Major Planning Worksheets

Previously named “Transfer Planning Worksheets”.

Major Planning Worksheets will help you plan your course of study prior to transferring to UW Bothell. These worksheets provide a fill-in-the-blank format to track your progress to UW Bothell. These guides also contain information regarding:

  • How to be a competitive applicant
  • UW Areas of Inquiry requirements (General Education)
  • Prerequisite courses and equivalencies

Students transferring from Washington community colleges can refer to the University of Washington Equivalency Guide to see how courses might transfer to meet requirements.

To have an admissions counselor evaluate your transcripts for the major’s prerequisites, select the worksheet for your intended major and upload your unofficial transcripts. Have other questions? Schedule an appointment with your admissions counselor through our Counselor Portal.

MAJOR CATEGORIES

  • Open major: Students in good academic standing are admitted upon declaring their major.
  • Minimum requirements major: Admission to these majors requires specific prerequisite courses and a minimum GPA. Students who meet these requirements are admitted.
  • Capacity-constrained major: These selective majors have limited spots and additional admission requirements.
Link to Major Planning WorksheetLink to MajorMajor Category
American & Ethnic Studies (BA)American & Ethnic Studies webpageopen
Applied Computing (BA)Applied Computing webpagecapacity-constrained
Biology (BS)Biology webpageminimum requirements
Business Administration (BA)Business Administration webpagecapacity-constrained
ChemistryChemistry webpageminimum requirements
Computer Engineering (BS)Computer Engineering webpagecapacity-constrained
Computer Science & Software Engineering (BS)Computer Science & Software Engineering webpagecapacity-constrained
Conservation & Restoration Science (BS)Conservation & Restoration Science webpageopen
Culture, Literature & the Arts (BA)Culture, Literature & the Arts webpageopen
Data Visualization (BA)Data Visualization webpageminimum requirements
Data Visualization (BS)Data Visualization webpageminimum requirements
Developmental & Youth StudiesDevelopmental & Youth Studiesminimum requirements
Earth System Science (BS)Earth System Science webpageminimum requirements
Economics (BS)Economics webpageminimum requirements
Education Studies Elementary Education OptionEducation Studies: Elementary Education Optionminimum requirements
Elementary Education Teacher Certification Post-BaccalaureateElementary Education Teacher Certification Post-Baccalaureateminimum requirements
Electrical Engineering (BS)Electrical Engineering webpageminimum requirements
Environmental Studies (BA)Environmental Studies webpageopen
Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies (BA)Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies webpageopen
Global Studies (BA)Global Studies webpageopen
Health Studies (BA)Health Studies webpagecapacity-constrained
Interdisciplinary Arts (BA)Interdisciplinary Arts webpageopen
Interdisciplinary Social Sciences (BA)Interdisciplinary Social Sciences webpageopen
Law, Economics & Public Policy (BA)Law, Economics & Public Policy webpageminimum requirements
Mathematics (BS)Mathematics webpageopen
Mechanical Engineering (BS)Mechanical Engineering webpagecapacity-constrained
Media & Communication Studies (BA)Media & Communication Studies webpageopen
Nursing (RN to BSN)Nursing (RN to BSN) webpagecapacity-constrained
PhysicsPhysics webpageminimum requirements
Psychology (BA)Psychology webpageminimum requirements
Science, Technology & Society (BA)Science, Technology & Society webpageopen

If you have specific questions that the above guides cannot answer, please contact the Office of Admissions. You can email us at uwbinfo@uw.edu or connect with an admissions counselor.