LionPlanGet started

Programs · Columbia Engineering · 2026-2027

Operations Research at Columbia Engineering: what LionPlan checks

LionPlan is an unofficial student project. It is a companion to Stellic and Vergil, not a replacement, and it does not replace CSA advising. This page is live for Columbia Engineering.

Tell us your school, your major, and what you have taken. A course card then shows what a class satisfies (“Satisfies Probability / Statistics”) and what it unlocks (“Opens up 7 more courses”), plus the section time and instructor rating.

The groups below are the ones LionPlan actually checks for this program. They were transcribed from the 2026-2027 Bulletin. Confirm them with your school before you register.

  1. Calculus

    All of these

    All of these: MATH UN1101, MATH UN1102, APMA E2000.

    All three. APMA E2000 carries a required 0-point recitation, APMA E2001, which is not matched here.

  2. Linear Algebra

    Choose N

    Choose 1 of: MATH UN2010, APMA E3101, COMS W3251.

    One of the three, taken in semester IV. COMS W3251 is offered by the Bulletin's footnote but is not in our catalog, so it will not match automatically.

  3. Physics

    One sequence

    One sequence: Sequence 1 (PHYS UN1401, PHYS UN1402), or Sequence 2 (PHYS UN1601, PHYS UN1602), or Sequence 3 (PHYS UN2801, PHYS UN2802).

    One complete two-term physics sequence, both terms of whichever you pick.

  4. Chemistry

    Choose N

    Choose 1 of: CHEM UN1403, CHEM UN1404, CHEM UN1604, CHEM UN2045.

    One chemistry lecture, taken in semester I or II.

  5. Chemistry or Physics Laboratory

    Choose N

    Choose 1 of: PHYS UN1494, PHYS UN3081, CHEM UN1500, CHEM UN1507, CHEM UN3085.

    One laboratory course, taken in semester III.

  6. Introductory Computing

    Choose N

    Choose 1 of: ENGI E1006, COMS W1004.

    The grid prints ENGI E1006; a footnote says COMS W1004 may replace it.

  7. Data Engineering

    One sequence

    One sequence: IEOR E2000 (IEOR E2000), or COMS W3134 + COMS W4111 (COMS W3134, COMS W4111).

    IEOR E2000, or COMS W3134 and COMS W4111 together. Taking IEOR E2000 after those two earns no credit for it — an ordering rule this audit cannot check.

  8. The Art of Engineering

    All of these

    All of these: ENGI E1102.

    Principles of Economics is also required, and is tracked on the Liberal Arts Core rather than repeated here.

  9. Probability for Engineers

    All of these

    All of these: IEOR E3658.

    Taken in semester III or IV.

  10. Operations Research required courses

    All of these

    All of these: IEOR E3106, IEOR E3608, IEOR E4307, IEOR E3402, IEOR E3404, IEOR E3609, IEOR E4407, IEOR E4405.

    All eight, in the prescribed terms. The Bulletin states that taking a required course later than its prescribed semester is not permitted — an ordering rule this audit does not check.

  11. Technical Electives

    Attested

    You confirm this yourself. 15 points, of which at least 6 must be at the 3000 level or above with an IEOR, ORCS or CSOR prefix. The complete approved list is published at ieor.columbia.edu/undergraduate/electives rather than in the Bulletin.

  12. Management Electives

    Attested

    You confirm this yourself. 3 points. These may not double-count as nontechnical electives. The approved list is published at ieor.columbia.edu/undergraduate/electives rather than in the Bulletin.

Get started