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Transfer Course Criteria for

Industrial 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

Fall 2027

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

Physics

  • PHYS 1141/General Physics I

Chemistry

  • CHEM 1120/Fundamentals of Chemical Structure and Properties

Desired Courses

Mathematics

  • MATH 1151/Linear Algebra I  

Physics

  • PHYS 1143/General Physics II

Psychology

  • PSY 2201/Introductory Psychology

Major Related 

  • CSC 1032/Computer Programming for Scientists and Engineers
Fall 2026

Required Courses

English Language Communication and Critical Thinking

  • Oral Communication
  • Written Communication/English Composition


Mathematics

  • MATH 141/Calculus I
  • MATH 142/Calculus II
  • MATH 143/Calculus III
  • MATH 241/Calculus IV


Physics

  • PHYS 141/General Physics IA


Chemistry

  • CHEM 124/General Chemistry I

Desired Courses

Mathematics

  • MATH 244/Linear Analysis I

Physics

  • PHYS 142/General Physics II
  • PHYS 143/General Physics III

Psychology

  • PSY 201/General Psychology or PSY 202/General Psychology

Major Related 

  • ME 211/Engineering Statics
  • CSC 232/Computer Programming for Scientists and Engineers or CSC/CPE 101/Fundamentals of Computer Science I
  • MATE 210/Materials Engineering
  • MATE 215/Materials Laboratory I

All information is subject to change without prior notice.