If you’re interested in completing a major, including a dual degree, in The Grainger College of Engineering, you must apply and be admitted directly into the college at time of transfer. Transfer students entering other colleges on campus are not eligible for later admission/on-campus transfer to Grainger Engineering, including Engineering Undeclared.
Admissions Requirements
If you are entering UIUC with 50 or more credit hours and haven’t met the requirements listed below, please be aware that it will take you longer to graduate.
GPA
It is expected that applicants to this program will have a minimum GPA of 3.0 (A = 4.0). However, the average transfer GPA for admitted students is 3.86, with the middle 50% of GPAs ranging from 3.78 to 4.0.
Coursework
You must complete transfer coursework equivalent to the following University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign courses before or during the term you’re submitting your application. You’ll need to earn a B or better (3.0/4.0) in each required/technical course; you should repeat any courses in which you’ve earned a grade lower than a B before you apply.
- CHEM 102 and CHEM 103, General Chemistry I and General Chemistry Lab I
- CHEM 104 and CHEM 105, General Chemistry II and General Chemistry Lab II
- MATH 220, Calculus
- or MATH 221, Calculus I
- MATH 231, Calculus II
- MATH 241, Calculus III
- PHYS 211, University Physics: Mechanics
- PHYS 212, University Physics: Electricity & Magnetism
- One of the following:
- CS 101, Intro Computing: Engineering & Science
- or CS 124, Intro to Computer Science I
- ECE 110, Introduction to Electronics
- CS 101, Intro Computing: Engineering & Science
Admissions Recommendations
Coursework
Although it isn’t required that you do so in order to be admitted, we also recommend that you complete transfer coursework equivalent to the following University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign courses before or during the term you’re submitting your application:
- CS 101, Intro Computing: Engineering & Science
- or CS 124, Intro to Computer Science I
- ECE 110, Introduction to Electronics
- MATH 284, Intro Differential Systems
- or MATH 285, Intro Differential Equations
- or MATH 286
- MATH 257,Linear Algebra with Computational Applications
- or MATH 415,Applied Linear Algebra
- ME 170, Computer-Aided Design
- or SE 101, Engineering Graphics & Design
- PHYS 213, Univ Physics: Thermal Physics
- TAM 211, Statics
- or TAM 210, Introduction to Statics
- TAM 212, Introductory Dynamics
- TAM 251, Intro to Solid Mechanics
Applicants are also encouraged to make progress on the following general education courses when possible:
- Language Other Than English
- Composition I
- Humanities & the Arts (6 hours)
- Social & Behavioral Sciences (6 hours)
- ECON 102, Microeconomic Principles
- or ECON 103, Macroeconomic Principles
- ECON 102, Microeconomic Principles
- Cultural Studies
Skills
Familiarity with Python is recommended.
Graduation Requirements
To graduate all students are required to complete at least 45 semester hours of credit at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. At least 21 of these credit hours must be at the 300 or 400 level.
General Education Courses
Included in our graduation requirements are general education (gen ed) courses. These classes allow you to gain and use broad knowledge beyond the specialized learning you’ll do through your major. Learn more about our general education requirements. You may be able to use Transferology to find gen ed courses that will transfer over from your institution to Illinois.
Language Other than English
Although this program doesn’t require you to complete our language graduation requirement for admission, we strongly encourage you do so before transferring.
| For Admission | For Graduation |
| No Requirement | Level 3 |
Learn More About This Major
To learn more about this program, including degree requirements and similar majors, we encourage you to check out the below resources.