<p>I'm a freshman admitted to environmental design. I want to switch majors is that easy to do when I get to school???</p>
<p>As long as you're not planning to switch into the College of Engineering, it should be simply a matter of filling out forms.</p>
<p>What if you want to transfer to Engineering?</p>
<p>Then you'd better have an impeccable GPA</p>
<p>By impeccable GPA, I believe the poster above me means an impeccable college GPA in engineering prerequisites (Math, Physics, Chem & etc.)</p>
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I'm a freshman admitted to environmental design. I want to switch majors is that easy to do when I get to school???
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<p>I assume you want to switch to a major within L&S, as the College of Environmental Design, which you are in, doesn't have a lot of majors.</p>
<p>If that is the case, then consider the following, especially the last sentence:</p>
<p>*You will be considered for change of college only if (not counting college credit you earned while still in high school) you:</p>
<pre><code>* Have completed at least one semester of coursework at UC Berkeley
* Have completed fewer than 90 units at the end of your last term before admission to the College
* Are able to complete your degree within the College's unit limit
* Have completed Entry Level Writing and the first half of the Reading and Composition requirement (by the end of your freshman year)
* Have also completed the second half of the Reading and Composition requirement (by the end of your sophomore year)
* Are eligible to declare a major (if you have completed 60 units or more)
Please note: Grade Point Average is also a significant consideration for admission to the College. Students who meet all other criteria and have a 3.0 or higher GPA are more likely to be approved. *
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<p>Change</a> of College</p>
<p>sakky, I assume units refers to college credit hours? So would that mean I would have to have 60 hours before I can switch. With at least one of those semesters being at Berkeley? Just want to make sure I am understanding this correctly</p>
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[quote[sakky, I assume units refers to college credit hours? So would that mean I would have to have 60 hours before I can switch.
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<p>No, it means that if you have already completed 60 units at Berkeley and then wanted to switch to L&S, then you would have to be eligible to declare a major (and hence have to conform to the corresponding rules regarding that). </p>
<p>But if you have not completed 60 units at Berkeley, then that rule does not apply. </p>
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With at least one of those semesters being at Berkeley? Just want to make sure I am understanding this correctly
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<p>The requirement is quite clear about that:</p>
<p>* * Have completed at least one semester of coursework at UC Berkeley *</p>
<p>And to emphasize again, the switching process is not automatic. L&S will decide whether to take you, and that decision is contingent on a number of things, notably your GPA. If you don't do well in your time in the CED, you may find that L&S won't approve your switch. </p>
<p>* Please note: Grade Point Average is also a significant consideration for admission to the College. Students who meet all other criteria and have a 3.0 or higher GPA are more likely to be approved. *</p>