California Institute of Technology

Caltech Undergraduate Admissions

Techers declare an academic major (called an “option” at Caltech) at the end of their freshman year. Listed below are the options you can choose from. (Specialized concentrations within each option are in italics.) For details on the requirements for each option, see the Caltech Catalog.

Biology

Biology

Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

Chemical Engineering

(*Chemical Engineering majors select one of four tracks: biomolecular, environmental, process systems, or materials.)

 

Chemistry

Biochemistry
Chemical Physics
Inorganic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry

Applied and Computational Mathematics
Applied Physics
Computer Science
Control and Dynamical Systems
Electrical Engineering

Communications and Signal Processing
Control
Electronic Circuits
Microwave and Radio Engineering
Optoelectronics
Solid-State Electronics

Engineering & Applied Science

Aeronautics
Computation and Neural Systems
Environmental Science and Engineering
Materials Science
Structural Mechanics

Mechanical Engineering

Geological & Planetary Sciences

Geobiology
Geochemistry
Geology
Geophysics
Planetary Science

Humanities & Social Sciences

Business Economics &
Management
Economics
English
History
History and Philosophy of Science
Philosophy
Social Science

Physics, Mathematics & Astronomy

Astrophysics
Mathematics
Physics

Independent Studies Program

The independent studies program allows students to design, with faculty advice, a customized course of study to investigate topics not covered by any of the traditional options.