The Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science offers 10 four-year curricula listed below (see the departmental listings for complete descriptions of the programs), in addition to undergraduate minors in Bioinformatics and in Environmental Engineering:
The aerospace engineering, bioengineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering, computer science and engineering, electrical engineering, materials engineering, and mechanical engineering programs are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET. The computer science and computer science and engineering curricula are accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET. The undergraduate program in computer engineering, established in fall 2017, will be submitted to ABET for accreditation during the next ABET visit in 2024.
Applicants to UCLA Samueli must satisfy the general UC admission requirements. See the undergraduate admission website for details. Applicants must apply directly to the school by selecting one of the majors within the school or the undeclared engineering option. In the selection process many elements are considered, including grades and academic preparation.
Students applying as freshmen or transfers must submit their applications during the November 1 through 30 filing period. In addition, it is essential that official test scores be received no later than the date in January when the December test scores are normally reported.
Fulfilling the admission requirements, however, does not assure admission to the school. Limits have had to be set for the enrollment of new undergraduate students. Thus, not every applicant who meets the minimum requirements can be admitted.
Although applicants may qualify for admission to UCLA Samueli in freshman standing, many students take their first two years in engineering at a community college and apply to the school at the junior level. Students who begin their college work at a California community college are expected to remain at the community college to complete the lower-division requirements in chemistry, computer programming, English composition, mathematics, physics, and the recommended engineering courses before transferring to UCLA.
UC requirements specify a minimum of three years of mathematics, including the topics covered in elementary and advanced algebra and two- and three-dimensional geometry. Additional study in mathematics, concluding with calculus or precalculus in the senior year, is strongly recommended and typical for applicants to UCLA Samueli.
Freshman applicants must meet the UC subject, scholarship, and examination requirements described on the undergraduate admission website.
Students may fulfill part of the school requirements with credit allowed at the time of admission for College Board Advanced Placement (AP) Examinations with scores of 3, 4, or 5. Students with AP Examination credit may exceed the 213-unit maximum by the amount of this credit. AP Examination credit for freshmen entering fall quarter 2020 fulfills UCLA Samueli requirements as indicated on the AP credit table.
Students who have completed 36 quarter units after high school graduation at the time of the examination receive no AP Examination credit.
All units and course equivalents to AP examinations are lower division. If an AP examination has been given UCLA course equivalency (e.g., Economics 2), it may not be repeated at UCLA for units or grade points.
Advanced Placement Score-to-Credit Conversion | |||
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AP Examination | Score | UCLA Lower-Division Units and Course Equivalents | Credit Allowed for University and GE Requirements |
Art History | 3, 4, or 5 | 8 excess units | No application |
Art, Studio | 8 units maximum for all tests | ||
Drawing Portfolio | 3, 4, or 5 | 8 excess units | No application |
Two-Dimensional Design Portfolio | 3, 4, or 5 | 8 excess units | No application |
Three-Dimensional Design Portfolio | 3, 4, or 5 | 8 excess units | No application |
Biology | 3, 4, or 5 | 8 excess units | No application |
Chemistry | 3 | 8 excess units | No application |
4 or 5 | 4 units (may be applied toward Chemistry 20A) plus 4 excess units | No application | |
Computer Science | |||
Computer Science A Test | 3, 4, or 5 | 2 excess units | No application |
Computer Science AB Test | 3, 4, or 5 | 4 excess units | No application |
Computer Science Principles | 3, 4, or 5 | 8 excess units | No application |
Economics | |||
Macroeconomics | 3 | 4 excess units | No application |
4 or 5 | Economics 2 (4 excess units) | No application | |
Microeconomics | 3 | 4 excess units | No application |
4 or 5 | Economics 1 (4 excess units) | No application | |
English | 8 units maximum for both tests | ||
Language and Composition | 3 | 8 excess units | Satisfies Entry-Level Writing requirement |
4 or 5 | English Composition 3 (5 units) plus 3 excess units | Satisfies Entry-Level Writing requirement | |
Literature and Composition | 3 | 8 excess units | Satisfies Entry-Level Writing requirement |
4 or 5 | English Composition 3 (5 units) plus 3 excess units | Satisfies Entry-Level Writing requirement | |
Environmental Science | 3, 4, or 5 | 4 excess units | No application |
Geography, Human | 3, 4, or 5 | 4 excess units | No application |
Government and Politics | |||
Comparative | 3, 4, or 5 | 4 excess units | No application |
United States | 3, 4, or 5 | 4 excess units | Satisfies American History and Institutions requirement |
History | |||
European | 3 | 4 excess units | No application |
4 or 5 | 8 excess units | No application | |
United States | 3, 4, or 5 | 8 excess units | Satisfies American History and Institutions requirement |
World | 3, 4, or 5 | 8 excess units | No application |
Languages and Literatures | |||
Chinese Language and Culture | 3, 4, or 5 | 8 excess units | No application |
French Language | 3 | French 3 (4 units) plus 4 excess units | No application |
4 | French 4 (4 units) plus 4 excess units | No application | |
5 | French 5 (4 units) plus 4 excess units | No application | |
French Literature | 3, 4, or 5 | 8 excess units | No application |
German Language | 3 | German 3 (4 units) plus 4 excess units | No application |
4 | German 4 (4 units) plus 4 excess units | No application | |
5 | German 5 (4 units) plus 4 excess units | No application | |
Japanese Language and Culture | 3, 4, or 5 | 8 excess units | No application |
Latin | 8 units maximum for both tests | ||
Latin Literature | 3 | Latin 1 (4 units) | No application |
4 or 5 | Latin 3 (4 units) | No application | |
Vergil | 3 | Latin 1 (4 units) | No application |
4 or 5 | Latin 3 (4 units) | No application | |
Spanish Language | 3 | Spanish 3 (4 units) plus 4 excess units | No application |
4 | Spanish 4 (4 units) plus 4 excess units | No application | |
5 | Spanish 5 (4 units) plus 4 excess units | No application | |
Spanish Literature | 3, 4, or 5 | 8 excess units | No application |
Mathematics | 8 units maximum for both tests | ||
Mathematics AB Test: Calculus | 3 | 4 excess units | No application |
4 | 4 excess units | No application | |
5 | 4 units | May be applied toward Mathematics 31A | |
Mathematics BC Test: Calculus | 3 | 8 excess units | No application |
4 | 4 excess units plus 4 units | 4 units may be applied toward Mathematics 31A | |
5 | 8 units | Mathematics 31A plus 4 units that may be applied toward Mathematics 31B | |
Music Theory | 3, 4, or 5 | 8 excess units | No application |
Physics | 8 units maximum for all tests | ||
Physics 1 | 3, 4, or 5 | 8 excess units | No application |
Physics 2 | 3, 4, or 5 | 8 excess units | No application |
Physics B Test | 3, 4, or 5 | 8 excess units | No application |
Physics C Test: Mechanics | 3 | 4 excess units | No application |
4 or 5 | 4 units (may be applied toward Physics 1A) | No application | |
Physics C Test: Electricity and Magnetism | 3, 4, or 5 | 4 excess units | No application |
Psychology | 3 | 4 excess units | No application |
4 or 5 | Psychology 10 (4 excess units) | No application | |
Statistics | 3, 4, or 5 | 4 excess units | No application |
Admission as a junior-level transfer student is competitive. The University of California requires applicants to have completed a minimum of 60 transferable semester units (90 quarter units) and two transferable English courses prior to enrolling at UCLA. In addition, to be considered all applicants to UCLA Samueli majors must have at least a 3.4 grade-point average in their college work. Many of the majors in the school are impacted. Excellent grades, especially for courses in preparation for the major, are expected.
Completion of the required courses in preparation for the major is critical for admission. Articulation agreements between California community colleges and UCLA Samueli include college-specific course numbers for these requirements and can be found on the ASSIST website. Applicants who are lacking two or more of the courses are unlikely to be admitted.
Required preparation for UCLA Samueli majors:
Transfer applicants may complete courses in addition to those above that satisfy degree requirements. Engineering and computer science courses appropriate for each major may be found on the ASSIST website.
Chemistry and Biochemistry 20A. Chemical Structure (4 units)
Chemistry and Biochemistry 20B. Chemical Energetics and Change (4 units)
Chemistry and Biochemistry 20L. General Chemistry Laboratory (3 units)
English Composition 3. English Composition, Rhetoric, and Language (5 units)
Mathematics 31A. Differential and Integral Calculus (4 units)
Mathematics 31B. Integration and Infinite Series (4 units)
Mathematics 32A, 32B. Calculus of Several Variables (4 units each)
Mathematics 33A. Linear Algebra and Applications (4 units)
Mathematics 33B. Differential Equations (4 units)
Physics 1A. Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics (5 units)
Physics 1B. Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Oscillations, Waves, Electric and Magnetic Fields (5 units)
Physics 1C. Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Electrodynamics, Optics, and Special Relativity (5 units)
Physics 4AL. Physics Laboratory for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics (2 units)
Physics 4BL. Physics Laboratory for Scientists and Engineers: Electricity and Magnetism (2 units)
The courses in chemistry, mathematics, and physics are those required as preparation for majors in these subjects. Transfer students should select equivalent courses required for engineering or physical sciences majors.