Application & Requirements

Deadlines and Notifications

*Though Caltech does not require a deposit, all admitted 3/2 students must reply to our offer of admission by June 1.

Admission to the 3/2 program is not guaranteed for all applicants; admissions decisions will be made by the Caltech Faculty Upperclass Admissions Committee.

Requirements for all 3/2 Program applicants

The following is a list of materials required for a complete application for 3/2 Program admission. If your application is missing any one of these components, it will be incomplete.

• Application
• Obtain letters of recommendation from your college's 3/2 liaison and from a mathematics, science, or engineering faculty member.
  • Applicants sometimes request an additional recommendation letter that provides a significantly different evaluation than the other two letters. If you have an additional recommendation letter from a coach, mentor, employer, etc., we welcome the submission. Please be sure the letter includes your full name and date of birth. The additional recommender may email the letter directly to our office at admissionsdocuments@caltech.edu.
• Official transcript from our 3/2 partner college.
  • Applicants must have attended the partner college for all three years of their undergraduate career.
• Academic preparation requirements:
  • One year of physics (two years recommended).
  • One year of mathematics (including multivariable calculus and differential equations; two years recommended).
  • One year of chemistry.

Additional requirements for international applicants:

Financial aid is not available for international transfer and 3/2 applicants. International citizens who apply and are offered transfer admission or admission through the 3/2 program should expect to cover the full cost of attendance to Caltech without any assistance from the Institute.

International transfer and 3/2 students will be required to agree to the policies outlined in the International Financial Aid Statement of Intent.