Transfer Student UGS to EE

Colleges and Universities A-Z The University of Texas at Austin
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<p>Hello! I was admitted as a transfer student in Junior standing, so I would have 2 years left hypothetically.</p>

<p>While I was admitted to the school of undergraduate studies, my eventual goal is computer engineering. I understand the requirements that I will have to attend 1 year UGS before I can apply for a competitive transfer to computer engineering.</p>

<p>Say things go smoothly and I am able to do 1 year UGS and get into EE. Will I be able to finish EE in the 1 year that I am "supposed" to have left for a normal 4-year program? Or will I be so extremely far behind that I will have to spend 2-3 years further in EE to catch up? Is there anything I can take during my UGS year to ensure that I am completing EE requirements at the same time?</p>

<p>Any experiences someone can share will be much appreciated. I am trying to decide between UT Austin versus some other, less reputable schools that have admitted me directly into engineering.</p>

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<p>I hate to say this, but I totally doubt it would take u just 1yr after UGS, it would probably be about 2 and a half to three depending on how many classes u decide to stack up together. To give u an example, I know a guy who transferred in with a perfect GPA and 95 hrs, and he has been there for three years now, and he guesses he has one more semester. The whole UGS program thing makes it all complicated and annoying.</p>

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<p>Thank you. I was afraid of that. I think I’m still gonna do UT Austin just because it’s the best engineering program I have a chance at.</p>

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<p>If I were in your shoes, I would lay my first choice as TAMU, then UTD before UT. If and only if for some reason I didn’t get into UTD or TAMU, or the financial aid from either school wasn’t worth it compared to UT would I consider UT. Keep in mind that it isn’t the school that determines how great an engineer you can become; you are the only one that can decide that.</p>

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<p>1 year is not enough to finish the requirements for EE even with all other prereqs fulfilled. Many course series have multi-year dependency chains that must be taken in sequence. For example, EE302 → 411 → 438. Furthermore, a large quantity of upper div courses will depend on you having taken 438, so realistically you’re looking at 2-3 years minimum.</p>

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<p>I follow. The only university where I was accepted directly into engineering as a transfer, however, was the University of Denver (DU). All the other schools are requiring me to do some sort of “undergraduate studies” major and then transfer into engineering. I think UT Austin will be my best option since I am gonna have to compete for engineering anywhere.</p>

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<p>MaxRabbit</p>

<p>What are the other schools?
Internal transfer from UGS to Engineering is extremely difficult. You are going to gamle big time. Can you afford gambling?</p>

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<p>Ya Ya,</p>

<p>My other choice was CU Boulder.
Some schools like UNC Chapel Hill and William and Mary admitted me directly into computer science, but I think CompE is more up my alley.</p>

<p>I can afford to gamble. UT Austin is very military friendly and offering me an in-state rate for being military.
I’m also taking Calc this summer so I’ll have an idea of how difficult of a time I’ll have with it.</p>

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<p>Actually, the most military friendly school in Texas is A&M. I applied and was offered 18 credit hours for my CCAF transcript plus a few scholarships. I am still have a pending admission to UT (3.92 GPA with 39 real college credits) but I have a friend who was also in the service and was admitted to UT - his financial aid package was much lower than what A&M offered me.</p>

<p>Anyways, you will not complete a EE degree in under 2.5 years. You are better off just taking computer science. Calc isn’t hard, but you should already be done with all your lower division math by now.</p>

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<p>MaxRabbit
What do you mean that you take Calculus this summer? What level of calculus is it?
If it’s introductory I am afraid you’ll need to spend 4 extra years at UT.</p>

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<p>It is Calc I.</p>

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<p>[Common</a> Transfer Credit Issues - Calculus Courses](<a href=“http://www.utexas.edu/student/admissions/ate/problems/calculus.html]Common”>http://www.utexas.edu/student/admissions/ate/problems/calculus.html)</p>

<p>[Degree</a> Plans and Requirements - Cockrell School of Engineering](<a href=“Undergraduate Education”>Undergraduate Education)</p>

<p>[Declare</a> a Major | School of Undergraduate Studies](<a href=“Academic Advising | TEXAS Undergraduate Studies”>Academic Advising | TEXAS Undergraduate Studies)
"Although you’re allowed to spend four semesters as a UGS student, it is important to declare a major as soon as you are ready. Some advantages to declaring a major include gaining access to:</p>

<pre><code>Restricted courses required for that major…"
</code></pre>

<p>Actually this is a way to try to sign for restricted classes. But I don’t know if EE classes are included.</p>

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<p>If you have not completed Calculus 1, then you are going to spend a good 4 years at UT if you want an EE degree. I am assuming that you do not have any university physics (calculus based physics courses) or differential equations/linear algebra either. Every engineering major must have completed these before they begin their upper level courses! </p>

<p>Basically, you are going to start college all over if you want to be an engineering major.</p>

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<p>Thank you for those resources, Ya Ya.</p>