The online version of the Caltech Catalog is provided as a convenience; however, the printed version is the only authoritative source of information about course offerings, option requirements, graduation requirements, and other important topics.

Courses

Aeronautics (Ae)
Anthropology (An)
Applied and Computational Mathematics (ACM)
Applied Mechanics (AM)
Applied Physics (APh)
Art History (Art)
Astrophysics (Ay)
Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics (BMB)
Bioengineering (BE)
Biology (Bi)
Business Economics and Management (BEM)
Chemical Engineering (ChE)
Chemistry (Ch)
Civil Engineering (CE)
Computation and Neural Systems (CNS)
Computer Science (CS)
Control and Dynamical Systems (CDS)
Economics (Ec)
Electrical Engineering (EE)
Engineering (General) (E)
English (En)

English as a Second Language (ESL)
Environmental Science and Engineering (ESE)
Geological and Planetary Sciences (Ge)
History (H)
History and Philosophy of Science (HPS)
Humanities (Hum)
Independent Studies Program (ISP)
Languages (L)
Law (Law)
Materials Science (MS)
Mathematics (Ma)
Mechanical Engineering (ME)
Music (Mu)
Performance and Activities (PA)
Philosophy (PI)
Physical Education (PE)
Physics (Ph)
Political Science (PS)
Psychology (Psy)
Social Science (SS)

Courses numbered below 100 are taken primarily by undergraduate students. Those numbered from 100 to 199 are taken by both undergraduates and graduates, and those numbered 200 and above are taken primarily by graduate students.

The school year is divided into three terms. The number of units assigned in any term to any subject represents the number of hours spent in class, in laboratory, and estimated to be spent in preparation per week. In the following schedules, figures in parentheses denote hours in class (first figure), hours in laboratory (second figure), and hours of outside preparation (third figure).

At the end of the seventh week of each term, a list of courses to be offered the following term is published by the Registrar’s Office. On the day of registration (see Academic Calendar), an updated and revised course schedule is published announcing the courses, class hours, and room assignments for the term. Students may not schedule two courses taught at the same hour.


California Institute of Technology Caltech Course Catalog