Admission to the College of Engineering

For students entering from high school

Students interested in engineering will be admitted to the University and will be admitted directly to the College of Engineering if they meet certain academic requirements.

You are encouraged to complete the core high school curriculum which consists of the following:

• 4 years in English
• 4 years of Math
• 4 years of Natural Science
• 3 years of Social Science
• 2 years of Foreign Language

Direct Admission

To obtain direct admission into the College of Engineering, new freshmen must satisfy any three of these requirements:

• High school GPA of 3.3 or higher
• 24 composite, 24 in math on ACT or
• 1110 composite, 560 in math on SAT
• Advanced math and science courses in high school
  • 4 units high school math with trigonomety (B or better)
  • 1 high school chemistry course (B or better)

Standard Admission

Students interested in engineering who do not meet the academic requirements for direct admission will be admitted to the University and will begin studies in University College. The curriculum is the same for standard and direct admission. After certain prerequisites are met, students can apply to enter the College of Engineering.

For current UA students and transfer students

Current UA students who have received regular admission, and transfer students may apply for the College of Engineering when they meet the following criteria:

• Completed at least 30 semester hours of coursework
  • Second course in Calculus
• Meet 2.3 grade point requirement in any three of the following categories:
  • in all coursework
  • in all engineering coursework
  • in all required mathematics coursework
  • in all required chemistry and physics coursework
• No more than three grades for any one course
• At least C- in each required mathematics course attempted less than three times; at least a B grade for any such course attempted a third time
• No more than six "repeats for change of grade"

Other disclosures

• Grades below C- at transfer institutions will not apply toward an Engineering degree
• Students not admitted to the College of Engineering may take 300-level engineering courses for a maximum of one semester with written approval from the associate dean of engineering

Admission of students who do not meet the above requirements will be considered by the dean or representative only if the request originates by an Engineering department head or representative.