Uiuc minimum gpa to declare major

In order to apply to transfer to a major from EU, students must meet the following criteria:

• Completion of the required classes for their majors of interest by the end of the semester in which they submit their IDT application.
• First-year EU students: Be enrolled in their second semester or later at Illinois.
• Students who transferred into EU: Be enrolled in at least their first full semester in the EU Program.

All IDT applications will be reviewed at the completion of the semester and decisions will be made before the start of the following semester. Accepted students will be in their major the semester following when they apply.

Course Transfer Requirements

Students must complete all of the following foundational courses to be eligible to transfer to any of the majors in Grainger:

• General Chemistry 1 and lab (CHEM 102 & CHEM 103)*
• Calculus 1 (MATH 220 or MATH 221)
• Calculus 2 (MATH 231)
• University Physics: Mechanics (PHYS 211)
• Composition 1 (RHET 101 &102, RHET 105, ESL 111 & 112, ESL 115, CMN 111 & 112, or equivalent transfer course)
• Engineering at Illinois (ENG 101)

AP, A-level, IB, and other proficiency or transfer credit is accepted. *Students who earned AP credit for CHEM 102 do not need to take the CHEM 103 lab. Students who earn proficiency credit for CHEM 102 must still complete CHEM 103.

The following majors have additional course requirements to transfer:

• Bioengineering: Completion of MCB 150, CHEM 102 & 103, CHEM 104 & 105, with grades of B or higher. BIOE 120 is strongly recommended.
  • Note: For students with AP credit for CHEM 102 only, CHEM 103 is still required. For students with AP credit for CHEM 102 and 104, CHEM 103 and 105 are still required. These courses are not waived for BIOE/Neural.
  • Students in their 3rd semester or beyond will need to go complete the normal College of LAS ICT process and requirements for Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering.
  • Please note: All EU students who wish to transfer to Chemical Engineering must submit an application through the LAS ICT process.
  • Note: For students with AP credit for CHEM 102 only, CHEM 103 is still required. For students with AP credit for CHEM 102 and 104, CHEM 103 and 105 are still required. These courses are not waived for BIOE/Neural.

  Core Requirements for all Majors

  • CHEM 102 & CHEM 103
  • MATH 220 or 221 and MATH 231
  • PHYS 211
  • ENG 101
  • Composition 1 Requirement

  Time Frame

  Students must have completed two semesters in EU if admitted to the program as first-time freshmen; if admitted as an ICT transfer student into EU, students must complete at least one semester in EU.

  Maximum Time in Engineering Undeclared

  Students can remain in Engineering Undeclared through the end of their 4th semester. All students must be declared in a major by the 10th day of their 5th semester.

  Major Selection

  Engineering Undeclared students are able to pursue transfer to any major in the Grainger College of Engineering as well as Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering (housed in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences) with the sole exception of Computer Science and the new Grainger CS+X programs (CS+BIOE and CS+PHYS).

  Students who transfer to EU via the ICT process specify their majors of interest in their application to EU. Those students who start as first-time freshmen in EU state their majors of interest at the end of their first semester. Modification of the majors of interest may be possible in consultation with an EU advisor.

  Students will indicate three majors of interest in ranked order on their application. These majors of interest will have been discussed with an Engineering Undeclared advisor during a course planning appointment. Students may select up to two (2) competitive majors on one application. The current competitive majors are: Aerospace Engineering, Bioengineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Neural Engineering. Indicating more than 2 competitive majors will have a negative impact on the success of your transfer application.

  While Engineering Undeclared students may pursue transfer to Chemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering is not accessible through the Engineering Undeclared IDT process. Students must follow the procedures for ICT to LAS and meet the declaration criteria for Chemical Engineering (see course transfer requirements above).

  

  Still figuring out your majors of interest?

  Consult our Major Exploration page for exploration tips and strategies!

  The IDT Application

  The transfer (IDT) application will be offered twice per academic year, once in the fall semester (for admission in the spring) and once in the spring (for admission in the fall).

  Application timelines:

  Spring Applications: April 1 - April 30

  Fall Applications: November 1 - November 30

  The EU IDT Application for Fall 2024 will be open November 1-30, 2024

  Please see below for applications details and FAQs.

  Note: You will not be able to edit after submitting. Please read all information carefully first.

  You will receive a confirmation e-mail after your application has been successfully submitted.

  Application Questions

  1) Major Selection: Indicate, in order of preference, your three majors of interest. You are only allowed to choose two competitive majors (see above)

  2) Resume: Upload a current copy of your resume (PDF only). We suggest you utilize the campus Career Center or Engineering Career Services for assistance with preparation of your resume and for additional review. Be sure not to include an apostrophe (') in the file name, otherwise your application will not submit.

  3) Academic Record Essay: Comment (150-250 words) on your college academic record (courses and grades). Feel free to approach this in the way that suits you best: use it to highlight your strengths, discuss any low grades you have received, courses that you were unable to take, or anything else you wish the review committee to know. This is your opportunity to tell a deeper story about your academics than simply the courses taken and grades received.

  4) Extracurricular Involvement Essay: Describe (150-250 words) your involvement in activities outside the classroom. This essay can focus on your participation in student organizations, research, internship or job experiences, job shadowing, individual projects, and so on. You should focus on how your experiences have informed your exploration and developed your interest in your three majors.

  5) Proposed Course Plans: Use our template to submit a PDF of the following academic plans for your three majors of interest:

  • First major of interest: A proposed degree completion plan (or 4-year plan)
  • Second and third majors of interest: A proposed schedule for your first semester in each major

  Please utilize the suggested sequence for your majors of interest as found in the Undergraduate Academic Catalog and the major curriculum maps. Please use the linked fillable template; instructions for completing the template can be found here. Be sure not to include an apostrophe (') in the file name, otherwise your application will not submit.

  6) Professional Statements of Interest: Submit a professional statement of interest that explains your interests in each of the three majors you selected. You will submit three separate statements of 250-450 each, one statement per major, that address the following:

  1) What factors led to you choosing this major?

  2) How does your interest in this major match your career goals?

  3) What opportunities unique to this major stand out to you?

  We recommended that you use the campus Writer's Workshop to review all your IDT application essays (questions 3, 4, and 6).

  Application Review and Notification Timeline

  Students in EU who earn at least a 3.0 UIUC GPA and a 3.0 Specialized GPA, in addition to meeting the requirements to remain in good EU standing (see below), are pre-approved for assignment into one of their three majors of interest. While we try to place each student in their first-choice major of interest, it is not guaranteed. Placement depends on the holistic review of a student's application to their majors of interest and major capacity. Major capacity may change from semester to semester and is not publicly available.

  To remain in good EU standing, students must:

  • maintain at least a 2.5 UIUC GPA and a 2.5 Specialized GPA (all STEM courses),
  • meet any GPA/grade requirements that their intended major has
  • earn at least a B- in ENG 101
  • make appropriate progress in foundational and technical STEM coursework
  • meet with an EU advisor each semester

  Review of applications will begin after grades post for the application term. Decisions will be sent to a student's official Illinois e-mail address by July 1st for spring applications and by one week prior to the start of the spring term for fall applications. Deadlines for students to accept or decline potential transfer offers will be indicated in the decision notification.

  Effective for students admitted to Illinois in Fall 2024 and beyond:

  Students in EU are expected to maintain good EU standing to support transfer into an engineering major. To remain in good EU standing, students must:

  • Maintain at least a 2.5 UIUC GPA and a 2.5 Illinois Specialized GPA (all STEM courses; seen as College GPA on degree audit),
  • Meet any GPA or grade requirements that their intended major has (see above),
  • Earn at least a B- in ENG 101,
  • Make appropriate progress in foundational and technical STEM coursework,
  • Earn at least a C in foundational technical courses,
  • Meet with an EU advisor each semester.

  Students in EU who earn at least a 3.0 UIUC GPA and a 3.0 Illinois Specialized GPA and earn a B- or higher in major exploration courses for majors of interest, in addition to meeting the requirements to remain in good EU standing, are best situated for assignment into one of their three majors of interest. While we try to place each student in their first-choice major of interest, placement into any major is not guaranteed through Engineering Undeclared. Placement depends on the holistic review of a student’s application to their majors of interest and capacity in individual majors. Major capacity may change from semester to semester. Students placed into their third-choice majors will be encouraged to speak to an EU advisor to discuss their options.

  The following are Major Exploration Courses considered for major placement. In majors where multiple courses are given, students need to earn at least a B- in any listed courses that they take.

  • Agricultural and Biological Engineering: ABE 100, 127, 128, 141, 227, 228.
  • Aerospace Engineering: AE 140 (or ME 170 or SE 101), PHYS 211, TAM 210 or 211
  • Bioengineering: BIOE 120. Please see additional grade requirements for this major.
  • Chemical Engineering: Please see additional grade requirements for this major.
  • Civil Engineering: CEE 190, CEE 201, CEE 202, SE 101Computer Engineering: Please see additional grade requirements for this major.
  • Computer Engineering: Please see additional grade requirements for this major.Electrical Engineering: Please see additional grade requirements for this major.
  • Electrical Engineering: Please see additional grade requirements for this major.Engineering Mechanics: ME 170, PHYS 211, TAM 195, TAM 211
  • Engineering Mechanics: ME 170, PHYS 211, TAM 195, TAM 211
  • Environmental Engineering: ATMS 201, ATMS 202, CEE 190, CEE 201, CEE 202, SE 101Industrial Engineering: SE 101, PHYS 211, TAM 211
  • Industrial Engineering: SE 101, PHYS 211, TAM 211Mechanical Engineering: ME 170, PHYS 211, TAM 210 or 211
  • Mechanical Engineering: ME 170, PHYS 211, TAM 210 or 211Nuclear, Plasma and Radiological Engineering: NPRE 100, NPRE 200, TAM 210 or 211
  • Nuclear, Plasma and Radiological Engineering: NPRE 100, NPRE 200, TAM 210 or 211Physics: PHYS 211, PHYS 212, PHYS 213, PHYS 214, PHYS 225
  • Physics: PHYS 211, PHYS 212, PHYS 213, PHYS 214, PHYS 225
  • Systems Engineering and Design: SE 101, PHYS 211, TAM 211

  Note: ME 170 and SE 101 will count for any major that requires a CAD class and will also cover AE 140. AE 140 will not count for any major outside of Aerospace.