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Changing Majors

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Change Your Major to Civil or Environmental Engineering

Interested in changing your major to Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE)? Follow these steps to begin the process:

  1. Meet with a CEE Peer Advisor to discuss your academic goals and the change of major process.
  2. Submit a Change of Major form through OASIS after meeting with a CEE Peer Advisor.

Eligibility Requirements

Change of major requests will be approved only if you meet the following criteria.

Students Who Matriculated to UC Davis as First-Year Students

You must:

  • Be a registered student and have completed at least one quarter (12 units minimum) at UC Davis.
  • Have fewer than 135 cumulative units (excluding AP credits).
  • Be in good academic standing and meet minimum progress requirements.
  • Have letter grades for all courses satisfying Engineering degree requirements.
  • Have completed the following core courses:
    • MAT 21A, 21B, and 21C
    • PHY 9A
    • CHE 2A
  • Have a 2.000 GPA or better in all completed MAT, PHY, BIS, GEL, and CHE courses for your intended major, with a C- or better in each course.
  • Have no grade lower than C- in any required engineering course taken at UC Davis.
  • Have a 2.000 UC GPA in completed engineering courses.

Students Who Matriculated to UC Davis as Transfer Students

Transfer students must meet all first-year student criteria listed above, in addition to the following requirements:

  • Have completed all transfer admission coursework and GPA requirements.
  • Have a 3.2 GPA from previous institution(s) in specified coursework.

Learn about transfer requirements


Questions? Check out our frequently asked questions page.

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