The following table indicates the recommended schedule for completing the departmental required courses and some others.
Students take four courses per quarter.
Undesignated spaces in the schedule are to be filled with electives, social sciences, science and engineering requirements, and technical and unrestricted electives. Typically, students begin their sciences, engineering and social studies in the Freshman and Sophomore years. Technical electives are generally taken in the Junior and Senior years. Note that the scheduling of some core courses may change.