<p>Example: Switching from a major in a college of arts and sciences to a college of engineering</p>
<p>I'm pretty sure I'm set on my major, but assuming I DO lose interest, would be hard to switch. I have heard that it is hard to do this at someone schools (Berkeley). Would there be some type of high school prerequisite necessary in terms of SAT scores or something?</p>
<p>There will be a gpa requirement to transfer into engineering major for sure.</p>
<p>Ah, I see. And typically, if I wanted to major in engineering, would I have to take any core classes my freshman year?</p>
<p>at some colleges it is easy. However at the UC schools it is almost impossible to switch into engineering because there is so much demand for the major. </p>
<p>However some of the UCs such as UCLA allow you to switch if you would have been admitted applying from HS, provided you switch first quarter frosh year. See HSSEAS</a> OASA | Change of Major You'll have to check what other UCs allow this if you're interested.</p>
<p>At the University of Arizona, it's incredibly easy to switch majors.</p>
<p>It depends on the school, but some engineering majors will have pre-requisite chains that could be 8 semesters long. So yes, you would have to take core classes your freshman year if you plan on graduating in 4 years.</p>
<p>like everyone else said, it varies by school.</p>
<p>at some schools, it's actually easier to switch INTO engineering because generally speaking, more people want out of engineering than into engineering once they take a few weedout classes. coming out of HS engineering is a popular choice but so many of those kids don't realize what kind of courseload they're getting themselves into so they change majors to something outside of Engineering.</p>
<p>Depends on the school and major. Some schools you can just go into the student advisement office and sign a change of major form. Some schools you have to be accepted into the program. There may also be a time limit on when you can transfer. I'm sure it's probably a little easier if you transfer before 60 hrs than afterwards.</p>
<p>ya it definitely depends on the major and school. you shouldnt have much trouble switching from liberal arts to engineering in most schools.</p>