General Institute Requirements (GIRs)
All students must fulfill the following 17 requirements in order to graduate:
The Math & Science Core
- Mathematics: 2 subjects: 18.01 and 18.02 (or variants)
- Physics: 2 subjects: 8.01 and 8.02 (or variants)
- Chemistry: 1 subject: either 5.111/5.112 or 3.091
- Biology: 1 subject: either 7.012, 7.015 (Fall); 7.014, 7.016 (Spring)
Videos about Science Core GIRs can be found on the School of Science YouTube playlist.
HASS Requirement
- 8 subjects (3, one from each HASS category + 5 additional, including a concentration)
Communication Requirement
- First year: Required to take 1 appropriate CI-H subject
- Sophomore year: 1 CI-H
- Junior/Senior years: 2 CI-M
REST: Restricted Electives in Science & Technology
- 2 subjects
LAB: Laboratory Requirement
- 1 or 2 subjects (12 units total)
Physical Education Requirement
- Including the swim test (PE does not earn academic credits but is a graduation requirement)
- Must complete 8 PE points (generally before end of sophomore year)
- See the PE PDF handout for additional details