For prospective transfer, current non-Engineering Undeclared (non-DTC) students and Engineering Undeclared students with advanced credit, this table provides a quick picture of the courses required before applying to an engineering major and, if admitted, the courses required before enrolling in the engineering major.
- Application requirements must be completed by the application deadline.
- Enrollment requirements must be completed by the start of the quarter for which you’re enrolling.
- All majors require a minimum grade of 2.0 in each course and 2.50 GPA in prerequisites. Exception: BioE requires a minimum 2.5 grade in CHEM 162.
Note: The Human Centered Design & Engineering major requirements are different enough that they are not captured on this table.
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| AA | BioE | BSE | ChemE†Note for Chemical Engineering (ChemE) students: Up to two (2) application requirements may be in progress at the time of application. Students should also see the department continuation policy for courses such as A MATH 301 or CSE 142, CHEM 237 (or 223, 335), and CHEM 238 (or 224, 335), MATH 208, and PHYS 123 which must be finished by the end of the summer quarter following the spring quarter of admission to the major. If you have questions about course requirements and their planning (or anything else) please contact an adviser in the chemical engineering program. | CivE | CompE | ECE^Note for Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) students: In addition to CHEM 142, MATH 208, MATH 224, and PHYS 123, BIOL 130 and BIOL 220 may also be used as enrollment requirements. | EnvE | IE | MSE | ME | |
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| AA 210 | required to apply | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | required to apply | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | required to apply | required to apply | required to apply | |
| AA 260 | required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment |
| AMATH 301 | required prior to enrollment | required prior to enrollment or CSE 12X + BIOEN 217 | required prior to enrollment one of CSE 12X or CSE 160 | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | required prior to enrollment one of CSE 12X or CSE 160 | not required prior to enrollment | required prior to enrollment or CSE 122 | |||
| BIOL 180 | not required prior to enrollment | required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment |
| CEE 220 | required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | required prior to enrollment or ME 230 | required prior to enrollment | |
| CHEM 142* | required to apply | required to apply | required to apply | required to apply | required to apply | not required prior to enrollment | Pick two of these courses to fulfill your enrollment requirements CHEM143 or CHEM145 | required to apply | required to apply | required to apply | required to apply |
| CHEM 152 | required to apply | required to apply | required to apply | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | required to apply | required prior to enrollment | required to apply | required prior to enrollment | ||
| CHEM 162 | not required prior to enrollment | required to apply | required to apply | required to apply | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment |
| CHEM 223 or 237 | not required prior to enrollment | required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | |
| CSE 121 | not required prior to enrollment | required prior to enrollment one of CSE 12X + BIOEN 217; or AMATH 301 | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | required prior to enrollment one of CSE 12X or AMATH 301 or CSE 160 | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | required prior to enrollment one of CSE 12X or AMATH 301 or CSE 160 | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment |
| CSE 122 * Note for programming courses: Please contact an adviser if you have transfer credit for CSE 142. It may count as an enrollment requirement for some majors. | not required prior to enrollment | required prior to enrollment one of CSE 12X + BIOEN 217; or AMATH 301 | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | required prior to enrollment one of CSE 12X or AMATH 301 or CSE 160 | not required prior to enrollment | required to apply | required prior to enrollment one of CSE 12X or AMATH 301 or CSE 160 | not required prior to enrollment | required prior to enrollment or AMATH 301 | not required prior to enrollment |
| CSE 123 | not required prior to enrollment | required prior to enrollment one of CSE 12X + BIOEN 217; or AMATH 301 | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | required prior to enrollment one of CSE 12X or AMATH 301 or CSE 160 | required to apply or CSE 143 | required prior to enrollment or CSE 143 | required prior to enrollment one of CSE 12X or AMATH 301 or CSE 160 | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment |
| CSE 143 | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | required to apply or CSE 123 | required prior to enrollment or CSE 123 | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment |
| English Composition | required to apply | required to apply | required to apply | required to apply | required to apply | required to apply | required to apply | required to apply | required to apply | required to apply | required to apply |
| MATH 124, 125, 126 * Note for programming courses: Please contact an adviser if you have transfer credit for CSE 142. It may count as an enrollment requirement for some majors. | required to apply | required to apply | required to apply | required to apply | required to apply | required to apply | required to apply | required to apply | required to apply | required to apply | required to apply |
| MATH 207 | required prior to enrollment | required to apply | not required prior to enrollment | required prior to enrollment | required prior to enrollment or AMATH 351 | required prior to enrollment | |||||
| MATH 208 | required prior to enrollment | required prior to enrollment | Pick two of these courses to fulfill your enrollment requirements | ||||||||
| MATH 224 | required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | Pick two of these courses to fulfill your enrollment requirements | not required prior to enrollment | |||
| ME 230 | required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | required prior to enrollment or CEE 220 | not required prior to enrollment | required prior to enrollment |
| MSE 170 | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | required prior to enrollment | ||
| PHYS 121 * Note for programming courses: Please contact an adviser if you have transfer credit for CSE 142. It may count as an enrollment requirement for some majors. | required to apply | required to apply | required to apply | required to apply | required to apply | required to apply | required to apply | required to apply | required to apply | required to apply | required to apply |
| PHYS 122 | required to apply | required prior to enrollment | required to apply | required to apply | required to apply | required prior to enrollment | required to apply | required to apply | required to apply | ||
| PHYS 123 | required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | not required prior to enrollment | Pick two of these courses to fulfill your enrollment requirements | not required prior to enrollment | required prior to enrollment |
† Note for Chemical Engineering (ChemE) students: Up to two (2) application requirements may be in progress at the time of application. Students should also see the department continuation policy for courses such as CHEM 237 (or 223, 335), and CHEM 238 (or 224, 335), MATH 208, and PHYS 123 which must be finished by the end of the summer quarter following the spring quarter of admission to the major. If you have questions about course requirements and their planning (or anything else) please contact an adviser in the chemical engineering program. Back to content
* Note for programming courses: Please contact an adviser if you have transfer credit for CSE 142. It may count as an enrollment requirement for some majors. Back to content
^Note for Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) students: In addition to CHEM 142, MATH 224, and PHYS 123, BIOL 130 and BIOL 220 may also be used.