<p>For CSE, Minnesota requires you to get a 3.2 gpa in technical classes (basically math and science) to be guaranteed a spot in your major. As a U Minn chemical engineering hopeful, how hard is it to get a 3.2 technical gpa, especially since they now count even classes you retake into your gpa? I have a decent high school gpa, but math is not my strong suit.</p>
<p>bump. anyone?</p>
<p>S sailed through year one with a 4.0. Now in year two he is thinking a B in physics 3 and a B in one of electrical engineering courses. Still good grades, but it all depends on the curve!</p>
<p>UMN’s engineering classes are hard. He is a honors junior in CSE, and has mostly gotten A’s and a few B’s, but was lucky to pull a C in his thermal dynamics class last year. The average on a test in that class was about 40%. He studies ALOT (at least that is what he has told me), especially compared to his friends who are not in engineering. As a chemical science major, I am not sure what courses are needed. Check the website, and if there is ALOT of math courses there, you will have your answer.</p>
<p>I’m an honors senior in EE at the U. Scary story time: I know another (honors) student who took his first exam in Chem E sophomore year and immediately changed his major to Chemistry. I think he said he ended up getting < 10/100 on the exam, and the average was around 20/100. Keep in mind that this was a very bright kid; his problem was that he wasn’t very committed to Chem E (started out aerospace in first year, then switched majors a few times). </p>
<p>Engineering at the U is no picnic, and you have to put in a TON of time to pull decent grades (especially if your prof’s grading policy is a total b*tch). That being said, if you are sure you want to do the necessary work to get into your major, it’s not really that hard to get the requisite GPA. For my major in EE, getting the 3.2 wasn’t even something that I thought about.</p>