BSIDE Pre-law Track
For a general BS IDE program description visit Program Overview page.
BSIDE students interested in pursuing a career in law related to intellectual property or patent development may consider the sample roadmap below using the IDE Breadth electives. The total number of units for this plan is 121.
Breadth Electives:
- ENGR 130 Introduction to Intellectual Property for Engineers (Recommended)
- ENGR 131 Introduction to Patents for Engineers (Recommended)
- ENGL 107 Professional Technical Writing (Recommended)
- ECON 141 Law and Economics (Recommended)
A minor in βInnovation and Lawβ is currently under development by the Interdisciplinary Engineering Program.
Technical Electives:
Two Engineering or engineering-related courses.
Four-year Roadmap
Fall Semester - Year 1
Total Semester Units: 15
MATH 30 or 30X* (B4) Calculus I - 3 Units
COMM 20 (A1) Public Speaking - 3 Units
CHEM 30A (or 1A or 1B) (B1/B3) Introductory Chemistry - 3 Units
ENGL 1A (A2) First Year Writing - 3 Units
BIOL 10 (B2) The Living World - 3 Units
(*MATH 30X requires enrollment in MATH 30W)
Spring Semester - Year 1
Total Semester Units: 14
MATH 31 or 31X (B4) Calculus II - 4 Units
PHYS 50 (B1/B3) General Physics/Mechanics - 4 Units
ENGL 1B (C2) (C- or better) Argument and Analysis - 3 Units
ENGR 10 (E) Introduction to Engineering - 3 Units
(MATH 31X requires enrollment in MATH 31W)
Fall Semester - Year 2
Total Semester Units: 16
MATH 32 or 32X (B4) Calculus III - 3 Units
PHYS 51 (B1/B3) General Physics/Electricity and Magnetism - 4 Units
GE Area D+US123 - 3 Units
GE Area F - 3 Units
CE 95 Theory and Application of Statics - 3 Units
Register to take WST
(MATH 32X requires enrollment in MATH 32W)
Spring Semester - Year 2
Total Semester Units: 16
MATH 33A Ordinary Differential Equations for SCI & ENGR
or
MATH 33LA Differential Equations and Linear Algebra - 3 Units
GE Area D+US123 - 3 Units
GE Area C1 - 3 Units
EE 97 Introductory Electrical Engineering Laboratory - 1 Units
EE 98 Introduction to Circuit Analysis - 3 Units
CMPE 30 Programming Concepts and Methodology - 3 Units
Submit Major Course Proposal before Year 3.
Fall Semester - Year 3
Total Semester Units: 16
ENGR 101 Engineering Seminar - 1 Units
ENGR 102 Renewable Energy Engineering - 3 Units
ME 106 Fundamentals of Mechatronics Engineering - 3 Units
ENGR 120 Programming Concepts for Behavioral and Social - 3 Units
Science Applications - 3 Units
Depth Elective 1 - 3 Units
ENGR 130 (Minor Elective 1) - 3 Units
Spring Semester - Year 3
Total Semester Units: 16
ENGR 101 Engineering Seminar - 1 Units
ENGR 100W (Z/R) (C or better) Engineering Reports - 3 Units
ISE 130 Engineering Probability and Statistics - 3 Units
Depth Elective 2 - 3 Units
ENGR 131 (Minor Elective 2) - 3 Units
Technical Elective 1- 3 Units
Fall Semester - Year 4
Total Semester Units: 14
ENGR 199A Senior Design Project I - 1 Units
Depth Elective 3 - 3 Units
ECON 141 Law and Economics (Minor Elective 3) - 4 Units
Technical Elective 2 - 3 Units
BUS3 186 (S) (C or better) Professional and Business Ethics - 3 Units
Spring Semester - Year 4
Total Semester Units: 14
ENGR 199B Senior Design Project II - 2 Units
ISE 102 Engineering Economic Systems - 3 Units
Depth Elective 4 - 3 Units
ENGL 107 Professional Technical Writing (Minor Elective 4) - 3 Units
TECH 198 (V) (C or better) Technology and Civilization - 3 Units
