Engineering Geology at University of California, Los Angeles

Programme overview

Engineering Geology is an undergraduate major offered by Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences in the College of Letters and Science at UCLA.

Faculty: College of Letters and Science | Department: Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences | Study mode: full-time | Intake: Fall | Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States

What you will study

Preparation for the Major: Complete 16 courses as follows: (Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences; Physics; Mathematics; Chemistry and Biochemistry). The Major: Complete 12 courses as follows: (Civil Engineering; Capstone Field Research; Additional Upper-Division Course in Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences or Civil and Environmental Engineering; Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences).

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Entry requirements

Applies to students entering the major (college-level admission to UCLA is separate): Transfer Students: Transfer applicants to the Engineering Geology major with 90 or more quarter units (60 semester units) must have completed one introductory Earth sciences course with laboratory, one general chemistry course with laboratory for majors, and one year of calculus. A second general chemistry course and one course of calculus-based physics with laboratory are recommended. Refer to the UCLA transfer admission guide for up-to-date information regarding transfer selection for admission.

Fall quarter only; UCLA does not offer early action or early decision.

Transfer students are admitted for fall quarter only.

Most graduate departments and schools have deadlines in November and early December for the following fall term.

Fall 2027 first-year and transfer: UC application opens August 1, accepts submissions October 1-November 30 (deadline November 30) via the UC application. First-year decisions late March; transfer decisions late April. UCLA is test-free and does not consider SAT or ACT scores for admission or scholarships. Application fees can be waived for up to four campuses for eligible students.

Transfer applicants must submit the Transfer Academic Update by the January 31 priority deadline; Statement of Intent to Register due June 1. First-year Statement of Intent to Register due May 1.

Apply through the official page: https://admission.ucla.edu/apply

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