<p>I've been accepted into Cal as an undeclared engineering major (I think... how does one check the major applied under?). Is it true that I can then move onto any engineering major I want later, even impacted ones such as EECS or MechE? I am thinking about MechE for now. What obstacles might I encounter, and what advices do you have for someone in my situation?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>If you are Undeclared Engineering, then yes, you can move into any engineering major so long as you are in good standing (2.0, I believe...you might want to check on that). EECS, ME, etc. all included. It is a matter of filling out one form. It takes approximately 5 minutes.</p>
<p>I've done it, so I know. Switching to EECS, for me, was as simple as filling out one piece of paper that essentially said, "Put me in EECS." There was no approval process or anything.</p>
<p>Ignore anyone who tells you otherwise. They're probably thinking of Undeclared L&S, which doesn't guarantee you anything. Admission to Undeclared Engineering is as selective as the most impacted engineering majors, which is why they let you switch at will.</p>
<p>Obviously, applying to Undeclared Engineering was a very good choice. Congrats.</p>
<p>Thanks for your response!</p>
<p>So how about course selection then... would I be able to finish up the required courses if I choose my major in sophomore year?</p>
<p>I'm not sure what you mean.</p>
<p>You should take the courses in the major that you are most likely to declare, and possibly a few others for exploration purposes.</p>
<p>Luckily, for your first year, most of the courses that you will need to take are requirements for all or most of the engineering majors. There are plenty of exceptions, but that's a general trend.</p>
<p>i went from engineering undeclared to mechanical. it is a little bit tricky as to picking courses (besides like physics and math) since there are different lower div requirements depending on which major you want to move into. I took a bunch of humanities my first two years, also, since I wasn't quite sure what I wanted to switch into. however, I'm taking three of the lower div eng requirements for meche and it's prretty rough altogether - as soon as you have an idea of what you want to do, I recommend taking those lower div classes.</p>