Prerequisites

Coursework for engineering students is sequential and builds upon each other and therefore, classes must be taken in a specific order. Core classes require students to pass with a D or better in order to move to the next level. 

Reference the Schedule of Classes to find prerequisites. 

Reference the table below for some common sophomore SoE coursework and the required prerequisites needed to take them.   

If you feel prepared to take a course without the prerequisite, you can request a prerequisite override. Contact the undergraduate director to begin the request process. For liberal arts courses, contact that department.  

If your undergraduate director approves your request, they must issue a prerequisite override approval to you in writing. Submit the course information along with your written approval by filling out the Special Registration Request form. 

Learn more about SoE’s procedures for special registration. 

Corequisites 

A corequisite means that a course must be taken at the same time as another course. For example, Computer Architecture and Computer Architecture Lab are corequisites. They must be taken concurrently.