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
(2023-25 average admit rate)
American & Ethnic Studies (BA)American & Ethnic Studies webpageopen major
Applied Computing (BA)Applied Computing webpagecapacity-constrained major (39%)
Biology (BS)Biology webpageminimum requirements major
Business Administration (BA)Business Administration webpageminimum requirements major
ChemistryChemistry webpageminimum requirements major
Computer Engineering (BS)Computer Engineering webpagecapacity-constrained major (70%)
Computer Science & Software Engineering (BS)Computer Science & Software Engineering webpagecapacity-constrained major (44%)
Conservation & Restoration Science (BS)Conservation & Restoration Science webpageopen major
Culture, Literature & the Arts (BA)Culture, Literature & the Arts webpageopen major
Data Visualization (BA)Data Visualization webpageminimum requirements major
Data Visualization (BS)Data Visualization webpageminimum requirements major
Developmental & Youth StudiesDevelopmental & Youth Studiesminimum requirements major
Earth System Science (BS)Earth System Science webpageminimum requirements major
Economics (BS)Economics webpageminimum requirements major
Education Studies Elementary Education OptionEducation Studies: Elementary Education Optionminimum requirements major
Elementary Education Teacher Certification Post-BaccalaureateElementary Education Teacher Certification Post-Baccalaureateminimum requirements major
Electrical Engineering (BS)Electrical Engineering webpageminimum requirements major
Environmental Studies (BA)Environmental Studies webpageopen major
Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies (BA)Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies webpageopen major
Global Studies (BA)Global Studies webpageopen major
Health Studies (BA)Health Studies webpageminimum requirements major
Interdisciplinary Arts (BA)Interdisciplinary Arts webpageopen major
Interdisciplinary Social Sciences (BA)Interdisciplinary Social Sciences webpageopen major
Law, Economics & Public Policy (BA)Law, Economics & Public Policy webpageminimum requirements major
Mathematics (BS)Mathematics webpageopen major
Mechanical Engineering (BS)Mechanical Engineering webpagecapacity-constrained major (69%)
Media & Communication Studies (BA)Media & Communication Studies webpageopen major
Nursing (RN to BSN)Nursing (RN to BSN) webpagecapacity-constrained major (74%)
PhysicsPhysics webpageminimum requirements major
Psychology (BA)Psychology webpageminimum requirements major
Science, Technology & Society (BA)Science, Technology & Society webpageopen major

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.