Qualification requirements and/or prerequisites for the major:

Transfer students who want to pursue the Computer Engineering major, must have applied and been admitted to UC Santa Cruz as a proposed Computer Engineering major.

Transfer students should declare their major in their first quarter at UC Santa Cruz. Instructions for declaring a major in Baskin Engineering are on the Baskin Engineering Undergraduate Advising major declaration page. 

Students with Python programming experience who have not completed an articulated course to CSE 20, Beg. Programming in Python, who wish to bypass CSE 20, should take the online CSE 20 testout exam in July or September. See CSE 20 Testout Exam for more information and to register.

Transfer students who intend to pursue this major should do the following prior to the beginning of their first term…

• Students must submit unofficial transcripts to BE advising by July 1. Please use the google form that was sent to you by email requesting transcripts. Do not email or mail these separately to us.
• If you have taken courses that may apply toward your major requirements or toward prerequisites for major courses, and they do not have an agreement listed on ASSIST.ORG, a review of course materials and syllabi by our engineering faculty may be required. This includes courses taken at schools outside of the California Community College system. To prepare for this review, we recommend that you begin gathering course descriptions, syllabi and other materials from any engineering related courses you have completed that do not have ASSIST.org agreements.

...and should take these courses their first term:

Before enrollment, an advisor will review students' unofficial transcripts. Once transcripts have been reviewed, advisors will inform students about what major requirements they will be receiving credit for, and recommend first quarter courses to students by email. 

If unable to enroll in the courses listed above:

Please refer to the email you received from BSOE advising.

Special enrollment procedures:

Enroll in classes during your online enrollment appointment time.

Skills important for success in this major:

Skills in mathematics, abstract thinking, attention to detail, logical reasoning, and an interest in how things work and making them work.

Although not required for the major, students in this major might benefit from:

The suggested course load is two major classes per quarter; if students do not have additional general education requirements to satisfy, they can utilize the third course each quarter to pursue other interests.

Other Information:

Be sure to attend the BSOE Orientation during Fall Welcome Week!

We expect that students declare their major and create a major academic plan within their first quarter at UCSC, and we will be assisting students with this during fall quarter.

During the summer the BSOE advising office will be focusing on providing advising assistance that prepares students for first quarter enrollment. 

Links to Review:

Program Description (Catalog)
Department Website
ASSIST.ORG
BSOE Undergraduate Advising

Advisor Contact Information:

Baskin School of Engineering Undergraduate Advising

(831) 459-5840 or advising@soe.ucsc.edu
BSOE Undergraduate Affairs Office, 225 Baskin Engineering