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The UA established its nuclear reactor lab in 1958. In the photo a nuclear engineering student uses a length of rope to lower a nuclear fuel rod into the reactor core in preparation for an experiment.

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Changing Your Degree

College of Engineering Students: Declared Majors or No Major Selected

All spring 2013 UA grades must be posted to your UA academic record before submitting your Change of College/Degree form. The application process will be open all summer. The fall deadline for College of Engineering students will be October 25, 2013.

If you are a current student with at least one completed semester at the UA you must have

Completed 12 quality UA units in the engineering curriculum (excluding Tier 1 and Tier 2 general education courses) with a grade point average that meets the Admission GPA for the requested degree program.
Completed Calculus I with a grade of C or better. If Calulus I is a C, higher level math grades should be higher.

If you have met the requirements stated above, complete and submit the Request for Change of College/Degree Program form to the Academic Affairs Office, room 200 in the old engineering building after your spring 2013 grades have posted to your UAccess account.

UA Students Outside the College of Engineering

All spring 2013 UA grades must be posted to your UA academic record before submitting your Change of College/Degree form. The application process will be open all summer. The fall deadline for students outside of the College of Engineering will be September 13, 2013.

If you are a current student with at least one completed semester at the UA you must have:

Completed 12 quality UA units in the engineering curriculum (excluding Tier 1 and Tier 2 general education courses) with a grade point average that meets the Admission GPA for the requested degree program.
Completed Calculus I with a grade of C or better

The Academic Affairs Office will notify you with the results (acceptance or denial) via your official UA email address.

Admission Course list and GPA Requirements per Degree Program

Required Coursework within the first two semesters:
MATH 122A/B,124/125	Calculus I	5 or 3 units
MATH 129	Calculus II	3 units
CHEM 151	Fundamentals of Chemistry	4 units
CHEM 152, MSE 110, or MCB 181R & L	Chemistry, Materials Science or Biology	4 units
PHYS 141	Introductory Mechanics	4 units
ENGR 102	Introduction to Engineering	3 units
ECE 175, if required by major	Programming	3 units
ENGL 102 or ENGL 108 or ENGL 109H	English Composition	3 units

Admission grade point average requirements per degree program:
Aerospace Engineering	2.50	Biomedical Engineering	2.75
Mechanical Engineering	2.50	Biosystems Engineering	2.00
Electrical and Computer Engineering	2.50	Chemical Engineering	2.30
Materials Science and Engineering	2.00	Civil Engineering	2.25
Mining Engineering	2.00	Engineering Management	2.00
Optical Sciences and Engineering	2.50	Industrial Engineering	2.00
Systems Engineering	2.00