UDel - "Engineering Undecided" - urgent question about switching into "Restricted" eng majors

Hi – my son is admitted into the “Engineering Undecided” major at University of Delaware, and we are trying to decide whether to attend. We had been under the impression he would get exposure to their engineering curriculum via their “Intro to Engineering” class and would then choose a specific engineering major after that, but their website says that many of the engineering majors are restricted (including all the ones he is interested in.)

We are now worried that he could have trouble switching from eng undecided into the engineering major of his choice. How hard is it to switch from engineering undecided into the restricted engineering majors, such as Computer Science? What kind of odds will he be up against? Like only 5% are able to do it or like 75% or whatever? How competitive is it? Is this just a giant bait and switch to force him into one of the less popular engineering programs?

Thank you so much for any advice you can give us – we are down to the wire and this will make a difference in our decision (something is better than nothing, and he would go with a different school if he thought it would be unlikely to be able to transfer from engineering undecided into a good engineering major at UDel).

I strongly suggest that you ask the Engineering Department these questions. They will be straightforward and provide you with specifics. I am concerned that if someone answers your questions in this forum, they may not be knowledgeable enough. Any of the engineering programs are very strong at UD and they are reputable. I’m not sure exactly what you are implying by “bait and switch” as a university has an interest in keeping you there once you accept. It might be helpful to note that I know someone rejected into their business program because they lacked the proper credits in high school math. I guess they could have accepted the student as undecided, but they were honest and up front (declined admission) as I expect they will be (honest and up front) if you reach the proper advisors. They could have just declined your son for admission, but they did not. As a suggestion, write down what the advisor says so that you can reflect on it later. Perhaps information was already given to you about switching majors, but it wasn’t easy to process. It happens-especially with so much on your mind right now. Good luck!