<p>I know that I'm not alone in this department, a lot of my fellow friends applied to Berkeley under LSA, even undeclared. I am an incoming freshman, and at the time of the application, I was unsure of what I wanted to do. However, I have now decided that I'm interested in Bioengineering, how difficult is it to transfer colleges? And how does it work? What about the College of Chemistry? </p>
<p>Ahh. Help!!</p>
<p>It’s very, very easy to transfer into the College of Chemistry, as there are pretty much as many people trying to transfer out as there are trying to transfer in. If you’re interested in this, I’d recommend taking Chem 4A your first semester. If you enjoy it, transfer into the CoC after your first semester.</p>
<p>The College of Engineering, and Bioengineering in particular, is significantly more difficult to transfer into. You need to take certain technical classes your first few semesters (chem, physics, bio, etc.), get roughly a 3.7-3.8 GPA, and then fill out an application in order to transfer. It’s certainly doable if you’re really interested, but your first year or so will be extremely stressful, and I’m not sure that it’s worth it. </p>
<p>If you’re interested in physical, chemical, and mathematical applications to biological problems, which is largely what bioengineering is, I would urge you to consider both the Chemical Biology major and the Biotechnology concentration in the Chemical Engineering major, both in the College of Chemistry. Both of these majors are probably close to (but not EXACTLY) what you’re looking for, and they are easy to transfer to. Good luck.</p>
<p>Of the Chemical Engineering, Chemical Biology, and Bioengineering majors, Chemical Engineering appears to have the best job and career prospects, according to the [career</a> survey](<a href=“https://career.berkeley.edu/Major/Major.stm]career”>https://career.berkeley.edu/Major/Major.stm). You may have to go back to previous years to see sufficient survey responses for Chemical Biology.</p>