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Admission into the CSE Department is processed in two steps and students should receive two letters of notification (one from UC San Diego admissions office and the second letter from Jacobs School of Engineering). Transfer students who apply to the CSE Department and who do not receive the second letter indicating whether or not they were admitted to the CSE Department must contact UCSD's Office of Undergraduate Admissions at (858/534-4831).

• First Step: Transfer students must apply directly to the UC San Diego Office of Admissions and Relations with Schools and be admitted.
• Second Step: Transfer students admitted to UC San Diego will have a second evaluation of their course work by the Admissions Office in the Jacobs School of Engineering and the CSE Department. This second evaluation is a performance review of physics, math and computer science transfer courses and is in accordance with admission requirements for all Departments in the Jacobs School of Engineering.

Admission Requirements for a CSE major
Starting Fall 2006, transfer students must complete the following nine courses with an overall GPA of 3.4 and must have a 3.2 cumulative GPA:

Course Equivalencies
Course equivalencies are found at Articulation System Stimulating Interinstitutional Student Transfer (ASSIST). ASSIST is an online student-transfer information system that shows how course credits earned at one public California college or university can be applied when transferred to another. ASSIST is the official repository of articulation for California's public colleges and universities and provides the most accurate and up-to-date information about student transfer in California.

UC San Diego Undergraduate Application Process
UC San Diego Transfer Admission Requirements and Application Requirements: You can find a complete list of admission requirements, admission deadlines, admission programs, publications, resources, FAQs, tips and an admission/enrollment checklist at UC San Diego Transfer Students Admissions webpage. The application for admission to UC San Diego is available November 1 through November 30, 2009.

It is the mission of UC San Diego Office of Admissions and Relations with Schools, in conjunction with other components of the campus, to provide programs, activities and services for prospective students, parents, school and community college personnel, and the general public which:

• Attract and enroll an undergraduate student body with highly competitive academic capabilities, which is representative of the diversity of the people of California.
• Increase the presence and awareness of UCSD through marketing, promotional and recruitment activities to prospective students and their parents, high schools, community colleges and the general public.
• Encourage and increase cooperative educational relationships between UC San Diego and California high schools, community colleges and educational organizations.

Heavy interest in CSE
Because of heavy student interest in the CSE Department, limited resources available to accommodate this high demand, and maintenance of a high quality program we find it necessary to limit enrollments. Admission to the department as a major, transfer, or minor student is in accordance with the general requirements established by the Jacobs School of Engineering.

Report of UCSD's Task Force to Consider Transfer Student Issues (April 28, 1999)