Major: Bachelor of Science

A) 20 units minimum required for the (Physical Methods Track) and (AI Methods Track).

B) 15 units minimum required for the (Human Behavior Methods Track).

C) (MATH 19), (MATH 20), and 6 units of Mathematics can be waived only if you receive a grade of C or better in (Math 21).  The course waiver automatically is made on a student’s My Academic Path (MAP) page, but you must ask the Design Student Services Officer to manually waive the associated units in the Mathematics section.

D) (MATH 21) needs to be taken either at Stanford or with the equivalent transfer work.  Students can replace the (MATH 21) requirement if they take a class that makes substantial use of the concepts in (MATH 21) while also receiving a grade of C or better: (MATH 53), (MATH 106), (MATH 115), or (CME 102).

E) A score of 5 on the (AP Calculus BC test) is equivalent to (MATH 19), (MATH 20), (MATH 21) and gives students 10 units towards Mathematics.  

F) A score of 4 on (AP Calculus BC test) or 5 on the (AP Calculus AB test) is equivalent to only (MATH 19) and (MATH 20) and gives students only 6 units towards Mathematics.  The AP substitution, and units, is made automatically on a student’s My Academic Path (MAP) page.

G) (MATH 51) or (CME 100) is only required for the (Physical Methods Track) or (AI Methods Track).  (CS 103) is also a suitable option for (AI Methods Track).

A) No other (PSYCH) or (PSYC) class is allowed.

A) Quantity of courses varies based on the units needed to reach 30 units.

B) (PHYSICS 41) is required for (Physical Methods Track). Students may choose (PHYSICS 41) or (PHYSICS 41E), but both cannot be taken towards the major.

C) (CS 103) and (CS 109) are recommended for (AI Methods Track).

D) If (MATH 51) and (CME 100) are both taken, only 8 units of credit will be allowed towards the Design major due to overlapping material.

E) More advanced Mathematics or Statistics courses may be considered through petition. 

F) ACE courses are encouraged for students that seek additional support with MATH or CS courses, but the ACE credit may not count towards the major unit minimum requirements.

A) The TiS courses must be on the list the year that they are taken.

B) Students interested in using ENERGY 177A/B for this requirement: (ENERGY 177A) and (ENERGY 177B) must both be taken, and for 3 units each, to fulfill TiS.

C) (NBIO 101) is by application, and must be taken for 3 units and a letter grade to fulfill TiS.

A) (ENGR 14) is required for (Physical Methods Track).

B) (CS 106A) is required for (AI Methods Track).

C) Only one of (CS 106A) or (CS 106B) may count toward the Engineering Fundamentals requirement.

D) (CS 106M) is a companion course to (CS 106B), for 1 unit, but may not count as a standalone course fulfilling Engineering Fundamentals.

A) Prerequisites: The following may be prerequisites for these Method classes.  All are also expected to be taken in the SoE Mathematics, Science, and Engineering Fundamentals categories for (Physical Design + Manufacturing Methods Track):

A) Prerequisites: The following may be prerequisites for these Method classes.  All are also expected to be taken in the SoE Mathematics, Science, and Engineering Fundamentals categories for the (Physical Design + Manufacturing Methods Track).  They may include others (please consult course-specific prerequisites):

A) (HUMBIO 82A) prepares students for advanced research work (ie, for an honors thesis), and students should be planning to do subsequent research work beyond the class.