<p>I really wanna get into cal poly, and most definitely major in kinesiology, but Im not sure if I should apply as a less impacted major and switch.</p>
<p>So I was wondering, is biological sciences more or less impacted at Cal Poly than Kinesiology is?
And don’t say it’d be hard to switch majors because biology and kinesiology are located at the same schools.</p>
<p>Any opinions for me? Thank you!</p>
<p>IMO, every major is very impacted, that is why it is very difficult to get the classes you want during registration time every quarter. It is even harder when you are trying to take a class when you are not supposed to. For example, If you apply for biological sciences and get in, you’d be taking bio classes the first few quarters which may not even transfer into the kinesiology major if/when you make the switch, therefore you’d be behind in the kinesiology flowchart. Now if you are a second year kinesiology major trying to take courses that are offered for first year kines students, professors tend to take preference in giving the first year students the seat because they are supposed to take that class in their respective year.</p>
<p>Bio is more impacted than kiniseology.</p>
<p>Thanks for the input tizz!</p>
<p>And how do you know this, David?^</p>
<p>I’ve lived in SLO County for the majority of my life. Believe me I know.</p>
<p>i’m a freshman right now and switching majors is a lot of work. i haven’t personally done it, but i have friends who did and you really need to keep up your grades and really work hard if you want to switch. so definitely apply under the major you WANT to apply in. not one that you think will get you in because many of the majors here are impacted and will be even more next year due to budget cuts and the amount of students.</p>
<p>Alright thanks, and did they try to change majors within different schools?</p>
<p>Switching majors at CP will be difficult. full stop. Applying under an easier major hoping to switch to another is a big gamble given it requires you to have very strong grades and precise timing to get the change through, especially if you are switching b/w colleges. Also, it will be easier to switch within a college. </p>
<p>So if your intended major is kinesiology, I would apply under that. However, whether Bio is more impacted than kinesiology is a bit of a toss up. Bio is a bigger dept., therefore they take more students, but also has more applicants. Kinesiology is smaller dept. thus less students, but they also have fewer applicants.</p>
<p>I have a friend who is actually currently trying to switch from the college of ag, food and science into the college of liberal arts which is a huge change, but he’s able to do it as long as he keeps his GPA above a 2.5.
For other colleges, the GPA requirement varies so you’ll have to speak specifically to the college that you want to switch into. It’s definitely doable, especially for colleges other than engineering and architecture.</p>
<p>How hard is it to register for classes in engineering, and specifically electrical engineering?</p>
<p>Does anyone know how many years it has usually taken current graduates or seniors to graduate?</p>
<p>My son is a sophomore and has not had any problems getting the ee or support courses he needs, even if he has a lousy rotation number. He might not get the professor or class times he wants but he is on schedule or a bit ahead to graduate within 4 years. He did have AP units and a couple of cc classes which took care of a lot of GE classes. I have heard the GE classes are the most impacted.</p>