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Undergraduate Degrees and Majors

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General Engineering

When you are accepted to the College of Engineering as a first-year student, you will begin as a general engineering student. By the end of your first year, you will declare at least one of the engineering majors.

If you already know the major you want, the process is simple and you can declare at orientation. If you are still exploring, we have 16 undergraduate programs that offer unique academic and career opportunities. Most students are able to graduate in 4 years, no matter which path they take.

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ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING

Apply engineering principles and technology to building design and construction. Work with architects and civil engineers on building design teams.

CORVALLIS CAMPUS

BIOENGINEERING

Combine principles of biology, chemistry, and engineering to develop new biologics, materials, devices, and processes.

CORVALLIS CAMPUS

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Engineer processes to convert raw materials into products such as electronics, biofuels, polymer composites, and medicines.

CORVALLIS CAMPUS

CIVIL ENGINEERING

Plan, design, and construct infrastructure, including highways, bridges, buildings, water supply systems, and wastewater treatment plants.

CORVALLIS CAMPUS
 

COMPUTER SCIENCE AT CORVALLIS

Use creativity and logic to develop software that solves problems. Work with teams from diverse fields such as science, health care, and business.

CORVALLIS CAMPUS

COMPUTER SCIENCE AT CASCADES

Build scalable, maintainable software systems or launch your own software startup. Gain hands-on experience working for tech startups in Bend.

OSU-CASCADES
 

CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT

Plan and supervise all types of construction — homes, commercial and industrial buildings, highways, bridges, airports, and dams.

CORVALLIS CAMPUS


 

ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

Design sustainable systems consistent with ecological principles that integrate human activities into the natural environment to the benefit of both.

CORVALLIS CAMPUS


 

ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING

Apply science and mathematics to design, build, test, and support electrical and computer hardware. Develop technologies for a range of applications.

CORVALLIS CAMPUS

ENERGY SYSTEMS ENGINEERING

Oversee energy conversion and distribution systems, improve energy storage systems, and manage the efficient use of energy in engineered systems.

OSU-CASCADES

 

ENGINEERING SCIENCE

Integrate multiple engineering disciplines to tackle complex technological and societal challenges.

OSU-CASCADES
 

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Apply science and engineering principles to improve the natural environment, ensure the quality of soil, air, and water, and remediate polluted sites.

CORVALLIS CAMPUS


 

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING

Design, implement, and manage complex organizational systems and processes across any type of commercial, governmental, and service organization.

CORVALLIS CAMPUS


 

MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING

Focus on the process behind the products we use every day. Design and improve systems to create high-quality items as efficiently as possible.

CORVALLIS CAMPUS


 

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Design and develop new materials, devices, processes, and systems — as well as analyze, troubleshoot, and improve on existing ones.

CORVALLIS CAMPUS


 

NUCLEAR ENGINEERING

Research and develop new reactor designs, nuclear fuel recycling and management strategies, and radioisotope technologies.

CORVALLIS CAMPUS

 

OUTDOOR PRODUCTS

Study design, natural resources, outdoor recreation, sustainability, and business with courses from concept to commercialization to end-of-life.

OSU-CASCADES


 

RADIATION HEALTH PHYSICS

Integrate the physical aspects of radiation, their biological effects, and methods used to protect people and environments from radiation hazards.

CORVALLIS CAMPUS

Unique Minors

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Humanitarian Engineering
  • Irrigation Engineering
  • Materials Science
  • Nuclear Engineering
  • Radiation Health Physics

Online Undergraduate Programs

For 2020, U.S. News & World Report ranked Oregon State fifth for online bachelor's programs and twelfth for online master’s in engineering programs.

  • Computer Science Postbaccalaureate
  • Computer Science Minor
  • Cybersecurity Certificate

Accelerated Master’s Program

The program allows current undergraduate students to take graduate classes, apply those credits to their current undergraduate degree, and transfer them to a participating graduate program. Students could complete a master’s degree within 1 year of finishing their bachelor's degree.

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