Option Information
Most of our Option Representatives have provided great information for you about the options available at Caltech. Please take time to review any or all of these option videos to get an overview of the options!
If a video is not available below, we have provided contact information for the option representative.
To learn more about first-year biology requirement options, please visit:
https://www.bbe.caltech.edu/academics/biology/courses/first-year-biology
Bioengineering | Option Representative - Professor Bois
Biology | Option Representative - Professor Zinn (Presentation by Professor Hay )
Computation and Neural Systems | Option Representative - Professor Shimojo
Neurobiology (minor only) | Option Representative - Professor Lester
Chemical Engineering | Option Representative - Professor Vicic - (Presentation by-Professor Giapis)
Chemistry | Option Representative - Professor Okumura (Presentation by Professor Agapie)
EAS Division:
Engineering & Applied Science | Option Representative - EAS Deputy Chair
AE Department
Aerospace Minor | Option Representative - Professor Austin (Presented by Professor Meiron)
APHMS Department - Applied Physics and Materials Science
Applied Physics | Option Representative - Professor Faraon
Materials Science | Option Representative - Professor Faber
CMS Department - Computing and Mathematical Sciences
Applied and Computational Math | Option Representative - Professor Hou
Computer Science | Option Representative - Professor Blank
Information and Data Science | Option Representative - Professor Zuev
Control & Dynamical Systems | Option Representative - Professor Ames
EE Department - Electrical Engineering
Electrical Engineering | Option Representative - Professor George (Presentation by Professor Emami)
MCE Department - Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering | Option Representative - Professor Ames (Presented by Professor Minnich)
GPS Option
Geobiology, Geochemistry, Geology, Geophysics and Planetary Science are all covered in this video.
Option Links | Representatives in GPS:
Humanities Department
English | Option Representative - Professor Jurca (Presentation by Professor Dehn)
History | Option Representative - Professor Brown
History and Philosophy of Science | Option Representative - Professor Kormos-Buchwald
Philosophy | Option Representative - Professor Eberhardt
Visual Culture | Option Representative - Professor Jacobson
Social Science Department
Business, Economics and Management | Option Representative - Professor Cvitanic
Economics | Option Representative - Professor Saito
Political Science | Option Representative - Professor Alvarez
Astronomy | Option Representative - Professor Hillenbrand
Mathematics | Option Representative - Professor Mantovan
Physics | Option Representative - Professor Alicea