Prospective Student Handbook for Undergraduates in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering department
The Irwin and Joan Jacobs School of Engineering at UCSD comprise the Departments of Bioengineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanoengineering, and Structural Engineering. The Jacobs School is directed by the Dean of Engineering.
Students who already hold a bachelor's degree are not eligible for a second bachelor's degree at UCSD.
IMPACTED STATUS
FRESHMEN and TRANSER STUDENTS: The mechanical engineering and aerospace engineering majors have been declared impacted, effective Fall 2009. Acceptance into an impacted engineering major is based on academic excellence demonstrated in high school. Acceptance will be granted to the maximum number of students in each of the impacted majors consistent with maintaining acceptable program quality and in compliance with admissions procedures and criteria approved by the Academic Senate's Committee on Educational Policy. Admission is granted by the Office of Admissions and Relations with Schools and not the individual departments.
The environmental engineering major is seeking impacted status but it is currently pending.
Students who are admitted into another major and want to apply to move into one of our impacted majors must complete at least one year of academic study at UC San Diego. For more information, please see our information sheet or contact MAE Student Affairs at cgsandoval@ucsd.edu.
Freshmen Student Admissions
Your application and admission to UCSD is handled by the Office of Admissions and not the department. You will be admitted to UCSD before you will be admitted into the Jacobs School of Engineering and the MAE department. Be sure to indicate on your application that your first choice of major is within our department.
We are impaced in the mechanical and aerospace engineering majors.
Double Majors
It is the policy of the Jacobs School of Engineering not to approve double majors within engineering. The Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering supports that policy.
Transfer Student Admissions
Your application and admission to UCSD is handled by the Office of Admissions and not the department. You will be admitted to UCSD before you will be admitted into the Jacobs School of Engineering and the MAE department. Be sure to indicate on your application that your first choice of major is within our department.
You will be admitted to UCSD before you will be admitted into the Jacobs School of Engineering and the MAE department. Be sure to indicate on your application that your first choice of major is within our department (see our list of majors). We have impacted status on the mechanical and aerospace engineering majors.
Following California's Master Plan for Higher Education, the Jacobs School of Engineering gives high priority to students transferring from California community colleges.
It is highly recommended that transfer students complete the following courses for engineering majors.
- Calculus I (Math 20A)
- Calculus II (Math 20B)
- Calculus and Analytic Geometry (Math 20C)
- Differential Equations (Math 20D)
- Linear Algebra (Math 20F)
- Calculus-based physics series with lab experience (Physics 2ABC)
- General Chemistry (Chemistry 6A)
- Highest level of introductory computer programming language course offered at the community college
Double Majors
It is the policy of the Jacobs School of Engineering not to approve double majors within engineering. The Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering supports that policy.