6 • COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
requirements and meeting these require-
ments does not guarantee admission to
the Computer Science major:
1. A cumulative overall grade point aver-
age of at least 3.0;
2. Satisfactory completion of Computer
Science 16, 24, and 40 with a cumula-
tive GPA of 3.2 or higher; First takes
only;
3. Satisfactory completion of Math 3A, 3B,
4A, and 4B with a cumulative GPA of
3.0 or higher; First takes only.
Denied change of major applications will
not be reconsidered. More information
can be found at https://cs.ucsb.edu/edu-
cation/undergrad/admissions. No excep-
tions are made for these requirements.
Electrical Engineering. Students may
petition to enter the Electrical Engineer-
ing major once both of the following
requirements are met:
1. An overall UCSB grade point average of
at least 3.0.
2. Satisfactory completion at UCSB, with a
grade point average of 3.0 or better, of
at least ve classes, including at least two
mathematics classes, from the follow-
ing: Math 4B, Math 6A, Math 6B, ECE
10A/10AL, 10B/10BL, 10C/10CL (ECE
10A/10AL, 10B/10BL, 10C/10CL each
count as one course), ECE 15A. The calcu-
lation of the minimum GPA will be based
the time of petitioning.
Acceptance into the major will be based
on UC grade point averages, applicable
courses completed, and space availability.
All students considering changing into
meet with the ECE Academic Advisor dur-
ing their rst year.
Mechanical Engineering. Admission by
change of major into Mechanical Engi-
neering is both limited and competitive.
Petitions are required once students have
been admitted through the change of
major process. Mechanical Engineering
requires a minimum of eight core courses
from the following list: Math 3A-B; Math
4A-B; Math 6A-B; Physics 1, 2, 3/3L;
ENGR 3; Chemistry 1A-1B; ME 10; ME 14,
15, 17 (three of the eight courses must
include PHYS 3/3L, ME 14, and ME 17).
Acceptance into the major is based on UC
grade point average, applicable courses
completed, and space availability. Starting
for freshmen fall 2021, ME will be allowing
CSU and CCC grades to be included in
the minimum six courses that are calcu-
lated for a prep GPA (these grades are not
calculated into your ofcial UCSB GPA).
These grades must be submitted ofcially
and be reected in GOLD. Students are
able to repeat courses as long as they fol-
courses. All students considering chang-
ing into Mechanical Engineering must no-
tify the ME Academic Advisor and report
all core course grades after each quarter
to update preparatory GPA calculation. It
is highly recommended to follow the ME
program as closely as possible to best
be prepared to switch into ME; all while
keeping a backup major in mind in the
likely chance the department is not able
to accommodate your request to change
into ME.
Degree Requirements
To be eligible for a bachelor of science
degree from the College of Engineering,
students must meet three sets of require-
ments: general university requirements,
college general education requirements,
and major degree requirements.
General University Requirements
All undergraduate students must satisfy
university academic residency, UC Entry
Level Writing Requirement, American His-
tory and Institutions, unit, and scholarship
requirements. These requirements are
described fully on page 11.
College General Education Require-
ments
All students must satisfy the general
education requirements for the College
of Engineering. These requirements are
described on page 11.
Major Degree Requirements
Preparation for the major and major
requirements for each program must be
satised, including unit and GPA require-
ments. These appear in subsequent sec-
tions of this publication.
Advanced Placement Credit
Students who complete special ad-
vanced placement courses in high school
and who earn scores of 3, 4, or 5 on the
College Board Advanced Placement taken
before high school graduation will receive
2, 4, or 8 units of credit toward graduation
at UCSB for each such test completed
with the required scores, provided scores
are reported to the Ofce of Admissions.
The specic unit values assigned to each
test, course equivalents, and the appli-
cability of these credits to the General
Education requirements are presented in
the chart on page 8.
International Baccalaureate Credit
Students who earn scores of 5, 6, or 7 on In-
ternational Baccalaureate (IB) Higher Level (HL)
Examinations taken before high school gradua-
tion will receive 8 units of credit toward gradua-
tion at UCSB for each such test completed with
the required scores, provided ofcial scores
are submitted to the Ofce of Admissions.
Students who complete the IB diploma with a
score of 30 or above will receive 6 quarter units
in addition to the units earned for individual
Higher Level exams.
Minimal Progress
Requirements
may be placed on academic probation if
the total number of units passed at UCSB
is fewer than what is prescribed by the
prevailing academic Senate regulation
regarding Minimum Cumulative Progress.
At least three-fourths of the minimum
number of academic units passed must
include courses prescribed for the major.
The following courses may be counted
toward the unit minimums: courses
repeated to raise C-, D, or F grades;
courses passed by examination; courses
graded IP (In Progress); courses passed
during summer session at UCSB or at
another accredited college or university
and transferred to UCSB.
Students must obtain the approval of
the Associate Dean for Undergraduate
Studies to deviate from these require-
ments. Approval normally will be granted
only in cases of medical disability, severe
personal problems, or accidents.
Students enrolled in dual-degree
programs must submit their proposed
for Undergraduate Studies in the College
of Engineering for approval. The indi-
vidual programs must contain comparable
standards of minimal academic progress.
215–Unit and Quarter Enrollment
Limitations
The college expects students to gradu-
ate within 12 regular quarters for students
who are admitted as freshmen and 9
regular quarters for students admitted as
junior transfers and with no more than 215
units. College credit earned before high
school graduation does not count toward
the 215-unit maximum. This includes
credit for Advanced Placement and Inter-
national Baccalaureate examinations, and
also college or university credit earned
while still in high school.
Students who are admitted as freshmen
and remain continuously enrolled will
be assessed after 12 regular quarters at
UCSB, and transfer students admitted as