Undergraduate Majors

 

The Jacobs School of Engineering offers a wide range of undergraduate majors leading to a bachelor's degree. Links to information by department are below. Here is a PDF overview of Jacobs School undergraduate majors.

 

Bioengineering majors

within the Shu Chien-Gene Lay
Department of Bioengineering 

 

Department of Computer Science and Engineering majors 

  • Computer Science
  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Science: Bioinformatics

 

Department of Electrical and  Computer Engineering majors 

  • Computer Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Engineering Physics
  • Electrical Engineering & Society

 

Department of Mechanical and  Aerospace Engineering majors 

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering

 

Chemical and Nano Engineering majors

within the Aiiso Yufeng Li Family Department of Chemical and Nano Engineering 

  • Chemical Engineering
  • NanoEngineering

 

 

Department of Structural Engineering majors 

  • Structural Engineering

 

Incoming Freshman

Admission to UC San Diego as a freshman does not guarantee the ability to switch into engineering and computer science majors at the Jacobs School of Engineering. Due to high demand, all engineering majors at UC San Diego are considered "selective" for incoming freshman applying for enrollment, which means additional screening procedures are in place. Admissions for all incoming students to UC San Diego is managed by the campus-wide UC San Diego admissions office which has a selective majors page.

 

Transfer Students 

For transfer students applying to engineering majors, note that all engineering majors are selective majors, meaning that admission to UC San Diego does not guarantee admission to these majors. Admissions for all incoming transfer students to UC San Diego is managed by the campus-wide UC San Diego admissions office which has a transfer admission page.

 

Continuing Students: Changing Majors 

Due to high demand, all engineering and computer science majors at UC San Diego are “selective,” which means additional screening procedures are in place for current non-engineering students wishing to switch into an engineering or computer science major.

Beginning with the Summer 2025 continuing student application cycle, students will be able to apply to engineering and computer science majors once per year (between Summer and Fall quarters).  Note that space will be limited and acceptance to these majors is not guaranteed.  

For information about selective major guidance for continuing students, please see the UC San Diego Selective Majors Guidance for Continuing Students Page

 

AI & Machine Learning Courses 

The Jacobs School of Engineering created a course guide for undergraduates in all Jacobs School majors who are interested in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML).

 

Integrated Five-Year Bachelor's/Master's Programs

Learn about five-year bachelor's / master's programs at the Jacobs School.
https://jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/academics/bs-ms

 

 

Engineering Undergraduate Advisors

UC San Diego undergraduate advisors' contact information.
https://blink.ucsd.edu/instructors/resources/advisor-lists/departments.html