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Course Enrollment Restrictions

Last updated: 5/16/2025 2:00PM

The Henry Samueli School of Engineering reserves the right to maintain major restrictions on impacted courses. As a disclaimer, the below information is SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

All prerequisites are strictly enforced!

Fall 2025 Undergraduate Enrollment Restrictions

BME Courses

First Day of Enrollment – Monday, May 19th at 7 AM

The following courses are open to Biomedical Engineering SENIORS ONLY:

  • BME 180A
  • BME 197

The following courses are open to Biomedical Engineering AND Biomedical Engineering: Premedical ONLY:

  • BME 1
  • BME 60A
  • BME 60B
  • BME 130
  • BME 150

The following course is open to Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering: Premedical, AND Chemical Engineering ONLY:

  • BME 160

The following courses are open to Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering: Premedical, AND Materials Science and Engineering ONLY:

  • BME 110A

The following courses are open to ALL School of Engineering Majors ONLY.

  • BME 132
  • BME 195 FUNDAMENTAL OPTICS
  • BME 195 GENE EDITING
  • BME 195 IMMUNOENGINEERING -“Canceled 5/7/2025

Tuesday September 2nd at 7pm – “Nor”- New Only Restriction to lift

The following courses will have a New Only Restriction “Nor” applied, indicating that space is reserved for newly admitted First-Year and newly admitted Transfer students.

  • BME 1
  • BME 60A
  • BME 60B
  • BME 110A
  • BME 130
  • BME 150

Monday, September 8th at 7pm

  • All BME courses are open to ALL School of Engineering Majors ONLY.

Thursday, September 18th at 12 PM

  • If space permits, School/Major restrictions will be lifted for most BME courses.
CBE Courses

First Day of Enrollment – Monday, May 19th at 7 AM

The following courses are open to Chemical Engineering AND Environmental Engineering ONLY.

  • CBE 40A

All CBE courses are open to Chemical Engineering ONLY.

Tuesday September 2nd at 7pm – “Nor”- New Only Restriction to lift

The following courses will have a New Only Restriction “Nor” applied, indicating that space is reserved for newly admitted First-Year and newly admitted Transfer students.

  • CBE 1
  • CBE 40A
  • CBE 160

Monday, September 8th at 7pm

  • All CBE courses are open to ALL School of Engineering Majors ONLY.

Thursday, September 18th at 12 PM

If space permits, School/Major restrictions will be lifted for most CBE courses.

EECS Courses

First Day of Enrollment – Monday, May 19th at 7 AM

The following courses are open to Computer Engineering ONLY:

  • EECS 12
  • EECS 40
  • EECS 118
  • EECS 119

The following courses are open to Electrical Engineering ONLY:

  • EECS 1
  • EECS 160A
  • EECS 160LA

The following courses are open to Computer Engineering AND Electrical Engineering ONLY:

  • EECS 20
  • EECS 70B
  • EECS 70LB
  • EECS 145
  • EECS 170A
  • EECS 170LA

The following courses are open to Computer Engineering AND Computer Science and Engineering ONLY: 

  • EECS 112L

The following courses are open to Computer Science and Engineering ONLY: 

  • CSE 112

The following courses are open to Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, AND Computer Science and Engineering ONLY:

  • EECS 31
  • EECS 50
  • EECS 112
  • EECS 152A
  • EECS 159A
  • EECS 195 – Drones

Wednesday, May 28th, at 7pm

Major restrictions lifted to allow Computer Science and Engineering to enroll in the following courses:

  • EECS 118
  • EECS119
  • EECS 160A
  • EECS 160LA
  • EECS 170A

Major restrictions lifted to allow Materials Science and Engineering to enroll in the following courses:

  • EECS 70B
  • EECS 170LA

Open to ALL School of Engineering Majors and School of ICS students Only.

  • EECS 195 – Drones

Tuesday September 2nd at 7pm – “Nor”- New Only Restriction to lift

The following courses will have a New Only Restriction “Nor” applied, indicating that space is reserved for newly admitted First-Year and newly admitted Transfer students.

  • EECS 1
  • EECS 10
  • EECS 12
  • EECS 20
  • EECS 31
  • EECS 50
  • EECS 70
  • EECS 70LB
  • EECS 112
  • EECS 112L
  • EECS 116
  • EECS 145
  • EECS 152A

Monday, September 8th at 7pm

All EECS courses are open to ALL School of Engineering Majors ONLY.

Thursday, September 18th at 12 PM

If space permits, School/Major restrictions will be lifted for most EECS courses.

ENGR Courses

First Day of Enrollment – Monday, May 19th at 7 AM

The following courses are open to ALL School of Engineering Majors ONLY:

  • ENGR 30
  • ENGR 54
  • ENGR 80
  • ENGR 150
  • For ENGR 190W, please refer to the dedicated section at the end of the page.

Tuesday September 2nd at 7pm – “Nor”- New Only Restriction to lift

The following courses will have a New Only Restriction “Nor” applied, indicating that space is reserved for newly admitted First-Year and newly admitted Transfer students.

  • ENGR 1A
  • ENGR 7A
  • ENGR 30
  • ENGR 80
  • ENGR 150

Thursday, September 18th at 12 PM

If space permits, School/Major restrictions will be lifted for most ENGR courses.

ENGRCEE Courses

First Day of Enrollment – Monday, May 19th at 7 AM

The following courses are open to Civil Engineering ONLY:

  • ENGRCEE 121
  • ENGRCEE 155

The following courses are open to Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering ONLY:

  • ENGRCEE 20
  • ENGRCEE 150
  • ENGRCEE 166
  • ENGRCEE 170
  • ENGRCEE 176
  • ENGRCEE 181A

The following courses are open to Environmental Engineering AND Chemical Engineering ONLY:

  • ENGRCEE 162

The following courses are open to Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, AND Chemical Engineering ONLY:

  • ENGRCEE 172

The following course is open to ALL School of Engineering Majors ONLY:

  • ENGRCEE 30

Tuesday September 2nd at 7pm – “Nor”- New Only Restriction to lift

  • ENGRCEE 20
  • ENGRCEE 30
  • ENGRCEE 60
  • ENGRCEE 121
  • ENGRCEE 125
  • ENGRCEE 150
  • ENGRCEE 170

Monday, September 8th at 7pm

All ENGRCEE courses are open to ALL School of Engineering Majors ONLY.

Thursday, September 18th at 12 PM

If space permits, School/Major restrictions will be lifted for most ENGRCEE courses.

ENGRMAE Courses

First Day of Enrollment – Monday, May 19th at 7 AM

The following courses are open to Aerospace Engineering ONLY:

  • ENGRMAE 108
  • ENGRMAE 112
  • ENGRMAE 158
  • ENGRMAE 175

The following courses are open to Mechanical Engineering ONLY:

  • ENGRMAE 107
  • ENGRMAE 115
  • ENGRMAE 145
  • ENGRMAE 151A

The following courses are open to both Aerospace Engineering AND Environmental Engineering ONLY:

  • ENGRMAE 110

The following courses are open to both Aerospace Engineering AND Mechanical Engineering ONLY:

  • ENGRMAE 130A
  • ENGRMAE 130B
  • ENGRMAE 195 – MICRO/NANO ROBOTICS (Pending name change to ENGRMAE 173)

The following courses are open to Materials Science and Engineering and Mechanical Engineering ONLY:

  • ENGRMAE 52
  • ENGRMAE 147

The following courses are open to Aerospace Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering ONLY:

  • ENGRMAE 52
  • ENGRMAE 60
  • ENGRMAE 120
  • ENGRMAE 150L

The following courses are open to Aerospace Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering ONLY:

  • ENGRMAE 10
  • ENGRMAE 150

The following courses are open to Aerospace Engineering, Civil Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering ONLY:

  • ENGRMAE 170

The following courses are open to ALL School of Engineering Majors ONLY:

  • ENGRMAE 30
  • ENGRMAE 80
  • ENGRMAE 91

Wednesday, May 28th, at 7pm

Major restrictions lifted to allow Aerospace Engineering to enroll in the following courses:

  • ENGRMAE 107
  • ENGRMAE 115
  • ENGRMAE 145

Major restrictions lifted to allow Mechanical Engineering to enroll in the following courses:

  • ENGRMAE 108
  • ENGRMAE 112
  • ENGRMAE 158
  • ENGRMAE 175

Tuesday September 2nd at 7pm – “Nor”- New Only Restriction to lift

The following courses will have a New Only Restriction “Nor” applied, indicating that space is reserved for newly admitted First-Year and newly admitted Transfer students.

  • ENGRMAE 10
  • ENGRMAE 52
  • ENGRMAE 60
  • ENGRMAE 80
  • ENGRMAE 91
  • ENGRMAE 130A
  • ENGRMAE 145
  • ENGRMAE 150
  • ENGRMAE 150L
  • ENGRMAE 170

Monday, September 8th at 7pm

All engineering majors can enroll in ENGRMAE courses.

ENGRMAE 151A will remain restricted to Mechanical Engineering ONLY.

The following courses will remain restricted to Aerospace Engineering AND Mechanical Engineering ONLY.

  • ENGRMAE 158
  • ENGRMAE 175
  • ENGRMAE 195 – MICRO/NANO ROBOTICS (Pending name change to ENGRMAE 173)

Thursday, September 18th at 12 PM

If space permits, School/Major restrictions will be lifted for most ENGRMAE courses.

ENGRMAE 151A will remain restricted to Mechanical Engineering ONLY.

The following courses will remain restricted to Aerospace Engineering AND Mechanical Engineering ONLY.

  • ENGRMAE 158
  • ENGRMAE 175
  • ENGRMAE 195 – MICRO/NANO ROBOTICS (Pending name change to ENGRMAE 173)
MSE Courses

First Day of Enrollment – Monday, May 19th at 7 AM

The following courses are open to Materials Science and Engineering ONLY:

  • MSE 151
  • MSE 158
  • MSE 164
  • MSE 165A
  • MSE 189A
  • MSE 195

Tuesday September 2nd at 7pm – “Nor”- New Only Restriction to lift

The following courses will have a New Only Restriction “Nor” applied, indicating that space is reserved for newly admitted First-Year and newly admitted Transfer students.

  • MSE 158
  • MSE 164
  • MSE 165A

Thursday, September 18th at 12 PM

If space permits, School/Major restrictions will be lifted for most MSE courses.

The following courses will remain restricted to Materials Science and Engineering ONLY:

  • MSE 189A

Important Enrollment Notes

  • Students minoring in BME or MSE must wait until all major restrictions are lifted.

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ENGR 190W Enrollment Timeline

Fall 2025 Enrollment

To be granted first consideration for enrollment in Fall 2025, ‘Senior Standing’ students MUST have a graduation application on file and marked as “RECEIVED” before the enrollment period begins. If your application is marked as “RECEIVED” for a different term or after the start of enrollment, you will need to wait until enrollment restrictions are updated.

No adds or drops after Friday Week 1, 5:00 PM

YOU MUST HAVE A “RECEIVED” GRADUATION APPLICATION FOR FALL 2025! Summer, Winter and Spring graduation applications do NOT receive priority enrollment for Fall enrollment.

Senior Standing with “RECEIVED” Fall Grad App: First Day of Enrollment
Senior Standing: Friday, May 23rd at 7:00 PM
Upper-Division Students: Thursday, May 29th at 7:00 PM
Prerequisites are strictly enforced for ENGR 190W


Restriction Codes from the ‘Rstr’ column on the Schedule of Classes:
A: Prerequisite required
I: Seniors only
J: Upper-division only
K: Graduate only
L: Major only
N: School major only


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