Undergraduate Prerequisites
The Environmental and Water Studies Program is open to applicants with backgrounds in all areas of engineering and science. Certain basic subjects from the traditional areas of civil engineering are considered essential for students who will receive the master's degree in civil engineering. These requirements are usually fulfilled by an ABET accredited B.S. Degree in Civil Engineering. The guiding principle is that students are expected to develop adequate preparation for all coursework taken during their M.S. programs. These courses must be taken for a letter grade, but prerequisites to these courses may be taken pass/no credit. Up to six units of credit may be counted toward the master's degree for undergraduate prerequisites taken at Stanford, provided the courses are numbered at or above 100-level.

Essential for Environmental Fluid Mechanics and Hydrology
Course Title	Course Number	Units	Quarter	Instructor
Watershed and Wetlands	CEE166A	3	Aut	Freyberg
Engineering Economy	ENGR 60	3	Aut, Win, Spr
Programming Methodology (knowledge of Fortran)	E70A or CS106A	3-5 3-5	Aut, Win, Spr
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Essential for Environmental Engineering and Science
Course Title	Course Number	Units	Quarter
Chemical Principles	Chem31A+B	4+4	Aut, Win
Structure & Reactivity (Intro to Organic Chem)	Chem33	4	Win, Spr, Sum
Physical Chemistry (Recommended)	Chem135	3	Win
Calculus	Math41 Math42 Math51	5 5 5	Aut Aut, Win Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
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Essential for Both Degree Programs
Course Title	Course Number	Units	Quarter
Mechanics of Fluids	CEE101B	4	Spr	Koseff
Statistics & Probability	CEE203 or Stat110 or Stat116 or Stat190	3-4 4-5 3-5	Aut Aut, Sum Aut, Spr, Sum
Physical Chemistry (Recommended)	Chem135	3	Win
Calculus	Math41 Math42 Math51	5 5 5	Aut Aut,Win Aut,Win,Spr,Sum
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