Undergraduate Majors

 

The Jacobs School of Engineering offers a wide range of undergraduate majors leading to a bachelor's degree. Links to information by department are below. Here is a PDF overview of Jacobs School undergraduate majors.

 

Bioengineering majors

within the Shu Chien-Gene Lay
Department of Bioengineering 

 

Department of Computer Science and Engineering majors 

 

Department of Electrical and  Computer Engineering majors 

  • Computer Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Engineering Physics
  • Electrical Engineering & Society

 

Department of Mechanical and  Aerospace Engineering majors 

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering

 

Chemical and Nano Engineering majors

within the Aiiso Yufeng Li Family Department of Chemical and Nano Engineering 

  • Chemical Engineering
  • NanoEngineering

 

 

Department of Structural Engineering majors 

  • Structural Engineering

 

Incoming Freshman

Due to high demand, all engineering and computer science majors are either selective or screened. First-year student applicants must indicate an engineering or computer science major as their first choice on their UC application in order to be considered for acceptance to the major by the UC San Diego Office of Admissions.

Admissions for all incoming students to UC San Diego is managed by the campus-wide UC San Diego admissions office which has a selective and screened majors page.

 

Transfer Students 

All engineering and computer science majors are either selective or screened for transfer admissions. Since acceptance to engineering and computer science majors is quite competitive for first-year and transfer applicants alike, academic standards are high.

Acceptance to engineering majors may be limited to the best transfer applicants, e.g., those who have been admitted to UC San Diego with the most complete lower-division preparation and the highest college grade point averages.

Since acceptance to these majors is restricted, transfer students are encouraged to apply to more than one major degree program and to include one open major in their selection.

Admissions for all incoming transfer students to UC San Diego is managed by the campus-wide UC San Diego admissions office which has a transfer admission page.

 

Continuing Students: Changing Majors 

Due to high demand, all engineering and computer science majors are either selective or screened, which means additional evaluation procedures are in place for current engineering / computer science and non- engineering / computer science students wishing to change into an engineering or computer science major.

Beginning in Summer 2025, selective majors allow students to apply to switch in once per year.  Selection will be based on a point system that considers academic performance and other factors: California residency, first-generation status, and Pell eligibility. Only students who have completed the required screening courses and have a minimum 2.0 UC GPA are eligible to apply.

For information about selective major guidance for continuing students, please see the UC San Diego Selective Majors Guidance for Continuing Students Page.

 

Integrated Five-Year Bachelor's/Master's Programs

Learn about five-year bachelor's / master's programs at the Jacobs School.
https://jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/academics/bs-ms

 

 

Engineering Undergraduate Advisors

UC San Diego undergraduate advisors' contact information.
https://blink.ucsd.edu/instructors/resources/advisor-lists/departments.html