Becoming a Computer Engineering Major

Any student may become a Computer Engineering pre-major by informing the University Registrar or the Computer Engineering Academic Counselor. It is advisable to do this early to ensure receiving program information and staying advised of any changes that may be made in degree requirements. Declaration as a pre-major will also enable participation in activities associated with the degree program such as the Undergraduate Student Advisory Committee.

In order to become a full major, a student must first complete the courses required of pre-majors and then apply for full major status. An application should be obtained from the School of Computing web page or Computer Engineering office during the semester when the student expects to complete these requirements. One may not preregister for any upper division classes in Computer Engineering without first being admitted as a full major or a minor. Applications for admission are reviewed at the end of each semester.

To be admitted to full major status, a student must have:

An average grade of at least 3.0 and a minimum grade of C- in all of the following classes or their equivalents. None of these classes may be taken on a credit/no-credit basis.
- Mathematics 1210, and either 1220 or 1250
- Physics 2210
- Computer Science 1410 and 2420 (formerly 2010 and 2020)
- Electrical Engineering 1020 and 1270
- University English writing requirement
A grade of CR in CS 1010 (a credit/no-credit class).
A cumulative University of Utah grade point average of 2.3 or higher.

No pre-major class may be taken more than twice. If a class is repeated, the grade received the second time is used. If a student receives any grade in a class--including W (withdrawal), I (incomplete), or V (audit)--the student is considered to have taken the class. Only three classes may be repeated without penalty. For any additional classes that a student repeats, only 80% of the grade points received in the repeated class will be used in the GPA calculation.

If credit is granted for any of the above classes based on advanced placement test scores or courses taken at other schools, appropriate grades will be assigned for our use in this calculation. Check with the Computer Engineering Academic Counselor for details.

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