Program Overview

Sustainable Bioresource Systems Engineering

The Sustainable Bioresource Systems Engineering (SBSE) major combines process engineering, materials science, and sustainability fundamentals to provide students with a versatile foundation to engineer sustainable bio-based systems. Students in the major study bio-based processes and products by applying sustainability metrics and process engineering fundamentals. Graduates of the major find employment opportunities with industry, consulting firms, NGOs, and government agencies.

Major Category

• Minimum requirements
• Topic(s): Engineering option, Natural and environmental sciences

Degree Requirements

The Sustainable Bioresource Systems Engineering major has specific degree requirements that must be met for graduation.

Applicant Type

First-year

First-year students can apply to the University of Washington to begin autumn quarter or winter quarter.

Transfer

• Quarters of general admission to UW: autumn, winter, spring, summer
• Preparation for the major is a factor in transfer admission.
  • Use the information below to help prepare for this degree.
  • Visit MyPlan to run a degree audit.
  • Use the UW Equivalency Guide to find out how courses taken at a Washington state community or technical college will transfer to the UW.
  • UW college and school graduation requirements

Department Admission Information

Sustainable Bioresource Systems Engineering is a minimum requirements major. Students may declare this major after enrolling at the University of Washington and completing the prerequisites.

Minimum Grade Requirements

• Minimum 2.0 grade for each course required for admission
• Minimum 2.50 cumulative GPA in courses required for admission

Courses Required for Admission

• MATH 124 NSc RSN – Calculus with Analytical Geometry I
• MATH 125 NSc – Calculus with Analytical Geometry II
• MATH 126 NSc – Calculus III with Analytical Geometry III
• CHEM 142 NSc RSN – General Chemistry
• CHEM 152 NSc RSN – General Chemistry
• CHEM 162 NSc RSN – General Chemistry
• English Composition
• PHYS 121 NSc RSN – Mechanics

Entering Transfer Information

• Total undergraduates: 11
• Total from Washington community colleges: 3

Career Outcomes

Graduates of the Sustainable Bioresource Systems Engineering major find employment opportunities with industry, consulting firms, NGOs, and government agencies.

Types of Majors

There are three types of majors at the University of Washington: open, minimum requirements, and capacity-constrained. The requested major on the application may be used as a factor in the admission decision.