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Undergraduate Engineering Programs

ENGR 1: Want to Be an Engineer? 

ENGR 1 (Thursdays, 1:30-2:50pm, in NVIDIA auditorium) consists of faculty members from all of the STEM majors across campus giving short talks about what is exciting in their fields. Enroll in this course and surprise yourself in finding out which fields are exciting to you!  

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Prospective Students

Learn about ways to explore engineering topics as an enrolled student at Stanford, as well as find links to the School of Engineering departments and summer programs open to high school or other non-matriculated students.

Courses & Majors

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STEM Roadmap to Your First Year A simple guide for course selection for incoming undergraduate prospective engineers and scientists

ENGR 1: Want to Be an Engineer?

This course is for incoming students who may want to major in STEM. A panel of faculty from STEM majors in the School of Engineering, the School of Humanities & Sciences, and Stanford Earth present with the goal of helping you discover if their field is right for you. The link to this video is coming in September 2023.

Choosing Computer Science Courses 24-25


Lists of math, science, TiS, & Fundamentals courses for 2024-25 are on the Approved Courses page under the Courses tab. Major Programs are now updated for 2024-25; also find all engineering major and minor program requirements in alpha order at Explore Degrees .


Summer Opportunities

Stanford students can check out ways to spend summer doing research with faculty (Research Experience for Undergraduates), go abroad via Bing Overseas Study programs, or check BEAM for summer internships and jobs.


Student Group Funding

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Does your student group need funding for an activity that benefits the School of Engineering community or furthers the goals of your engineering association? The SoE accepts applications to assist engineering student groups with limited funding. Apply for Student Group Funding


Overseas Opportunities

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Roughly half of all engineering undergraduate students take advantage of at least one overseas program opportunity while completing their bachelor’s degrees. Finding time for such an experience will take some advance planning, but it is well worth the effort. These opportunities will certainly be a highlight of your time at Stanford.