<p>What's the earliest that you can transfer, are you able to take classes in the engineering school if you have to wait a semester to apply to transfer (can i work on my degree in mechanical engineering even if i'm not in that school yet?)</p>
<p>Anyone who knows someone whose done this would be helpful</p>
<p>meet the gpa requirement and prereqs, for ME the requirement is 3.2</p>
<p>The hard part of engineering is not getting in, it’s getting through the program</p>
<p>are those gpa and prerequisites after your first semester/second semester or are you talking about high school</p>
<p>What about if you were accepted to LSA computer science and think you want to get the degree through engineering instead?</p>
<p>after first 1/2 semesters</p>
<p>ryegye i thought the courses you take are different. Heard engineering CS is a lot harder than LSA CS</p>
<p>Not a big deal at all…just meet the GPA requirements. Your first year will be spent on pre-reqs anyways…if you stay in LSA to do all of that, you’ll actually save some money since LSA tuition is about $2000/semester cheaper if you are an in-state student .</p>
<p>Just make sure you register for classes like you are in engineering…that means take Calc I and II, Physics, Chem, Engin 101 (programming), and an english class.</p>
<p>Bearcats, what’s the actual difference between Engineering CS and LSA CS? Shouldn’t 2 CS courses at the same university be more or less the same? I’ve gotten into Engineering CS, so just wondering…</p>
<p>My son was admitted to LSA intending to major in CS. Here is a response he received recently from a CS advisor to the exact same question (my son also expressed interested in study abroad which may have colored this response):</p>
<p>The CS programs in LSA and in Engineering are pretty much identical in terms of the computer science coursework that you take. They are both accredited by ABET. The main differences are due to the requirements of the different colleges. Engineering students are required (by the College of Engineering) to take more math and science courses, as well as more technical electives (in various engineering fields). LSA students are required (by the College of LS&A) to take courses that satisfy requirements like foreign language, race and ethnicity, area distribution, etc. So, the bottom line is that you get the same CS training, but different distribution experiences. In my experience, employers seldom care which college a CS student comes from, and when they do it cuts both ways. In particular, CS-LSA students are sometimes preferred by companies that have global operations, where having a student who has had more exposure to foreign languages and cultures is helpful.</p>
<p>ryegye, I asked my friend in CE just now and they said you will need to take more higher level EECS classes plus a couple engineering electives, and in summary basically more hard classes and less LSA cupcake requirement classes. </p>
<p>However, you should seriously consider engineering CS over LSA CS. A lot more prestigious companies recruit COE than LSA. The career service between the two colleges are also night and day.</p>
<p>Is meeting the GPA requirements hard at Michigan (3.0)? I have a lot at stake if I am not able to transfer in.</p>
<p>not hard at all. If you cant meet it you should not be going to COE you’ll fail out</p>