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Before students can take upper-level courses in their major, they must formally be admitted into the College of Engineering. All students must satisfy the "Gateway Requirements" for their particular major. the Gateway consists of a group of courses in which a student must satisfy a particular grading requirement. These requirements are listed below.

Computer Science Gateway

Gateway Requirements include: CMSC 201 and 202 (must be passed with a minimum of a "B"), Math 151, English 100 or 110, and Biol 100, Chem 101 OR Phys 121. These courses must be completed with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5, and all CMSC major requirements must be completed with a grade of "C" or higher.

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Additional Important Information for Transfer Students (these requirements automatically pertain to new students as well):

Beginning Summer 1998-Present: Students must meet the prescribed Gateway Requirements.

Beginning Summer 2000 - Present: Students must take 12 credits in science. Two of these have to be chosen from pairs that are outlined in the catalog and on the CSEE website.

Students transferring courses in CMSC must take a minimum of 18 credits at UMBC in CMSC, CMPE, or ENEE.

Engineering Gateways

As courses are available and pre-requisites met, students should be encouraged to take the Gateway courses which, for Mechanical and Chemical Engineering majors, consist of: MATH 151, ENES 101, CHEM 101, and ENGL 100 or 110. These courses must be completed with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5. and all courses listed as required for an engineering major must be completed with a grade of "C" or higher. For Transfer Students: In addition to the four courses listed above, the Gateway also includes any Math, Chemistry, Physics or Engineering course that is being transferred in that will apply to the major.

The Gateway requirements for Computer Engineering include: a grade of B or better in CMPE 212; a grade point average of at least a 3.0 in CMSC 201, ENGL 100, MATH 251, PHYS 122, and CMPE 212.

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