Freshmen Admissions: Two-Step Process

Step 1 - Admission to UCSD
Students must meet the UCSD requirements for freshman admission. All applications are reviewed by the UCSD Office of Admissions and Relations with Schools according to the Comprehensive Review evaluation and selection process. The Office of Admissions and Relations with Schools determines admission to UCSD and assigns freshmen to their undergraduate college.

Step 2 – Admission to an Engineering Major
All UCSD admitted students who selected an engineering major as their first choice on the UC application are then reviewed by the Jacobs School Dean's Office for admission to the major. The major evaluation process is dependent on the type of major selected.

Open Majors: Admitted students who have applied to an open engineering major are automatically admitted to that major.

Pre-Majors: Admitted students who have applied to one of our two pre-majors (bioengineering pre-medical or engineering physics) will automatically be placed in the pre-major. Students will need to fulfill course and GPA requirements during freshman year to be admitted to the major.

Impacted Majors: Admitted students that have applied to an impacted major will be further evaluated by the Jacobs School Dean's Office according to the Comprehensive Review score that was determined for the applicant by the UCSD Office of Admissions and Relations with Schools. Learn more about admission to impacted engineering majors »

Remember that admission to UCSD does not guarantee acceptance to an impacted engineering major.