Current UB Student Admission to UB Engineering

UB students in academic good standing may be considered for admission to any of our nine undergraduate engineering majors.

Admission Criteria

For admission into the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, students must complete at least three courses in their desired major with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 in all required technical classes completed (including courses taken at other institutions). Or, our new fast track admission policy permits freshmen to be admitted into the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences after their first semester if they have completed at least two courses at UB required for their desired major with minimum cumulative 3.0 Technical and UB GPAs.

Because students not yet admitted to engineering cannot enroll in engineering classes, students typically choose from the following math and science classes for consideration for admission to engineering:

  • MTH141 - College Calculus I
  • MTH142 - College Calculus II
  • MTH241 - College Calculus III
  • MTH306 - Intro to Differential Equations
  • CHE101 - General Chemistry (Equivalent to CHE107)
  • CHE102 - General Chemistry II (Equivalent to CHE108)
  • PHY107 - General Physics I
  • CSE115 - Intro to Computer Science I
  • CSE116 - Intro to Computer Science II

How & When to Apply

First semester freshmen who did not initially apply for admission into UB Engineering may qualify on the basis of their high school credentials. If this is the case, submit a high school transcript to 410 Bonner Hall for review within the first five weeks of the semester. After this date freshman will be subject to the current student criteria listed above.

You are able to apply at any point after you have met our admission criteria. This is typically after grades have posted for the semester. Stop by our office at 410 Bonner Hall to complete the paperwork to be admitted to the major.

UB Engineering Course Repeat Policy

UB Engineering limits the number of courses a student can repeat or resign, including courses used to satisfy the admission criteria noted here. Please refer to the UB Engineering Course Repeat Policy on our UB Engineering Academic Review page or in the Undergraduate Catalog

Enrollment into UB Engineering Courses

Enrollment into UB Engineering courses (BE, EAS, CE, CIE, upper level CSE, EE, IE, MAE) requires admission into UB Engineering as an approved major. 

We will not accept force registration requests from students who are not admitted.