<p>Hi, everyone. I'm currently in my first semester at my local california community college. I intend to transfer into a UC (Top choices are UCB, UCD, and UCI) as a civil engineering major. Berkeley is my first choice with UCD and UCI as safety schools. I wanted to know what the average gpa is to transfer into UCI or UCD as as civil engineering major. Is it really hard? Can I get a 3.5-3.7 and still be admitted into them? Also, I don't think I'll have one of my chemistry classes done if I want to transfer in two years (WHICH I REALLY WANT!!!). Would this really hurt my chances of getting in? Please give as much feedback as possible.</p>
<p>UCSD offers a degree in structural engineering which is very similar to civil. I’m not sure if UCD or UCI offer TAG, but UCSD does and you would only need to finish IGETC and have above a 3.0 GPA.</p>
<p>That’s actually the reason why I’m not planning on going to UCSD, because they don’t have general civil engineering. I don’t want to risk not getting hired by a civil engineering firm because I only have a structural engineering basis. UCI and UCD do have a TAG, but I don’t think I’ll be eligible for them because I won’t have one of my major requirements finished in two years, and to be guaranteed into your major, you must have all of you major requirements finished. Anyways, back to my first question. Do you know how hard it is to get into UCI or UCD as a civil engineering major?</p>
<p>Is there anyone willing to reply? I’ve had a hundred views and no one’s bothered to help yet.</p>
<p>As long as you meet the criteria and maintain the eligible GPA (the brochure will have it for the major) then I think you have a very good shot. I am not sure if they look at other TAG applicants and compare grades and completed prereqs but that may be the only issue concerning a “definite” in. I don’t think it will be that bad, though. As for the general application (not TAG) it may be more competitive. </p>
<p>Personally, I think a 3.5-3.7 would be fine for those schools.</p>
<p>Thanks a lot for you input. Is there anyone else who’s willing to help out a bit more?</p>
<p>I don’t recommend doing IGETC if you’re an engineering major. Go to assist and find the classes you need, which will probably be mostly math/science classes with like 2 english classes, a communications class and an arts and humanties. I just submitted my TAG for Davis (MechE) and according to my counselor, to TAG with them you just need to have a 3.1 (and all your pre-reqs of course). I can’t help you with what the average GPA is though. </p>
<p>ps: FOLLOW ASSIST!</p>
<p>What the… I think the OP knows about that.</p>
<p>Best guess for UC Davis GPA is about a 3.5 or lower.</p>
<p>I know that Berkeley’s Civ E admit GPA is 3.7 so I’m assuming that Davis is quite a bit lower.</p>
<p>Nearly ALL Civil Engineering programs at universities are highly competitive no matter where you plan to go. To get into any of them requires at LEAST a year of Calc and a year of Gen Chem and ideally a year of Physics before any UC will even consider your application.</p>
<p>“Also, I don’t think I’ll have one of my chemistry classes done if I want to transfer in two years (WHICH I REALLY WANT!!!).” - From the intro post.</p>
<p>I would have to disagree with kmazza. Missing a pre-req is just missing a pre-req. Don’t worry too much about it unless it specifies that missing that course is especially noteworthy.</p>
<p>If he is right, it wouldn’t hurt to just try applying.</p>
<p>Chem is not a pre-req per se but many UC’s won’t even take some people who haven’t completed these classes even if they are not going into engineering. The UC’s are too impacted with too many people competing for a seat so not having them will hurt you. I don’t agree with it but that is just the way it is now or you are just wishful thinking.</p>
<p>Thanks a lot for the replies, guys. I’ve been thinking that instead of taking the third semester of physics, I should just take the second semester of chemistry so I’ll have both a year of chemistry, and a year of physics done. Do you guys think that doing this will look better?</p>