Apply to your major by Dec. 30!
You are invited to apply to a major in the College of Science and Engineering (CSE). In order to be eligible to apply, you must have completed or currently be enrolled in the required courses for your chosen major.
If you are eligible, please apply immediately following these steps:
Step 1: Log on
To apply, please click here: http://www.advising.cse.umn.edu/. Follow the link on that page to login to the Admission to the Major database using your U of M Internet ID and password.
Step 2: Verify coursework
When you enter the database, you will see the required courses needed for each major offered through CSE. You will also see your progress in taking those courses. Check out the four-year plan for your major for more information on eligibility for the major: http://cse.umn.edu/fouryearplans. The courses required for admission to the major are double-boxed or have a dashed outline on the four-year plan.
To determine eligibility for a major, the Admission to the Major database only recognizes courses taken at the University of Minnesota. If you have taken one or more of the necessary requirements for admission to your major at a previous institution or received credit from AP/IB, the course(s) will show up as missing on the application. You may apply with missing courses; however, they must appear on your APAS. If they currently do not, and you are counting on those outside courses/credits fulfilling major admission requirements, please contact College Board or the institution that granted you the credit to arrange for an official transcript to be sent to the U of M Office of Admissions.
Step 3: Apply to a major
Select one major. If you have met (or have in progress) all of the courses required for that major, the system will permit you to apply. If you submit your application with missing courses, the Admission to the Major database will refer your application to your advisor, who will review your APAS to see if you meet the requirements. In these cases, you will be notified via email once that check has taken place.
You cannot apply for more than one major at this point. After you have been admitted into your first major, you may apply to a second major by submitting an Academic Policy Petition form to the College of Science and Engineering Academic Advising office. If your major requires that you select an emphasis area, you will do so once you are admitted to the major.
Deadlines:
Spring semester admission
Database opens: October 1
Deadline to apply: December 30
Fall semester admission
Database opens: March 1
Deadline to apply: May 25
Please apply as soon as possible. Early application to the major will allow us to better understand how the demand for each major may impact the technical GPA cut off points and advise students accordingly.
Step 4: Admission to the major
Admission to a major in the College of Science and Engineering is a competitive process based on the successful completion of specific technical courses and a grade point average (GPA) based on technical courses (the technical GPA)*.
Once all grades for the semester have been posted, applications will be processed. For spring semester admission, this will be done during the second week of January. For fall semester admission, this will be done during the last week of May. All students will be notified of their admission status via email once all applications have been processed.
Students who have completed the necessary technical coursework for their intended major (as identified by each department) and have a 3.2 technical GPA* at the end of fall semester will be guaranteed admission. All other students who have completed the required courses will be considered for admission on a space- available basis. Admission following spring semester is based on space-availability with preference given to those applying for the first time with a technical GPA* of 3.2 or above.
If you have any questions or concerns in regard to this process, please contact your CSE academic advisor.
* Please note that students applying for admission to the major beginning fall semester 2013, an unbracketed technical GPA will be used. This means that all attempts at a course will be factored into your technical GPA.
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CSE Academic Advising
cseadvising@umn.edu
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