<p>I understand they're both around the same difficulty to get in while applying, but if I apply to chemical engineering in freshman year, but feel bioengineering is my calling, is it difficult to transfer?</p>
<p>CoE frosh admissions selectivity depends on one’s major.</p>
<p>At the time of the Hout report, bioengineering was one of the most selective of the CoE majors. But that was several years ago.</p>
<p>Transferring into the CoE is described here:
[Change</a> of College (into COE) ? UC Berkeley College of Engineering](<a href=“http://coe.berkeley.edu/students/current-undergraduates/change-of-college]Change”>Change of college - Berkeley Engineering)</p>
<p>Transferring into the CoC is described here:
[College</a> of Chemistry - University of California at Berkeley - On Campus Transfers](<a href=“http://chemistry.berkeley.edu/student_info/undergrad_info/policies/change_of_college.php]College”>http://chemistry.berkeley.edu/student_info/undergrad_info/policies/change_of_college.php)</p>
<p>COE is interesting because they don’t really care where you come from–whether L&S, CoC, CNR, etc (but transferring within CoE is different). They really mostly care about the prereqs listed on their website. I’d follow that as the rule of thumb. Good luck!</p>
<p>ChemE offers a range of interdisciplinary options with bio that may essentially overlap with the bioengineering degree offered in COE. You can also major in the newer “Chemical Biology” degree program within COC.</p>
<p>BioE is still one of the harder/more popular CoE majors to transfer into - or so the officer said last year. Don’t remember if she said if it was harder/easier than EECS though.</p>