Question about Changing Majors within College of Engineering

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<p>Hi,</p>

<p>I am having some anxiety about how possible it is to change majors at Boston University. I would appreciate any insight in how easy it is to change majors within the College of Engineering, and what factors it is contingent on.</p>

<p>Initially I had thought that I would major in Computer Engineering, so I selected it as my “School or College or program of application” in the Common Application Supplement.</p>

<p>However, recently I’ve been greatly interested in Biomedical Engineering, and actually regret not selecting it as my major when I was writing my application.</p>

<p>The article from the BU website: Can I Change My Major? Center for Career Development | Boston University says that changing majors is possible, but mentions the possibility of enrolling for another semester. Under what specific conditions would you have to do this?</p>

<p>Also, according to the explanation, it should be “fairly easy” if you’re a freshman or sophomore. On the other hand, the Biomedical Engineering department is ranked 7th in the entire nation so I know that it must be extremely competitive - in this case is it a doomed prospect to try and change majors into BME? Is it a guarantee, is the likelihood still high, or low?</p>

<p>Is this something I can change immediately by contacting BU, right at this moment, or do I have to enroll and begin classes as a freshman before I can initiate any change?</p>

<p>Thanks to anyone who can shed light on this, I appreciate it a lot.</p>

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<p>You don’t declare your major in engineering until end of sophomore year so don’t worry about it.</p>

<p>ENG students get a flowchart with a list of courses to take, and there are a few differences among the majors (BME with pre-med intentions can’t skip Chem I + II). </p>

<p>You can come in as undeclared with the college of engineering but you will be taking the same courses as most freshmen if you don’t have credit</p>

<p>(ENG modules, Physics I, Calc, etc.) Some courses have tests with low averages, but then again, there are hundreds of kids so that’s to be expected.</p>

<p>As for the competition, people help each other out with studying so I don’t find any intense competition among friends… but you will have to definitely study to keep up with the material</p>

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<p>Ok, that’s a big relief. :slight_smile: I’m asking the EHost person to verify, and am planning on calling the College of Engineering office on Monday. </p>

<p>Thanks very much for your time sir.</p>