Advising for Incoming College of Engineering Transfer Students

The Engineering Student Success Center (ESSC) would like to welcome all newly admitted students to CSULB and the College of Engineering (COE)! The following information is for incoming transfer students who are COE Majors.  

Steps to Start Your Journey

  1. Submit your Admitted Student Reply and Enrollment Deposit by Friday, November 15, 2024, or by the deadline determined by Admissions. Use your MyCSULB account to accept admission and submit your deposit.
  2. Check your BeachMail and personal email accounts on a regular basis for directions and announcements. See How to Check BeachMail.
  3. Schedule your SOAR reservation starting October 29th.
  4. Submit all final transfer credit:
    1. Submit all final official transcripts to the university.

 

SOAR (Student Orientation Advising and Registration) Experience Overview

Student Orientation, Advising, & Registration (SOAR) is a two-component comprehensive new student experience designed to support your transition to CSULB. All new students are required to attend SOAR, consisting of your Orientation Workshop and Advising & Registration.

Your reservation consists of two separate dates – one for your in-person or virtual Orientation Workshop and the other for your virtual Advising & Registration. When making your reservation, you'll see these dates are automatically linked. 

The virtual Advising & Registration portion of SOAR will be led by the College of Engineering Faculty Advisors with support from the Engineering Student Success Center (ESSC). 

Virtual Advising & Registration Date:

Orientation Workshop Date:

Monday, December 9, 2024Tuesday, January 7, 2025 (in-person)
Tuesday, December 10, 2024Friday, January 10, 2025 (in-person)
Wednesday, December 11, 2024Wednesday, January 8, 2025 (virtual)

 

College of Engineering Advising and Registration Assistance

Faculty Advisors will review transfer credits posted in MyCSULB and provide Spring 2025 course recommendations. These recommendations will be provided (via your CSULB email) prior to your Advising and Registration date. The ESSC Advising team will provide brief first-semester general virtual advising and scheduling assistance on each student's dedicated Advising & Registration date listed above.

Please note that Major/Faculty Advisors have limited availability and may not be available to assist before your Advising & Registration date. Additionally, dedicated major advising and long-term academic planning will be available during the Spring semester.

If you missed your on-campus Orientation workshop, contact SOAR immediately to reschedule for the next available workshop. Call 562.985.5515 or email soar@csulb.edu.

You will register for your recommended classes on your scheduled Advising & Registration date. If you missed your appointment, contact coe-advising@csulb.edu for assistance within 5 days of your enrollment date.

The Bob Murphy Access Center (BMAC) provides support to students with disabilities through accommodations and services, including but not limited to sign language interpreters, real-time captioners, assistive technology, and alternative media.

Complete the SOAR-BMAC Disability-Related Accommodations Form to request your needed accommodations/services. If you have additional questions, please visit the BMAC website, call 562.985.5401, or email BMAC@csulb.edu.

Admission to the College of Engineering is competitive as we continue to have more qualified applicants than available spaces. All transfer students must declare a major when submitting their admission application.

Given that transfer admission decisions are competitive and based on meeting applicable major-specific requirements, transfer students are not allowed to declare a COE major or even change majors within the college. In extremely rare circumstances, petitions to change majors to COE could be considered if student meets ALL of the following conditions:

  1. The student qualifies by meeting all major-specific requirements in the new major.
  2. The student demonstrates a progressively successful academic history that, in the judgment of Faculty Major Advisor, reflects potential success in the new major.
  3. The program currently has seats available to accommodate additional students.

Students interested in declaring a COE major must contact the Faculty Major Advisor for the intended major (see Faculty Advisor Contact Information above). Such requests are considered on a case-by-case basis and final approval is made by the COE Dean’s Office.

Students admitted to a COE major but are interested in declaring major in another college must inquire with the college of the intended major. Please be aware that major changes not guaranteed and may only be approved if:

  1. The student qualifies by meeting all major-specific requirements in the new major.
  2. The student demonstrates a progressively successful academic history that reflects potential success in the new major.
  3. The program currently has seats available to accommodate additional students.

Please be aware that requests are reviewed by the college of the potential new major, and the final decision is determined at the college-level associated with the requested new major.

Please see Undergraduate Advising Resources for contact information.

If you have previously accepted your offer of admission and have decided not to attend CSULB, please follow the Cancel Admission instructions.