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Stanford University School of Engineering i Undergraduate Handbook 2012-2013
Stanford University School of Engineering ii Undergraduate Handbook 2012-2013
This Handbook collects in one place information on undergraduate engineering programs at
Stanford for 2012-2013. Here you will find details about school requirements and requirements
for departments and programs, as well as instructions for declaring an engineering major,
transferring engineering coursework from another school, petitioning for modifications of
requirements, and the administrative steps to follow to graduate. You will also find descriptions of
important opportunities and programs for engineering students, such as overseas studies, summer
research fellowships, diversity programs, and career placement services.

There are always some changes from year to year and the Handbook is updated every summer
before classes start in the fall. Since undergraduates come to the School of Engineering at
different points in their Stanford careers, they may graduate using the requirements listed in any
one Handbook that is published while they are undergraduates. All recent editions of the
Handbook are available on the web at http://ughb.stanford.edu.

We hope that you will find the Handbook informative and useful, and we are interested in any
suggestions you may have for improvements. If you have any questions about engineering degree
requirements or about any of the information in the Handbook, please don’t hesitate to contact
your adviser or come see us in the School of Engineering’s Office of Student Affairs, 135 Huang
Engineering Center. You are always welcome.

Professor Brad Osgood
Professor of Electrical Engineering
Senior Associate Dean, School of Engineering

Revised August 2012 by Darlene Lazar
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. FOR FRESHMEN AND SOPHOMORES......................................................................................................1
SoE Events and Announcements.........................................................................................................................1
Getting Started at Stanford..................................................................................................................................1
Planning your First (and Second) Year...............................................................................................................2
Exploring Engineering........................................................................................................................................2
Mathematics Courses..........................................................................................................................................4
Physics Courses...................................................................................................................................................6
Chemistry Courses..............................................................................................................................................7
Summing up........................................................................................................................................................9
2. TYPES OF ENGINEERING MAJORS & ACCREDITATION.................................................................11
Departmental Majors.........................................................................................................................................11
School Of Engineering Majors..........................................................................................................................12
Individually Designed Majors...........................................................................................................................13
Instructions for Declaring an Individually Designed Major..............................................................................15
Accreditation.....................................................................................................................................................16
3. COURSES APPROVED FOR SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING REQUIREMENTS................................17
The Mathematics Requirement.........................................................................................................................17
The Science Requirement.................................................................................................................................19
The Technology in Society Requirement..........................................................................................................20
The Engineering Fundamentals Requirement...................................................................................................21
The Experimentation Requirement...................................................................................................................22
The Engineering Science and Engineering Design Requirement......................................................................22
4. POLICIES AND PROCEDURES..................................................................................................................23
Policy on Academic Performance.....................................................................................................................23
Deviation Petitions and Substitutions...............................................................................................................23
Transfer Credit..................................................................................................................................................24
Advanced Placement Credits............................................................................................................................26
Graduation Procedures......................................................................................................................................27
5. PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR ENGINEERING MAJORS....................29
Undergraduate Program Sheets.........................................................................................................................29
Declaring an Engineering Major.......................................................................................................................31
Major Programs and their Requirements...........................................................................................................32
AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS........................................................................................................33
Requirements....................................................................................................................................................33
AA Flowchart....................................................................................................................................................36
AA 4-Year Plans...............................................................................................................................................37
Instructions for Declaring Major in Engineering: Aeronautics & Astronautics...............................................40
AA Program Sheet............................................................................................................................................41
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN............................................................................................................................43
Requirements....................................................................................................................................................43
Suggested Course Concentrations and Sequences............................................................................................46
AD Flowchart....................................................................................................................................................48
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AD Four Year Plan...........................................................................................................................................49
Instructions for Declaring Major in Engineering: Architectural Design (ENGR-BS).....................................50
AD Program Sheet............................................................................................................................................51
ATMOSPHERE/ENERGY.................................................................................................................................53
Requirements....................................................................................................................................................53
AE Energy Flowchart.......................................................................................................................................56
AE Atmosphere Flowchart...............................................................................................................................57
AE Energy 4-Year Plan....................................................................................................................................58
AE Atmosphere 4-Year Plan............................................................................................................................59
Instructions for Declaring Major in Engineering: Atmosphere/Energy (ENGR-BS)......................................60
AE Program Sheet............................................................................................................................................61
BIOENGINEERING...........................................................................................................................................63
Components of BioE:........................................................................................................................................64
BioE Flowcharts...............................................................................................................................................66
BioE 4-Year Plans............................................................................................................................................69
Instructions for Declaring Major in Engineering: Bioengineering (ENGR-BS)..............................................74
BioE Program Sheet..........................................................................................................................................75
BIOMECHANICAL ENGINEERING..............................................................................................................77
BME Flowchart................................................................................................................................................80
BME Four-Year Plan........................................................................................................................................82
Instructions for Declaring Major in Engineering: Biomechanical Engineering (ENGR-BS)..........................86
BME Program Sheet.........................................................................................................................................87
BIOMEDICAL COMPUTATION.....................................................................................................................89
Components of BMC:.......................................................................................................................................89
Advising in BMC..............................................................................................................................................91
Program Options...............................................................................................................................................92
BMC Major Chart.............................................................................................................................................94
BMC Flowchart................................................................................................................................................95
BMC Four Year Plans.......................................................................................................................................96
Instructions for Declaring Major in Engineering: Biomedical Computation (ENGR-BS)............................100
Program Sheets...............................................................................................................................................101
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING.........................................................................................................................109
Instructions for finding out more about the Chemical Engineering Major.....................................................111
Requirements: Chemical Engineering Program..............................................................................................112
Chemical Engineering Flowcharts and Plans..................................................................................................114
Instructions for Declaring a Major in Chemical Engineering (CHEME-BS)................................................128
Program Sheet: CHEME.................................................................................................................................129
CIVIL ENGINEERING....................................................................................................................................131
The Curriculum...............................................................................................................................................132
Research Experience for Undergraduates.......................................................................................................132
Exploring Civil Engineering as a Major.........................................................................................................132
Requirements: 2012-2013 Civil Engineering Major.......................................................................................133
CE with Specialty in Structures and Construction..........................................................................................134
CE with Specialty in Environmental and Water Studies.................................................................................135
CE Flowchart..................................................................................................................................................137
CE Four-Year Plans........................................................................................................................................138
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Instructions for Declaring a Major in Civil Engineering................................................................................148
CE Program Sheet-Dry Track.........................................................................................................................149
CE Program Sheet-Wet Track.........................................................................................................................151
COMPUTER SCIENCE...................................................................................................................................153
Undergraduate Research Opportunities...........................................................................................................153
Requirements..................................................................................................................................................156
CS Flowchart...................................................................................................................................................160
CS Four-Year Plans.........................................................................................................................................161
AI....................................................................................................................................................................161
BioComputation..............................................................................................................................................162
Computer Engineering....................................................................................................................................163
Graphics..........................................................................................................................................................164
HCI..................................................................................................................................................................165
Information......................................................................................................................................................166
Systems...........................................................................................................................................................167
Theory.............................................................................................................................................................168
Unspecialized..................................................................................................................................................169
Instructions for Declaring Major in Computer Science..................................................................................170
CS Program Sheets..........................................................................................................................................171
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING.....................................................................................................................191
Requirements..................................................................................................................................................192
Research Experience for Undergraduates.......................................................................................................197
Study Abroad Program....................................................................................................................................197
EE Flowchart...................................................................................................................................................199
EE Four-Year Plans.........................................................................................................................................200
Instructions for Declaring Major in Electrical Engineering...........................................................................204
EE Program Sheet...........................................................................................................................................205
ENGINEERING PHYSICS..............................................................................................................................207
Requirements..................................................................................................................................................207
EPhys Flowchart.............................................................................................................................................211
EPhys Four-Year Plans...................................................................................................................................212
Instructions for Declaring a Major in Engineering: Engineering Physics (ENGR-BS: EPHYS)...................220
EPhys Program Sheet......................................................................................................................................221
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING...........................................................................................................223
The Curriculum...............................................................................................................................................224
Research Experience for Undergraduates.......................................................................................................224
A Comparison: Environmental Engineering vs. Civil Engineering................................................................224
Exploring Environmental Engineering as a Major..........................................................................................225
Requirements: 2012-13 Major in Environmental Engineering.......................................................................226
EnvE Flowchart...............................................................................................................................................228
EnvE Four-Year Plans.....................................................................................................................................229
Instructions for Declaring Major in Environmental Engineering...................................................................234
EnvE Program Sheet.......................................................................................................................................235
MANAGEMENT SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING.....................................................................................237
Program Description.......................................................................................................................................238
Research Experience for Undergraduates.......................................................................................................240
MS&E Flowcharts...........................................................................................................................................244
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MS&E Four-Year Plans (2)............................................................................................................................249
Instructions for Declaring Major in Management Science and Engineering.................................................252
MS&E Program Sheet....................................................................................................................................253
MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING...........................................................................................255
Major Requirements for MSE Undergraduates...............................................................................................255
Research Experience for Undergraduates.......................................................................................................256
Requirements for Undergraduates in Materials Science and Engineering.....................................................257
MatSci Flowchart............................................................................................................................................262
MatSci 4-Year Plan.........................................................................................................................................263
Instructions for Declaring Major in Materials Science and Engineering.......................................................264
MatSci Program Sheet....................................................................................................................................265
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING...................................................................................................................267
Research Experience for Undergraduates.......................................................................................................267
Professional Licensing....................................................................................................................................268
Requirements..................................................................................................................................................269
ME Flowchart.................................................................................................................................................272
ME Four-Year Plans (6).................................................................................................................................273
Instructions for Declaring Major in Mechanical Engineering (ME-BS).........................................................280
ME Program Sheet..........................................................................................................................................281
PRODUCT DESIGN.........................................................................................................................................283
Requirements..................................................................................................................................................283
PD Four-Year Plans (2)..................................................................................................................................285
Instructions for Declaring Major in Engineering: Product Design (ENGR-BS: PD).....................................288
PD Program Sheet...........................................................................................................................................289
6. MINORS AND HONORS PROGRAMS.....................................................................................................291
Minor Programs..............................................................................................................................................292
Aeronautics and Astronautics Minor.........................................................................................................292
Chemical Engineering Minor.....................................................................................................................293
Civil Engineering Minor............................................................................................................................293
Computer Science Minor............................................................................................................................294
Electrical Engineering Minor....................................................................................................................296
Environmental Engineering Minor............................................................................................................296
Management Science and Engineering Minor...........................................................................................297
Materials Science and Engineering Minor................................................................................................298
Mechanical Engineering Minor.................................................................................................................298
Honors Programs............................................................................................................................................301
Architectural Design..................................................................................................................................301
Atmosphere and Energy.............................................................................................................................302
Bioengineering...........................................................................................................................................302
Biomechanical Engineering.......................................................................................................................304
Biomedical Computation............................................................................................................................305
Chemical Engineering................................................................................................................................306
Civil Engineering.......................................................................................................................................307
Computer Science......................................................................................................................................308
Electrical Engineering...............................................................................................................................308
Engineering Physics...................................................................................................................................309
Environmental Engineering.......................................................................................................................310
Mechanical Engineering............................................................................................................................311
Science, Technology, and Society..............................................................................................................312
7. OTHER DEGREE PROGRAMS.................................................................................................................313
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