Sustainable Bioresource Systems Engineering
College of the Environment
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
websiteDegree requirements
Applicant type
First-year students can apply to the UW to begin autumn quarter or winter quarter (U.S. applicants only)
Read more about applying to the UW as a first-year student, including details for programs that provide high school students with college credit (like Running Start).
Quarters of general admission to UW: autumn / winter (U.S. applicants only) / spring / summer
Preparation for the major is a factor in transfer admission.
- Use the information below to help you 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
Please contact the department for details about the application process.
Sustainable Bioresource Systems Engineering is a minimum requirements major. You may declare this major after enrolling at the UW 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
Read more about applying to the UW as a transfer student.
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