• Prospective Students
• Current Applicants
• Admission Decisions
• Admitted Students
• Transfer Credit
• Admission Policies
• Counselors
• Veterans
• Parents
• Tours
• Bruin Cam
• Contact Us

 

Profile of Admitted Transfer Students by Major
Fall 2009

Please note:

• One critical element we are not able to quantify here is the completion of major preparation requirements. Click in the major name below to see the courses you should pursue towards a specific major.
• An asterisk [*] next to a major name below indicates that the number of applications to this major greatly exceeds the space available. In most cases, this means that both the GPAs and completion of preparatory coursework from successful applicants tend to exceed the overall average.

 

• College of Letters and Science
     A - B   |   C - E   |   F - I   |   J - L   |   M - N   |   P - W   |   Undeclared and total
• School of the Arts and Architecture
• School of Engineering and Applied Science
• School of Nursing
• School of Theater, Film, and Television

College of Letters and Science
Letters and Science: A - B
major	# applied	% of all applied	# admitted	admit rate	% of all admitted	# enrolled	enroll rate	% of all enrolled	avg. GPA- applied	avg. GPA- admitted	avg. GPA- enrolled	avg. units- applied	avg. units- admitted	avg. units- enrolled
African Languages	2	0.01%	0	0.00%	0.00%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.43	n/a	n/a	78	n/a	n/a
Afro-American Studies	32	0.24%	14	43.75%	0.29%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.00	3.40	n/a	90	99	n/a
American Indian Studies	8	0.06%	4	50.00%	0.08%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.25	3.62	n/a	100	105	n/a
American Lit and Culture	34	0.25%	25	73.53%	0.51%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.33	3.45	n/a	103	103	n/a
Ancient Near Eastern Civilizations	3	0.02%	0	0.00%	0.00%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.09	n/a	n/a	105	n/a	n/a
Anthropology - B.A.	371	2.74%	271	73.05%	5.53%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.36	3.47	n/a	99	101	n/a
Anthropology - B.S.	53	0.39%	36	67.92%	0.73%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.31	3.37	n/a	103	106	n/a
Arabic	17	0.13%	14	82.35%	0.29%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.28	3.36	n/a	105	108	n/a
Art History	166	1.23%	123	74.10%	2.51%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.41	3.54	n/a	99	103	n/a
Asian American Studies	47	0.35%	29	61.70%	0.59%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.23	3.45	n/a	100	100	n/a
Asian Humanities	25	0.18%	18	72.00%	0.37%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.21	3.41	n/a	101	101	n/a
Asian Religions	1	0.01%	0	0.00%	0.00%	n/a	n/a	n/a	4.00	n/a	n/a	73	n/a	n/a
Astrophysics	17	0.13%	11	64.71%	0.22%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.40	3.65	n/a	102	104	n/a
Atmos, Ocean and Environmental Sciences	8	0.06%	3	37.50%	0.06%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.26	3.53	n/a	105	105	n/a
* Biochemistry	405	2.99%	196	48.40%	4.00%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.38	3.68	n/a	104	105	n/a
* Biology	757	5.60%	166	21.93%	3.39%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.25	3.63	n/a	99	106	n/a
Biophysics	8	0.06%	4	50.00%	0.08%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.35	3.49	n/a	95	103	n/a
* Business Economics, Pre	1,834	13.56%	272	14.83%	5.55%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.43	3.86	n/a	95	103	n/a
Letters and Science: C - E
major	# applied	% of all applied	# admitted	admit rate	% of all admitted	# enrolled	enroll rate	% of all enrolled	avg. GPA- applied	avg. GPA- admitted	avg. GPA- enrolled	avg. units- applied	avg. units- admitted	avg. units- enrolled
Central and East European Lang/Cultures	3	0.02%	2	66.67%	0.04%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.25	3.66	n/a	94	94	n/a
Chemistry (includes General Chemistry)	272	2.01%	195	71.69%	3.98%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.35	3.47	n/a	102	105	n/a
Chemistry - Materials Science	13	0.10%	8	61.54%	0.16%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.19	3.57	n/a	100	103	n/a
Chicana and Chicano Studies	48	0.35%	28	58.33%	0.57%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.12	3.28	n/a	97	101	n/a
Chinese	26	0.19%	14	53.85%	0.29%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.25	3.57	n/a	103	103	n/a
Classical Civilization	17	0.13%	14	82.35%	0.29%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.48	3.54	n/a	95	97	n/a
Cognitive Science, Pre	60	0.44%	35	58.33%	0.71%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.37	3.48	n/a	100	104	n/a
* Communication Studies	902	6.67%	82	9.09%	1.67%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.39	3.95	n/a	94	100	n/a
Comparative Literature	56	0.41%	37	66.07%	0.76%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.33	3.44	n/a	100	105	n/a
Computational and Systems Biology, Pre	1	0.01%	1	100.00%	0.02%	n/a	n/a	n/a	2.94	2.94	n/a	187	187	n/a
Earth and Environmental Sciences	19	0.14%	4	21.05%	0.08%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.20	3.41	n/a	96	99	n/a
East Asian Studies	41	0.30%	25	60.98%	0.51%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.29	3.52	n/a	90	103	n/a
Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution	23	0.17%	8	34.78%	0.16%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.28	3.78	n/a	102	105	n/a
* Economics, Pre	261	1.93%	23	8.81%	0.47%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.50	3.84	n/a	94	100	n/a
* Economics/Int'l Area Studies, Pre	828	6.12%	125	15.10%	2.55%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.49	3.86	n/a	97	100	n/a
* English	755	5.58%	356	47.15%	7.27%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.36	3.64	n/a	97	102	n/a
Environmental Science	57	0.42%	30	52.63%	0.61%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.26	3.45	n/a	101	107	n/a
European Studies	16	0.12%	11	68.75%	0.22%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.40	3.52	n/a	99	104	n/a
Letters and Science: F - I
major	# applied	% of all applied	# admitted	admit rate	% of all admitted	# enrolled	enroll rate	% of all enrolled	avg. GPA- applied	avg. GPA- admitted	avg. GPA- enrolled	avg. units- applied	avg. units- admitted	avg. units- enrolled
French	30	0.22%	16	53.33%	0.33%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.37	3.58	n/a	103	103	n/a
French and Linguistics	10	0.07%	7	70.00%	0.14%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.40	3.58	n/a	102	107	n/a
Geography	58	0.43%	42	72.41%	0.86%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.35	3.53	n/a	94	98	n/a
Geography - Environmental Studies	43	0.32%	29	67.44%	0.59%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.33	3.52	n/a	102	102	n/a
Geology	20	0.15%	9	45.00%	0.18%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.35	3.58	n/a	102	104	n/a
Geology/Engineering Geology	3	0.02%	3	100.00%	0.06%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.35	3.35	n/a	107	107	n/a
Geology/Paleobiology	2	0.01%	2	100.00%	0.04%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.08	3.08	n/a	117	117	n/a
Geophysics and Space Physics	3	0.02%	2	66.67%	0.04%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.17	3.23	n/a	117	105	n/a
Geophysics/Applied Geophysics	1	0.01%	1	100.00%	0.02%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.38	3.38	n/a	105	105	n/a
German	14	0.10%	8	57.14%	0.16%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.53	3.63	n/a	99	108	n/a
Global Studies	158	1.17%	44	27.85%	0.90%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.40	3.80	n/a	99	101	n/a
Greek	0	0.00%	-	-	-	n/a	n/a	n/a	-	-	n/a	-	-	n/a
Greek and Latin	2	0.01%	2	100.00%	0.04%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.38	3.38	n/a	105	105	n/a
Hebrew	1	0.01%	1	100.00%	0.02%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.38	3.38	n/a	105	105	n/a
* History, Pre	566	4.18%	250	44.17%	5.10%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.37	3.72	n/a	98	100	n/a
* Int'l Development Studies	287	2.12%	49	17.07%	1.00%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.38	3.74	n/a	97	101	n/a
Iranian Studies	11	0.08%	9	81.82%	0.18%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.45	3.48	n/a	101	98	n/a
Italian	13	0.10%	5	38.46%	0.10%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.01	3.31	n/a	96	101	n/a
Italian and Special Fields	5	0.04%	5	100.00%	0.10%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.66	3.66	n/a	120	120	n/a
Letters and Science: J - L
major	# applied	% of all applied	# admitted	admit rate	% of all admitted	# enrolled	enroll rate	% of all enrolled	avg. GPA- applied	avg. GPA- admitted	avg. GPA- enrolled	avg. units- applied	avg. units- admitted	avg. units- enrolled
Japanese	89	0.66%	53	59.55%	1.08%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.33	3.52	n/a	95	100	n/a
Jewish Studies	5	0.04%	4	80.00%	0.08%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.45	3.65	n/a	104	104	n/a
Korean	11	0.08%	2	18.18%	0.04%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.16	3.31	n/a	90	100	n/a
Latin	4	0.03%	3	75.00%	0.06%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.46	3.29	n/a	81	99	n/a
Latin American Studies	28	0.21%	20	71.43%	0.41%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.28	3.46	n/a	96	104	n/a
Linguistics	70	0.52%	49	70.00%	1.00%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.38	3.52	n/a	100	104	n/a
Linguistics - Anthropology	9	0.07%	5	55.56%	0.10%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.37	3.41	n/a	108	97	n/a
Linguistics and Asian Lang/Cultures	27	0.20%	24	88.89%	0.49%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.53	3.56	n/a	101	103	n/a
Linguistics and Computer Science	5	0.04%	3	60.00%	0.06%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.23	3.50	n/a	97	103	n/a
Linguistics and English	3	0.02%	2	66.67%	0.04%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.57	3.77	n/a	110	128	n/a
Linguistics and French	4	0.03%	2	50.00%	0.04%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.39	3.41	n/a	94	100	n/a
Linguistics and Italian	2	0.01%	2	100.00%	0.04%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.18	3.18	n/a	120	120	n/a
Linguistics and Philosophy	6	0.04%	5	83.33%	0.10%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.31	3.43	n/a	105	105	n/a
Linguistics and Psychology	31	0.23%	25	80.65%	0.51%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.24	3.39	n/a	99	102	n/a
Linguistics and Scandinavian Languages	1	0.01%	0	0.00%	0.00%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.87	n/a	n/a	91	n/a	n/a
Linguistics and Spanish	1	0.01%	1	100.00%	0.02%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.26	3.26	n/a	108	108	n/a
Letters and Science: M - N
major	# applied	% of all applied	# admitted	admit rate	% of all admitted	# enrolled	enroll rate	% of all enrolled	avg. GPA- applied	avg. GPA- admitted	avg. GPA- enrolled	avg. units- applied	avg. units- admitted	avg. units- enrolled
Marine Biology	25	0.18%	5	20.00%	0.10%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.31	3.55	n/a	82	104	n/a
Mathematics	117	0.86%	66	56.41%	1.35%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.39	3.58	n/a	100	104	n/a
Mathematics, Applied	26	0.19%	16	61.54%	0.33%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.38	3.59	n/a	98	104	n/a
Mathematics/Applied Science	118	0.87%	71	60.17%	1.45%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.58	3.70	n/a	100	106	n/a
Mathematics/Atmos and Ocean Sciences	1	0.01%	0	0.00%	0.00%	n/a	n/a	n/a	0.00	n/a	n/a	0	n/a	n/a
Mathematics/Economics	152	1.12%	111	73.03%	2.27%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.51	3.60	n/a	100	105	n/a
Mathematics for Teaching	30	0.22%	14	46.67%	0.29%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.35	3.47	n/a	100	105	n/a
Mathematics of Computation	5	0.04%	4	80.00%	0.08%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.47	3.47	n/a	94	105	n/a
Micro Bio/ Immunology/ Molec Genetics, Pre	117	0.86%	57	48.72%	1.16%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.47	3.63	n/a	107	108	n/a
Mid East and N African Studies	31	0.23%	19	61.29%	0.39%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.26	3.42	n/a	95	103	n/a
Molecular,Cell, and Developmental Biology	123	0.91%	64	52.03%	1.31%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.44	3.64	n/a	103	107	n/a
Music History	34	0.25%	27	79.41%	0.55%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.44	3.48	n/a	102	103	n/a
Neuroscience	82	0.61%	35	42.68%	0.71%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.35	3.55	n/a	99	106	n/a
Letters and Science: P - W
major	# applied	% of all applied	# admitted	admit rate	% of all admitted	# enrolled	enroll rate	% of all enrolled	avg. GPA- applied	avg. GPA- admitted	avg. GPA- enrolled	avg. units- applied	avg. units- admitted	avg. units- enrolled
Philosophy	302	2.23%	209	69.21%	4.27%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.35	3.49	n/a	99	102	n/a
Physics	88	0.65%	60	68.18%	1.22%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.43	3.56	n/a	102	106	n/a
Physiological Science	95	0.70%	40	42.11%	0.82%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.35	3.55	n/a	102	106	n/a
* Political Science, Pre	1,078	7.97%	447	41.47%	9.12%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.37	3.64	n/a	96	100	n/a
Portuguese	5	0.04%	3	60.00%	0.06%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.25	3.51	n/a	99	95	n/a
Psychobiology, Pre	103	0.76%	37	35.92%	0.76%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.36	3.67	n/a	99	106	n/a
* Psychology, Pre	1,265	9.35%	395	31.23%	8.06%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.37	3.70	n/a	95	101	n/a
Religion, Study of	30	0.22%	23	76.67%	0.47%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.39	3.54	n/a	98	102	n/a
Russian Language and Lit	4	0.03%	2	50.00%	0.04%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.30	3.68	n/a	90	113	n/a
Russian Studies	4	0.03%	3	75.00%	0.06%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.11	3.19	n/a	89	87	n/a
Scandinavian Languages	4	0.03%	1	25.00%	0.02%	n/a	n/a	n/a	2.87	3.25	n/a	86	105	n/a
* Sociology, Pre	721	5.33%	152	21.08%	3.10%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.31	3.72	n/a	94	100	n/a
Southeast Asian Studies	8	0.06%	8	100.00%	0.16%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.38	3.38	n/a	100	100	n/a
Spanish	54	0.40%	36	66.67%	0.73%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.23	3.37	n/a	98	101	n/a
Spanish and Community and Culture	20	0.15%	13	65.00%	0.27%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.23	3.39	n/a	100	102	n/a
Spanish and Linguistics	9	0.07%	7	77.78%	0.14%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.28	3.36	n/a	105	102	n/a
Spanish and Portuguese	3	0.02%	1	33.33%	0.02%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.62	3.54	n/a	62	95	n/a
Statistics	40	0.30%	23	57.50%	0.47%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.53	3.65	n/a	97	101	n/a
Women's Studies	119	0.88%	77	64.71%	1.57%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.23	3.37	n/a	96	100	n/a
Letters and Science: Undeclared and Total
major	# applied	% of all applied	# admitted	admit rate	% of all admitted	# enrolled	enroll rate	% of all enrolled	avg. GPA- applied	avg. GPA- admitted	avg. GPA- enrolled	avg. units- applied	avg. units- admitted	avg. units- enrolled
Undeclared - Humanities	5	0.04%	4	80.00%	0.08%	n/a	n/a	n/a	2.70	2.70	n/a	61	61	n/a
Undeclared - Social Sciences	2	0.01%	2	100.00%	0.04%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.24	3.24	n/a	78	78	n/a
total	13,529	100.00%	4,900	36.22%	100.00%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.38	3.61	n/a	97	102	n/a
School of the Arts and Architecture
major	# applied	% of all applied	# admitted	admit rate	% of all admitted	# enrolled	enroll rate	% of all enrolled	avg. GPA- applied	avg. GPA- admitted	avg. GPA- enrolled	avg. units- applied	avg. units- admitted	avg. units- enrolled
Architectural Studies	240	31.87%	26	10.83%	31.71%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.30	3.64	n/a	88	102	n/a
Art	157	20.85%	23	14.65%	28.05%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.30	3.42	n/a	81	101	n/a
Design | Media Arts	140	18.59%	8	5.71%	9.76%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.33	3.57	n/a	75	101	n/a
Ethnomusicology	36	4.78%	5	13.89%	6.10%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.32	3.53	n/a	75	110	n/a
Music	109	14.48%	6	5.50%	7.32%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.33	3.38	n/a	81	85	n/a
World Arts and Cultures	71	9.43%	14	19.72%	17.07%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.19	3.67	n/a	74	100	n/a
total	753	100.00%	82	10.89%	100.00%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.30	3.55	n/a	81	101	n/a
School of Engineering and Applied Science
major	# applied	% of all applied	# admitted	admit rate	% of all admitted	# enrolled	enroll rate	% of all enrolled	avg. GPA- applied	avg. GPA- admitted	avg. GPA- enrolled	avg. units- applied	avg. units- admitted	avg. units- enrolled
Aerospace Engineering	84	6.29%	15	17.86%	4.56%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.24	3.80	n/a	96	102	n/a
Bioengineering	100	7.49%	33	33.00%	10.03%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.36	3.78	n/a	105	111	n/a
Chemical Engineering	141	10.56%	14	9.93%	4.26%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.40	3.88	n/a	103	114	n/a
Civil Engineering	206	15.43%	72	34.95%	21.88%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.34	3.71	n/a	103	107	n/a
Computer Science	198	14.83%	23	11.62%	6.99%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.32	3.79	n/a	99	107	n/a
Computer Science and Engineering	124	9.29%	22	17.74%	6.69%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.38	3.83	n/a	98	111	n/a
Electrical Engineering	214	16.03%	98	45.79%	29.79%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.44	3.72	n/a	104	106	n/a
Materials Engineering	21	1.57%	6	28.57%	1.82%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.36	3.79	n/a	104	99	n/a
Mechanical Engineering	247	18.50%	46	18.62%	13.98%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.37	3.84	n/a	103	110	n/a
total	1,335	100.00%	329	24.64%	100.00%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.36	3.76	n/a	102	108	n/a
School of Nursing
major	# applied	% of all applied	# admitted	admit rate	% of all admitted	# enrolled	enroll rate	% of all enrolled	avg. GPA- applied	avg. GPA- admitted	avg. GPA- enrolled	avg. units- applied	avg. units- admitted	avg. units- enrolled
Nursing (for RNs)	34	26.15%	13	38.24%	86.67%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.02	3.17	n/a	78	80	n/a
Nursing (pre licensure)	96	73.85%	2	2.08%	13.33%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.35	4.00	n/a	82	105	n/a
total	130	100.00%	15	11.54%	100.00%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.27	3.28	n/a	81	83	n/a
School of Theater, Film, and Television
major	# applied	% of all applied	# admitted	admit rate	% of all admitted	# enrolled	enroll rate	% of all enrolled	avg. GPA- applied	avg. GPA- admitted	avg. GPA- enrolled	avg. units- applied	avg. units- admitted	avg. units- enrolled
Film and Television	542	71.13%	16	2.95%	33.33%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.33	3.63	n/a	83	104	n/a
Theater	220	28.87%	32	14.55%	66.67%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.39	3.47	n/a	90	99	n/a
total	762	100.00%	48	6.30%	100.00%	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.35	3.52	n/a	85	101	n/a