To receive a B.S. in NanoEngineering, students must complete 185* units for graduation. Every NANO course (except NANO 4 and NANO 199) must be taken for a letter grade. All courses must have a grade of C- or above as a passing grade. This includes all lower division Math, Physics, Biology and Chemistry courses that are part of the major requirements. A one-unit introductory seminar (NANO 4) is required of all incoming freshmen and transfer students.
*The 185 units for graduation include 48 units for G.E. requirements shown for Warren College students as an example to fulfill the general education requirements. Students in other colleges need to adjust the plan to match their own college requirements.
Effective Fall 2020, the specific breakdown is as follows:
General education requirements (varied units): This requirement is intended to fulfill the general education requirements (G.E.) from respective colleges.
Basic sciences and mathematics (sixty units): This lower-division requirement includes twenty-four units of mathematics (MATH 20A-E and MATH 18 (formerly MATH 20F)), sixteen units of physics (PHYS 2A–D), sixteen units of chemistry (CHEM 6A–C, 7L), and four units of biology (BILD 1).
Engineering preparation (twelve units): This requirement covers basics in computer programming, circuit analysis and circuits lab (NANO 15, 107, and 108).
NanoEngineering core (forty-five units): This requirement constitutes a one-unit seminar (NANO 4) and nine core courses (NANO 11, 20L, 102, 104, 110, 111,112, 115L, 117, 119, 120A, 120B, and 148).
NanoEngineering electives (twenty units): The five elective courses requirement must be chosen from among the upper-division NANO courses offered by the department (NANO courses numbered 100 through 199).
Effective Fall 2014 - 2019, the specific breakdown is as follows:
General education requirements (varied units): This requirement is intended to fulfill the general education requirements (G.E.) from respective colleges.
Basic sciences and mathematics (sixty units): This lower-division requirement includes twenty-four units of mathematics (MATH 20A-E and MATH 18 (formerly MATH 20F)), sixteen units of physics (PHYS 2A–D), sixteen units of chemistry (CHEM 6A–C, 7L), and four units of biology (BILD 1).
Engineering Preparation (twelve units): This requirement covers basics in computer programming, circuit analysis and circuits lab (NANO 15, NANO 106, and NANO 107).
NanoEngineering core (thirty-seven units): This requirement constitutes a one-unit seminar (NANO 1 or NANO 4) and nine core courses (NANO 101-104, 110-112, and 120A-B).
NanoEngineering electives (eight units): This requirement must be chosen from among the upper-division NANO courses (NANO 100 - 199) offered by the department, or a NANO graduate course that has been approved by a student petition. NANO 198 is not allowed as a NanoEngineering elective in meeting the upper-division major requirements.
Engineering Focus (twenty units): Students must select all five engineering electives from within one single major to constitute an engineering focus. However, students may take four courses in one major and one in another, should scheduling conflicts occur.
**Students entering after Fall 2019 please see new requirements effective Fall 2020