Transfer Course Criteria for
Civil Engineering
Along with the general selection criteria, every major has required and recommended coursework for transfer students to have completed in order to be considered competitive during the selection process.
Required Courses
Before applying to a major, you should successfully complete or be in the process of completing the required courses to maximize (but not guarantee) your chance of selection. You must complete these units by the spring of the term before your intended fall enrollment to receive consideration during the selection process.
Desired Courses
Because the San Luis Obispo campus at Cal Poly is highly impacted and selection to all majors is very competitive, desired courses should also be successfully completed or in progress when you apply for admission.
Evaluating Your Courses
All the courses listed are Cal Poly courses. You can use www.assist.org to identify the course equivalencies between Cal Poly and the California Community Colleges. Be sure to use the corresponding academic year in which you completed the course. If you are out-of-state or a transfer student from another four-year institution, you may have to compare your catalog course descriptions with Cal Poly’s catalog to identify the equivalent courses. Cal Poly is unable to evaluate transcripts for you prior to selection.
Course Listings
Required Courses
English Communication
- Oral Communication
- English Composition
- Critical Thinking and Composition
Mathematics
- MATH 1261/Calculus I
- MATH 1262/Calculus II
- MATH 2263/Calculus III
- MATH 2341/Linear Analysis
or - MATH 1151/Linear Algebra I
and MATH 2343/Differential Equations I
Physics
- PHYS 1141/General Physics I
- PHYS 1143/General Physics II
Chemistry
- CHEM 1120/Fundamentals of Chemical Structure and Properties
Major Related
- ME 2210/Engineering Statics
or ENGR 2212/Introduction to Engineering Dynamics
Desired Courses
Major Related
- ME 2204 /Introduction to Mechanics of Materials
- CE 1112/Spatial Visualization & Drawing
Required Courses
English Language Communication and Critical Thinking
- Oral Communication
- Written Communication/English Composition
- Critical Thinking
Mathematics
- MATH 141/Calculus I
- MATH 142/Calculus II
- MATH 143/Calculus III
- MATH 241/Calculus IV
- MATH 244/Linear Analysis I
Physics
- PHYS 141/General Physics IA
- PHYS 142/General Physics II
- PHYS 143/General Physics III
Chemistry
- CHEM 124/General Chemistry for Engineering I (five semester unit course)
OR
- CHEM 124/General Chemistry for Engineering I
- CHEM 125/General Chemistry for Engineering II
Major Related
- ME 211/Engineering Statics
Desired Courses
Major Related
- CE 204/Mechanics of Materials I
- CE 207/Mechanics of Materials II
- CE 113/CAD in Civil Engineering
- ME 212/Dynamics
- BRAE 239/Engineering Surveying
- MATE 210/Materials Engineering
- MATE 215/Materials Laboratory I
- GEOL 201/Physical Geology
All information is subject to change without prior notice.