When Engineering Undeclared students are placed into a major at the end of their first year, the assumed timeline to graduate is three more years (four years total). There are additional courses beyond the placement requirements that must be completed during the second year before being eligible to start with core major coursework. This means students typically do not begin core major courses until either the spring quarter of sophomore year (for BioE and ChemE) or fall quarter of junior year (for the other majors). The table below outlines these required courses, called “enrollment requirements,” for each major.
To see the full picture of all degree requirements for engineering majors, refer to the Sample 4-year Plans or run a Degree Audit.
Note: The Human Centered Design & Engineering major requirements are different enough from the other majors that they are not captured on this table.
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| Course | AA | BioE | BSE | ChemE† | CivE | CompE | ECE^ | EnvE | IE | MSE | ME |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA 210 | required to apply | required to apply | required to apply | required to apply | required to apply | ||||||
| AA 260 | required prior to enrollment | required prior to enrollment | |||||||||
| AMATH 301 | required prior to enrollment | required prior to enrollment or CSE 12X + BIOEN 217 | required prior to enrollment or CSE 122 or CSE 142 | required prior to enrollment or CSE 122 or CSE 142 | required prior to enrollment or CSE 122 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 | Pick two of these courses to fulfill your enrollment requirements or 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 | 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 121 | required to apply one of CSE 12X + BIOEN 217; or AMATH 301 | ||||||||||
| CSE 122 | required to apply one of CSE 12X + BIOEN 217; or AMATH 301 | required prior to enrollment or AMATH 301 or CSE 142 | required to apply or CSE 142 | required prior to enrollment or AMATH 301 or CSE 142 | required prior to enrollment or AMATH 301 or CSE 142 | ||||||
| CSE 123 | required to apply one of CSE 12X + BIOEN 217; or AMATH 301 | required to apply | required to apply or CSE 143 | ||||||||
| CSE 142 | required prior to enrollment or AMATH 301 or CSE 122 | required to apply or CSE 122 | required prior to enrollment or AMATH 301 or CSE 122 | required prior to enrollment or AMATH 301 or CSE 122 | |||||||
| CSE 143 | required to apply | required prior to enrollment or CSE 123 | |||||||||
| 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 207 formerly 307‡ | required prior to enrollment | required to apply | required prior to enrollment | required prior to enrollment or AMATH 351 | required prior to enrollment | ||||||
| MATH 208 formerly 308‡ | required prior to enrollment | required prior to enrollment | |||||||||
| MATH 224 formerly 324‡ | required prior to enrollment | Pick two of these courses to fulfill your enrollment requirements | |||||||||
| 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 | Pick two of these courses to fulfill your enrollment requirements | required prior to enrollment | required prior to enrollment |
^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.
‡ As of autumn 2021, MATH 307, MATH 308, MATH 309, and MATH 324 are renumbered as MATH 207, MATH 208, MATH 209, and MATH 224, respectively. Students can apply either the 200- or 300-level number for each course toward their degree requirements.