Creating Your Educational Plan

To be placed or admitted into an engineering major, you need to know which courses to take. The resources below help you plan your coursework and make the most of your UW and College of Engineering experience.

Compare required coursework by major

Each engineering department requires certain courses in math, science, communication, and engineering fundamentals. Depending on your student status, requirements vary:

Sample placement paths for ENGRUD students

These sample schedules show how you might prepare to request placement in multiple majors. For list of courses and schedules for a specific major, see Major requirements and sample 4-year plans below.

• Placement 1 (P1) - July 1 deadline for placement requests
• Placement 2 (P2) - January 15 deadline for placement requests
• Placement 3 (P3) - July 1 deadline for placement requests (Sample 7 only)

Starting with Math 120?

See Sample 6 and Sample 7.

Have Running Start or AP credits in math and science?

See Sample 8 and Sample 9.

Learn more about placement requirements and timing in Placement into a Major.

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Engineering fundamental courses include:

Major requirements and sample 4-year plans

Below are four-year sample plans and overall graduation requirements for each engineering major and links to the UW course catalog for each department. Your actual course schedule will vary, based on your academic background and course availability.

Please check with the specific engineering department adviser or at the Engineering Advising Center (Loew 301) for most recent materials. Contact information is located at the end of each sample plan.