Changing Majors

THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS GRANTED FOR THE CHANGE OF MAJOR PROCESS IN THE MAE DEPARTMENT.

All required GPA Minimums must be met and all required ENGINEERING coursework must be completed.
All non-major students must attend a change of major workshop prior to submitting a change of major form on OASIS (no exceptions). MAE Advising does not offer 1:1 appointments with non-major students. 

Change Your Major to Mechanical and/or Aerospace Engineering

The MAE department will not review any petitions from non-major students outside of our majors until all other change of major criteria has been met.

Petition to Add (PTA) numbers will not be provided for major restricted coursework, please refer to ourenrollment policiespage. 

To change your major to Mechanical and/or Aerospace Engineering from a major in any College (including Engineering):

For students who started as first-years at UC Davis, you must meet the following criteria:

  1. Be a registered student and have completed at least one quarter (minimum of 12 units) at UC Davis.
  2. Be in good academic standing and meet minimum progress requirements.
  3. Have received a letter grade for all courses that satisfy Engineering degree requirements.
GPA and Course Requirements:
UC GPA: 2.8+
MAT / CHE / PHY GPA: 2.8+
Engineering GPA: 2.8+
Includes all courses taken at the UC Includes only the MAT, CHE, and PHY courses required by the majorIncludes the required major courses EXCEPT mat, che, phy courses 
To be eligible to apply for the change of major, you must have at least the following 5 courses completed with grades (C- or better) posted.
  • Mat 21A, Mat 21B, Mat 21C
  • CHE 2A,
  • PHY 9A

The remaining part of the series for Mat, Che, and Phy may be completed to improve the MAT / CHE / PHY GPA and be eligible for the change of major. 

For all students who transferred into UC Davis, you must:

  1. Be a registered student and have completed at least one quarter (minimum of 12 units) at UC Davis
  2. Be in good academic standing and meet minimum progress requirements
  3. Have received a letter grade for all courses that satisfy Engineering degree requirements
  4. Have completed all transfer admission coursework and GPA requirements for the intended major.
    • All course requirements completed from the transfer institution shall meet the College of Engineering 3.2 Admission GPA criteria. 
GPA and Course Requirements:
College of Engineering Admission GPA must be met first. 
College of Engineering Admission GPA for Mechanical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering majors: 3.20
(all required courses completed PRIOR to transferring to UC Davis).
If you meet the 3.2 GPA, then the rest of your GPAs can be assessed for eligibility of the change of major criteria. 

 

UC GPA: 2.8+Technical GPA: 2.8+Engineering GPA: 2.8+
Includes all courses taken at the UCIncludes the remaining required courses completed AFTER transferring to UC DavisIncludes the required major courses EXCEPT mat, che, phy courses 
To be eligible to apply for the change of major, you must have the following courses completed with grades (C- or better) posted.
  • MAT 021A, 021B, 021C, 021D
  • MAT 022A, MAT 022B
  • CHE 002A, 002B
  • PHY 009A, 009B, 009C
  • ENG 004, 006 (or equivalent), 017, 035, 045