- Engineering Undeclared (ENGRUD) students who were admitted Direct to College: See Placement Requirements by Major for ENGRUD Students on the College of Engineering website.
- For Transfer and Non-DTC students: See application and enrollment requirements on the College's Prerequisites by Major page. (Hint: you can filter out the other departments.)
- Cumulative UW GPA of 2.5 or higher
- Grade of 2.0 or higher in each required course
- Completion of minimum requirements do not guarantee admission to major.
Requirements
Application requirements* (due April 5)
Courses marked with an asterisk (*) must be completed by April 5 in order to apply for the BSCE major.
Enrollment requirements (before Autumn quarter enrollment)
All remaining required courses (those not marked with an asterisk) must be completed before you enroll in the major in autumn quarter. It is strongly recommended that both CHEM 152 and PHYS 123 are also completed prior to enrollment in the major.
Unable to meet all requirements?
If you will not be able to complete:
- All application requirements by April 5, or
- All of the enrollment requirements by the time you enroll in CEE at UW in autumn quarter
You must obtain permission to submit a conditional application. If you have any questions about this process, please email ceadvice@uw.edu.
Prerequisite courses
Mathematics
- MATH 124*, 125*, and 126* Calculus
- MATH 208 or AMATH 352 Matrix/Linear Algebra
Sciences
- CHEM 142* General Chemistry (5 credits)
- PHYS 121* Mechanics (5 credits)
- PHYS 122* Elect-Mag & Oscillation (5 credits)
Engineering Fundamentals
- Computing requirement (Choose 1): AMATH 301 Beg Sci Computing, CSE 121/122/123 (Any course from CSE’s Introduction to Computer Programming series will work), CSE 142 Computer Programming I, or CSE 160 Data Programming (4 credits)
- AA 210* Statics (4 credits)
- CEE 220 Mechanics of Materials (4 credits)
- ME 230 Dynamics (4 credits)
Written Communication
English Composition* (5 credits)
Recommended courses
Students are also encouraged to complete the following courses prior to their autumn quarter of admission: MATH 207; CHEM 152 (or CHEM 153 or CHEM 155); PHYS 123 (or PHYS 143).