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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 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 2024

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
Fall 2025

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.