Undergraduate Applicants

CSU, Long Beach admitting Engineering transfers with only 12 units!

New Lower Division Transfer Opportunity for Undergraduate Engineering Majors

CSULB only admits upper-division students (those with a minimum 60 transferable units). However, CSULB recognizes that the total number of courses taken by Engineering transfer students often exceeds the number of units required for the entire program. As a result, CSULB now admits lower-division students majoring in Engineering.

Criteria for Admission

Applicants must meet all of the following requirements to be offered admission:

  1. Apply during the priority filing period (Oct. 1 - Nov. 30 for Fall; Aug. 1-31 for Spring) and declare the intent to pursue and complete a major in Engineering.
  2. Meet CSU minimum eligibility requirements as a lower division transfer including:
    1. CSU eligibility based on high school achievement or high school deficiency removed at the community college.
    2. Be in good academic standing
  3. Complete the General Education baccalaureate level requirements in English and Mathematics with a grade of "C" or better.
  4. Complete at least 12 transferable semester units with a with grade of "C" or better.
  5. Complete at least 3 units of baccalaureate-level calculus equivalent to CSULB's Math 122 (Calculus I, CAN Math 18) or above.
  6. For Fall admission, requirements 2, 3, and 4 above must be completed by the end of the prior Spring term. For Spring admission, they must be completed by the end of the Summer term.

For information, contact the College of Engineering Recruitment and Retention Center.

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