Program Requirements:
Transfer Preparation for Engineering
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE ENGINEERING MAJOR
Engineering is a demanding major. You must have an aptitude for mathematics
and be able to earn better than average grades.
Engineering is an impacted major on most campuses because the number
of applicants to engineering programs exceeds the number that can be
accepted. Because of this, admission is extremely competitive. To maximize
your chances of transfer into any four-year school, you must complete
all of the lower division requirements before transfer. The minimum
GPA required for admission varies from college to college. See your
counselor for this information.
Las Positas offers most of the lower-division courses that are needed
to fulfill the lower-division requirements for a four-year degree in
Engineering. It is important to know that each four-year school has
its own engineering major and each one may have slightly different requirements.
See your counselor for assistance in planning your program.
FRESHMAN YEAR
- Chemistry 1A* (General College Chemistry) -- 5 units
- Engineering 10 (Introduction to Engineering) -- 2 units
- Engineering 20 (Engineering Graphics) -- 2 units
- Engineering 21 (Descriptive Geometry) -- 3 units
- Math 1 (Analytic Geometry and Calculus I) -- 5 units
- Math 2 (Analytic Geometry and Calculus II) -- 5 units
- Physics 8A (General Physics I) -- 5 units
- Physics 8B (General Physics II) -- 5 units
- Computer Science 1 (Computing Fundamentals) -- 4-5 units
SOPHOMORE YEAR
- English 1A (Critical Reading and Composition) -- 3 units
- Engineering 35 (Statics) -- 3 units
- Engineering 44 (Introduction to Circuit Analysis) -- 3 units
- Engineering 45 (Materials of Engineering) -- 3 units
- Mathematics 3 (multivariable Calculus) -- 5 units
- Mathematics 5 (Differential Equations with Computer Applications)
-- 3 units
- Physics 8C (General Physics III) -- 5 units
- Physics 8D** (General Physics IV) -- 5 units
- Speech 1 (Fundamentals of Speech Communications) -- 3 units
* Chemical Engineering and Materials Engineering majors should also
take Chemistry 1B
** Physics 8D may not be required by some universities for specific
engineering majors
Students interested in majoring in engineering should discuss their
course planning with a counselor to ensure they are following the guidelines
for transferring to a four-year college.
Students interested in pursuing a degree in Optical Science Engineering
should take Engineering 15 in the freshman year.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The engineering transfer preparation program outlined above is for
transfer and does not confer a degree. It is based on recommendations
of the California Engineering Liaison Committee and is designed to prepare
the student for junior standing upon transfer to universities in California
in any major branch of engineering. This program requires high school
preparation including: trigonometry, pre-calculus mathematics, physics,
chemistry, mechanical drafting, and English.
The program outlined above fulfills typical lower-division requirements
at four-year transfer institutions. Some variation in requirements may
exist at a particular four-year college or university; therefore, it
is essential that the student also refer to the catalogs of the prospective
transfer institution and consult a counselor.
Because engineering is an impacted major on most campuses, admission
is determined, in part, by completion of all of the lower division requirements
for that particular campus. Specific course requirements for CSU and
UC can be found on the ASSIST
website, which is the official source for California articulation. See
your counselor if you need assistance in interpreting the information
you find in ASSIST.
