Prerequisites by Major for Transfer and Non-DTC Students
For prospective transfer and current non-Engineering Undeclared (non-DTC) students, 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.
Majors not shown on the table
The application and enrollment requirements are different enough for these majors that they're described separately:
- Human Centered Design & Engineering
- Bioengineering admission (UW students only)
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Enrollment requirements (complete by the start of your first quarter in the major)
| Course | AA | BioE | BSE | ChemE† | CivE | CompE* | EE | EnvE | ISE | MSE | ME |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATH 124, 125, 126 *honors option | 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 307 | required prior to enrollment | required to apply | required prior to enrollment | required prior to enrollment or AMATH 351 |
required prior to enrollment | ||||||
| MATH 308 | required prior to enrollment | required prior to enrollment | |||||||||
| MATH 324 | required prior to enrollment | ||||||||||
| BIOL 180 | required prior to enrollment | ||||||||||
| CHEM 142 *honors option | 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 | |
| CHEM 152 | required to apply | required to apply | required to apply | required to apply | required prior to enrollment | required to apply | required prior to enrollment | ||||
| CHEM 162 | required to apply | required to apply | required to apply | required prior to enrollment | |||||||
| CHEM 223 or 237 | required prior to enrollment | ||||||||||
| PHYS 121 | 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 to apply | required to apply | required to apply | required to apply | ||
| PHYS 123 | required prior to enrollment | required prior to enrollment | required prior to enrollment | required prior to enrollment | |||||||
| AMATH 301 | required prior to enrollment | required prior to enrollment | required prior to enrollment or CSE 142 |
required prior to enrollment | required prior to enrollment or CSE 142 |
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| CSE 142 | required prior to enrollment or AMATH 301 |
required to apply | required prior to enrollment or AMATH 301 |
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| CSE 143 | required to apply | ||||||||||
| MSE 170 | required prior to enrollment | ||||||||||
| AA 210 | required to apply | required to apply | required to apply | required to apply | required to apply | ||||||
| CEE 220 | required prior to enrollment | required prior to enrollment | required prior to enrollment | required prior to enrollment or ME 230 |
required prior to enrollment | ||||||
| ME 230 | required prior to enrollment | required prior to enrollment | required prior to enrollment or CEE 220 |
required prior to enrollment | |||||||
| AA 260 | required prior to enrollment | 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 |
† Note for Chemical Engineering (ChemE) students: For transfer students the classes shown as requirements are enrollment requirements, not application requirements.
Accelerated/Honors sequences
- MATH 134, 135, 136 can replace MATH 124, 125, 126 and MATH 307, 308
- Some departments allow accelerated or honors sequences to satisfy requirements. Run the degree audit (DARS) for a specific department to determine options for sequences.