Fully Online Degree Completion Program

The mission of SJSU Online is to expand higher education access and degree attainment for learners requiring a fully online degree pathway. This upper division degree completion program is offered through a special session that requires a separate application process. 

The Bachelor of Science Interdisciplinary Engineering (formerly General Engineering), offered by the Interdisciplinary Engineering Program , is an interdisciplinary, broadly focused, and customizable program. The program is intended for students interested in developing engineering skills and knowledge applied across different fields of study or emerging technologies. The first two years focus on courses in math, science and general education areas similar to that of other engineering curricula, but may include prerequisite courses required for upper division studies. The second two years include required engineering depth and breadth elective courses. Students can select one of the pre-approved engineering depth 4-course sequences (12 units) from an engineering program in the college or from a 4-course focussed STEM sequence. Two technical elective courses (6 units) can be chosen from other engineering programs or for supplementing the chosen depth courses or meeting the prerequisite courses for a minor. The academic breadth or minor requirement (12 units) allows students to take approved courses based on their career goal or pursue a minor degree, such as: Business, Computer Science, Bioinformatics, Green Engineering or Applied Computing for Behavioral and Social Scientists.

• Program Learning Outcomes 

Program Delivery

The program is delivered completely online.  Classes will be delivered fully online both asynchronously (no designated days/times) and synchronously (designated days/times convenient for the working learner).  

Program Roadmaps

The 2-Year Roadmaps are available online. Roadmaps should be used in consultation with the catalog and your advisor to identify additional requirements for completing the major (for example, course grade minimums). 

Transfer Units (60 units)

• All applicants are required to have completed at least 60 transferable semester or 90 quarter units with an overall grade point average of 2.0 or better. 

• Applicants must also have completed the Core Lower Division General Education Requirements (39 units).

•  All four CSU-approved Basics Skills courses must be completed with a C- or better for admission:

(A1) Oral Communication/Speech
(A2) Written English Composition
(A3) Critical Thinking/Logic
​(B4) Math/Quantitative Reasoning (above the level of intermediate algebra)

• GE Area F - Ethnic Studies must be completed with a C- or better to meet the requirement at San Jose State University.

• Completion of at least 29 units of the Math and Science courses (or equivalents) ​​

  • ​BIOL 10 - The Living World  3 unit(s)​ (B2+B3)
  • CHEM 30A - Introductory Chemistry  3 unit(s)​ (or CHEM 1A  or CHEM 1B ) (B1+B3)
  • MATH 30  OR MATH 30X - Calculus I  3 unit(s)​ (B4)
  • MATH 31  OR MATH 31X - Calculus II  4 unit(s) (B4)
  • MATH 32  OR MATH 32X - Calculus III  3 unit(s)​ (B4)
  • MATH 33A - Ordinary Differential Equations for SCI & ENGR  OR MATH 33LA - Differential Equations and Linear Algebra  OR MATH 42 - Discrete Mathematics  3 unit(s)
  • PHYS 50 - General Physics/Mechanics  4 unit(s)​ (B1+B3)
  • ​PHYS 51 - General Physics/Electricity and Magnetism  4 unit(s)​ (B1+B3)
• Completion of at least 12 units of the Engineering courses (or equivalents):
  • ENGR 10 - Introduction to Engineering  3 unit(s) (E)
  • CMPE 30 - Programming Concepts and Methodology  3 unit(s) OR CS 46A - Introduction to Programming  4 unit(s)
  • EE 98 - Introduction to Circuit Analysis  ​3 unit(s)
  • MATE 25 - Introduction to Materials  OR CE 95 - Theory and Application of Statics  3 unit(s)​