Courses
Building a Strong Foundation for College and Career
Each LEAD engineering course engages students in interdisciplinary activities like working with a client to design a home, programming electronic devices or robotic arms, or designing and prototyping a new toy. These activities not only build knowledge and skills in engineering, but also empower students to develop essential skills such as problem solving, critical and creative thinking, communication, collaboration, and perseverance.
Engineering Essentials (EES)
Students explore the breadth of engineering career opportunities and experiences as they solve engaging and challenging real-world problems like creating a natural relief center system or creating a solution to improve the safety and well-being of local citizens.
Meets CSU/UC "D - Science" requirement*
Principles of Engineering (POE)
Students explore a broad range of engineering topics including mechanisms, strength of structure and materials, and automation, and then they apply what they know to take on challenges like designing a self-powered car.
Eligible for free college credit
Meets CSU/UC "D - Science" requirement*
Digital Electronics (DE)
Students explore the foundations of computing by engaging in circuit design processes to create combinational logic and sequential logic (memory) as electrical engineers do in industry.
Meets CSU/UC "D - Science" requirement*
Engineering Design and Development (EDD)
Students identify a real-world challenge and then research, design, and test a solution, ultimately presenting their unique solutions to a panel of engineers.
Meets CSU/UC "D - Science" requirement*
*Course satisfies the 3rd year and beyond of UC "D - Science" requirement. Students are still required to take two years of traditional college-preparatory science (biology, chemistry, or physics) to meet the UC A-G requirements.