Transfers

To apply for transfer admission to a UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering major, students should complete the UC Undergraduate Application and select an engineering major as their first choice. The annual filing period is November 1-30.

Community college students who participate in the Transfer Admissions Guarantee (TAG) program may also apply for winter quarter admission. Filing deadlines are published on the UC Undergraduate Application website .

UCSD has a six-college system and freshman applicants will need to rank the colleges in order of preference when applying for admission. The colleges help shape a student's program of study because general education requirements are determined by the college, while engineering major requirements are determined by the academic department. The Jacobs School is not affiliated with any one particular college, and engineering students are distributed amongst the six colleges. Students admitted to UC San Diego, are assigned to a college based on their preference ranking of the colleges on the UC application and space availability. Students who accept the offer of admission should assume that they will remain in the college to which they were admitted. Changing colleges is rare and quite difficult.

Students may apply for an Inter College Transfer after:

• completing the home college's writing requirements during the first year, AND
• Satisfying the minimum GPA requirements to transfer, AND
• demonstrating that changing colleges will result in a significantly faster time to graduation.

Submitting an application to transfer colleges does not guarantee approval.

Most students find a home in their college and after a very short time become completely involved with friends and activities there. For more answers to specific questions, check out the College System FAQs.

Transfer admission to the Jacobs School is a two-step process »