All students are admitted to Engineering Pathways as undeclared and are encouraged to explore their interests and major options to find the right fit. Students who successfully complete all program requirements are guaranteed admission to The Grainger College of Engineering. Since 2019 Engineering Pathways has maintained 100% first-choice major placement for the transferring class. Beginning with the fall 2022 cohort the program officially offers a major-specific guarantee, to any of the 18 participating majors,* for students who successfully complete all program requirements.
Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Bioengineering (requires 5 semesters after transfer to UIUC to complete major course sequencing)
Computer Science + Bioengineering (opens for 2024 transfer; more information coming soon about this new major)
Computer Science + Physics (opens for 2024 transfer; more information coming soon about this new major)
Environmental Engineering (opens for 2024 transfer; more information coming soon about this new major)
Materials Science and Engineering
Neural Engineering (opens for 2024 transfer; requires 6 semesters after transfer to UIUC to complete major course sequencing)
Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering
Systems Engineering and Design
*Chemical Engineering and CS+X majors (except BIOE and PHYS) are not administered by Grainger Engineering and not included in the guarantee for Engineering Pathways. If you are interested in these majors please speak with your Engineering Pathways advisor about your options.