Undeclared to Engineering

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
1

<p>Hi guys, I applied to UIUC under mechanical engineering but got rejected and was offered alternate majors instead. I choose undeclared and if I do plan to attend this university, my goal would be to transfer to engineering after a year. Is this feasible for me?
Hopefully, I will get a 5 on the Calc BC AP exam to skip it and I am currently taking AP Physics C (I am a high school senior). I asked some people and they said if I work hard and get good grades, I can do it. My main concern, however, is getting the prerequisites to enter the engineering program. I heard it is hard to get classes in college so I am wondering what are the chances I get all the classes needed for an intercollege transfer.</p>

<p>btw, the prereqs: MATH 220 - Calculus or MATH 221 - Calculus I, MATH 231 - Calculus II, CHEM 102 - General Chemistry I and CHEM 103 - General Chemistry Lab I, and PHYS 211 - University Physics: Mechanics</p>

2

<p>Those classes shouldn’t be too hard to get into, but you’ll need an A in all of them to transfer into mechanical engineering. It is even more restricted than CS.</p>

<p>The path from DGS, GE, IE to MechE is lined with broken dreams.</p>

<p>If you’re absolutely sure you want to study mechanical engineering, I would look at alternate schools.</p>