Prerequisites for the Capacity-Constrained Application Process for Engineering Majors
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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| Course | AA | BioE | BSE | ChemE† | CivE | CompE* | EE | EnvE | ISE | MSE | ME |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA 260 | required prior to enrollment | required prior to enrollment | |||||||||
| AA 210 | required to apply | required to apply | required to apply | required to apply | required to apply | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| BIOL 180 | required prior to enrollment | ||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| CHEM 142* | 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 | ||||||||||
| CSE 142 | required prior to enrollment or AMATH 301 | required to apply | required prior to enrollment or AMATH 301 | ||||||||
| CSE 143 | required to apply | ||||||||||
| 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* | 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 | ||||||||||
| ME 230 | required prior to enrollment | required prior to enrollment | required prior to enrollment or CEE 220 | required prior to enrollment | |||||||
| MSE 170 | 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 |
† 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), 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.
Accelerated/Honors options
* Denotes a course that has an Accelerated/Honors option
- CHEM 143, 153 or 145, 155, 165 can replace CHEM 142, 152, 162
- MATH 134, 135, 136 can replace MATH 124, 125, 126 and MATH 307, 308
- PHYS 141, 142, 143 can replace PHYS 121, 122, 123