<p>I just applied to Cal and I chose L&S. I think I might have changed my mind.
How hard will it be to transfer into EE, let's say after the first quarter/semester?
What kind of requirements I will have to fulfill my first semester there?
Thank you.</p>
<p>Cal is on the semester system, not quarters.</p>
<p>While it is possible to transfer, it is pretty difficult. I think you will need to take the engineering track courses and achieve a very high GPA before being allowed to switch. Might take a year or more before you could build the case. Since the CoE is more selective than L&S, they guard against back door entries such as you are proposing, permitting transfer as an exception for unusual merit and not a routine action. </p>
<p>Perhaps someone on CC has done this and can comment on what was involved? Or, perhaps some have attempted it and been rebuffed, yet are willing to share their stories?</p>
<p>Since entry to CoE is not assured, you should have a backup plan for a degree within L&S and know that you can live with that if you do not get your transfer to engineering.</p>
<p>it’s difficult to transfer from L/S to CoE. CoE is pretty selective about it…they have webpage somewhere where they outline all the things they look for in a transfer from from a different college. CoE to L/S, on the other hand, is easy. very easy.</p>
<p>aha. here it is: [Change</a> of College — UC Berkeley College of Engineering](<a href=“http://coe.berkeley.edu/students/prospective-students/admissions/change-of-college.html]Change”>Change of college - Berkeley Engineering)</p>
<p>^Thank you. I think they approve sixty percent of the students to transfer, so if I can finish the lower division courses, I will be able to transfer in two semesters. That would be ideal</p>
<p>if you read it, they highly suggest four semesters before applying. The 60% is overall and most have completed all the requirements for the two years with decent GPA before transferring.</p>
<p>They do highly suggest four semesters, but if you apply your freshman year and get rejected you can try again. So if you’re going to have a pretty good GPA, OP, I’d give it a try.</p>
<p>EECS is by far the hardest to transfer into. A minimum GPA of 3.5 is recommended.</p>