for some) and physics 2(notice he took this not at Michigan). They are world reknown for both.

Whether in engineering or not you take all these classes with the lsa students anyway so it doesn’t really matter whether you are in engineering at the start of this year or next year. Except for I think one class everything is the same anyway.

I should point out that since he front loaded his schedule and now that he is actually taking all engineering classes this semester, he only needs like 12 credits each semester to finish his degree. So his schedule will be easier as far as credits go

If more questions just ask and congratulations.

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This^^^.

One of the kernels that I learned from orientation is that you use these resources early and often. Not only to develop relationships, both social and academic, but also, for example, to not have show up to the math or science lab or the professor’s or GSI’s office the day before a midterm test and expect them to have time for the onslaught.

Thus, I’d personally advise to take less units than more units as a freshman. In my view, 17/18 units with labs, study groups, seeing professors and GSI’s, etc., with the many weeder courses needed to be taken as a freshman adjusting to an academic powerhouse school, is a lot. Then again, for some kids, it’s fine.

Remember, most Saturdays in the Fall and a few days a week in the winter are spent watching football, basketball and hockey. So, you have to account for that. :smiley:

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Yes, I agree with @sushiritto. I am just letting you know what my son did. Yes, Each Saturdays spent at the game but on the Saturdays it was away which is like 6 he studied until the game happened or after. On game days he actually studied “after” the game since he worked Sundays and played flag football at like 10:30 /night… Crazy…

At least for the first semester maybe take a lighter schedule credit wise or… Take what you want with the idea you can drop classes up until a certain point. He was planning on dropping a class each semester but ended up doing OK so he didn’t.