Accelerator for Engineering Transfer Students
A Guide to Your First Year
A transfer student’s first year can be overwhelming, so below are guides to your first year at UCLA Samueli Engineering. It provides a week by week breakdown of the year and how you should spend their time. Printable links can also be found below.
The Accelerator and Pathways guides were developed by engineering transfer students for incoming transfers to help ease the transition into UCLA and provide guidance for important events and deadlines throughout the year. Be sure to come to the Fall Welcome Reception at the beginning of the academic year.
Study Resources
Weekly study tables for upper division engineering courses start Week 2 of every quarter at the Nancy and Aaron Cohen Study Lounge in Engineering VI (room 134). It is open to all UCLA Samueli Engineering students and is a great opportunity for students to find others to study with. Pizza is also provided for those who are studying! Additional resources outside the center are as follows:
Study Hall
Tau Beta Pi along with ESUC and the Engineering Transfer Center hold Study Hall events for students in Upper Division Courses in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Chemical Engineering, and Bio Engineering.
- Tau Beta Pi Tutoring – lower division & select upper-division engineering courses
Tutoring
You can find a list of tutoring services on OASA Tutoring page, including links to Tau Beta Pi (TBP), Upsilon Pi Epsilon (UPE), and Eta Kappa Nu (HKN) tutoring schedules.
- HKN Tutoring – all electrical engineering courses
- Upsilon Pi Epsilon – tutoring in some CS courses
Review Sessions
You might also find these student organizations’ review sessions helpful, so check out their calendars:
- Tau Beta Pi (TBP) has Review Sheets and Review Sessions for some lower-division science courses
- Upsilon Pi Epsilon (UPE) has Review Sessions for some CS courses
- Eta Kappa Nu (HKN) has MATLAB Workshops listed under Events
- Society of Latino Engineers and Scientists (SOLES) has Study Night on the Hill (SOLES members only)
Networking Activities
The eTransfer Center hosts a variety of networking activities throughout the year. These are great opportunities that will help students maximize their time at UCLA engineering as well as meet other engineering transfer students like them. A full list of all of the transfer center’s past events can be found here.
Workshops, Info-sessions, & Student Panels
Below are various workshops, info-sessions, and student panels that are being held. These are designed to provide transfer students with information specific to their transfer experience. Through these events, transfer students can also learn skills and gain information that will help them with their professional development. A full list of all of the transfer center’s past workshops, info-sessions, and student panels can be found here.
