Transferring from a California Community College

The UC system application period is November 1-30 for admission to the following fall semester. UC Berkeley does not accept new transfer applications for the spring semester. For more information on the admissions process, contact the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.

The main criteria for admission to the College of Engineering is:

  • completion of 60 semester units by the end of the spring term prior to fall enrollment
  • UC eligiblibilty
  • high grade point average (GPA) in technical courses and overall
  • completion of 100% of the required core preparation courses by the end of the spring term prior to fall enrollment
  • personal statement (detailing interest in the intended major, influencing experiences, goals, etc.)

Applicants must complete all required core preparation courses in order to be eligible for admission. Please review ASSIST.org to view the articulation agreement between the University of California, Berkeley and your College.

Required core preparation courses:

  • one year calculus (UCB Math 1A & 1B)
  • multivariable calculus (UCB Math 53)
  • differential equations and linear algebra (UCB Math 54)
  • two courses of calculus based physics with lab (UCB Physics 7A & 7B)
  • one course in natural science from the following (UCB Chem 1A, Chem 1B, Physics 7C, Bio 1A, or Bio 1B)
  • two approved reading and composition courses (UCB R1A and R1B)

Please note, the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) offered at California community colleges is not accepted by the College of Engineering.

Courses that cover or partially cover material in our department’s lower division courses required for graduation (but not admission) are strongly recommended; the more of these courses completed, the stronger the application will be. Therefore, when possible, it is to the applicant’s benefit to take courses in discrete math, probability, circuits, data structures, and C++ or Java.

Strongly recommended courses: 

  • UCB CompSci 61A
  • UCB CompSci 61B
  • UCB CompSci 61C
  • UCB El Eng 16A
  • UCB El Eng 16B
  • UCB CompSci 70

Please review ASSIST.org to view the articulation agreement between the University of California, Berkeley and your College.