<p>My son has been accepted into the College of Chemistry as a Chemistry major. How difficult would it be to switch into Chemical Engineering? I understand that they are both in the same college, and I have heard that major switches inside a college are relatively easy. I have also looked at the suggested course lists and it appears that the courses are roughly comparable for the first two semesters. </p>
<p>Can any current or past students talk about what is required to switch from Chemistry to Chemical Engineering?</p>
<p>I’m an admitted student also in the same situation (I want to change from chem to ChemE). I emailed one of the undergraduate advisers at the College of Chemistry and they said that you had to wait at least 2 semesters before you could petition a change in majors, even if it is within the same college. Though, I think the change itself should be easy, your son and I may just have to wait.</p>
<p>Also, your son can take the freshman major-exclusive courses for both chem and chemE (chem96 and cbe40) in freshman year. This may mean that there will be a bit higher courseload, but your son will be able to explore both majors and choose if he really wants to switch or not.</p>
<p>Almost nothing is required to switch from chemistry to chemical engineering. To officially switch you have to wait a couple of semesters, but you can take classes as though you are a chemical engineering major, so it really doesn’t matter at all.</p>