will the major you pick in community college affect your admission to a 4yr university (transfer)

Transfer Students
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to rephrase: does the major you pick in CC affect your admission to a university given that you meet all minimum requirements for transfer?

i want an environmental engineering major in a university however my cc doesnt offer that. instead, the viable options they have is a regular engineering or chemistry major

im yet to follow up w a counselor but during our first meeting, we basically just looked up the transfer requirements through the assist website. im planning to take all those up as well as the actual program requirements of my major in CC.

For the engineering major, i have to take 8 not-really-needed units since it’s part of the program requirements
As for chemistry, all the program reqs. are already part of the courses listed in the assist website so i dont have to take any extra/unnecessary units

will it matter what major i choose (engr or chem) as long as i meet the minimum transfer requirements? also would you suggest the chem major right now so that i wont have to take up additional/extra units or the engineering major… well because it has the word /engineering/ in it? (that sounded less stupid in my head haha but i mean afterall i do want to take an environmental /engineering/ major)

thank you and sorry for this novel haha

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Major doesn’t always matter. What will matter is if you meet the course and GPA requirements for transferring into the major you want.

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Major itself doesn’t directly matter. It’s more about taking relevant coursework towards your desired major at a 4-year, so they see you’re preparing yourself by taking relevant classes/general ed electives.

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Meet with your advisor to meet general admissions and major specific required and recommended classes. Often, the required courses can be completed alongside more than one major or no major at all (associates in general studies).

If the extra classes for engineering are of zero use to you, then it’s ok to pick a different major. Sometimes things that are not required will be useful down the line (for example, my kid is taking more math than required due to her own future plans).