Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering

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BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING CURRICULUM

Lower Division Required Courses: Units

Mathematics 21A-21B-21C-21D: 16
Mathematics 22A-(22AL*)-22B: 6 or 7
Physics 9A-9B-9C: 15
Chemistry 2A-2B: 10
Chemistry 8A or 118A: 2 or 4
Biological Sciences 1A: 5
Biological Systems Engineering 1: 5
Engineering 6 or Computer Science Engineering 30*: 4
Engineering 17: 4
Engineering 35: 3
Biological Systems Engineering 75: 4
University Writing Program 1 or 3, or Comparative Literature 1, 2, 3, or 4, or Native American Studies 5: 4
Communication 1 or 3: 4
General Education electives: 12
Minimum Lower Division Units: 94
* Mathematics 22AL is required concurrently with Mathematics 22A if you opt to take Computer Science Engineering 30 rather than Engineering 6.

Upper Division Required Courses: Units

Chemistry 8B or 118B (recommended for Aquacultural, Biotechnical, Food, and Biomechanics/ Premedicine/ Preveterinary Medicine Engineering specializations) or Civil and Environmental Engineering 10* (recommended for Agricultural, Ecological, and Forest Engineering specializations): 4 or 3
Biological Sciences 1B and 1C or Food Science and Technology 100A, 104, 131, and Biological Sciences 102 (recommended for Food Engineering specialization): 10 or 14
Engineering 100, 102, 105, 106: 14
Engineering 104 (recommended for Agricultural, Biomechanics/Premedicine/Preveterinary Medicine, Ecological and Forest Engineering specializations) or Chemical Engineering 161A (recommended for Aquacultural and Biotechnical Engineering
specializations): 4 or 3
Biological Systems Engineering 103, 125, 130, 165, 170A, 170B, 170BL, 170C, 170CL: 25
Biological Systems Engineering electives—Select one course from all upper division Biological Systems Engineering courses not otherwise required, with the exception of Biological Systems Engineering courses 189-199: 4 or 3
Statistics 100: 4
Engineering electives—Select a minimum of 3 units. All upper division courses offered by the College of Engineering may be taken as engineering electives with the exception of the following: Computer Science Engineering 188, Engineering 160, all courses numbered 190-197 and 199 (except Engineering 190, which may be taken for 2 units of engineering elective credit). The following courses may also be taken as engineering electives: Applied Biological Systems Technology 163, 175, 180, 181; Environmental and Resource Sciences 100, 100L: 3
Biological science electives—Select a minimum of 5 or 9 units (for a combined lower and upper division total of 24 units of biological sciences). Of the 24 units, at least nine must be upper division. All upper division courses in the College of Biological Sciences (with the exception of Exercise Biology 102, 112, 115, 118 through 149L and all courses numbered 190-199) may be used as biological science electives. The following courses may also be taken as biological science electives: Applied Biological Systems Technology 161; Animal Science 118, 143, 144, 146; Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources 110A; Atmospheric Science 133; Avian Sciences 100; Cell Biology and Human Anatomy 101, 101L; Entomology 100; Environmental Horticulture 102; ESPM 120, 182, 185 (offered at UC Berkeley); Environmental Science and Policy 100, 110, 155; : Environmental Toxicology 101, 112A, 131; Food Science and Technology 102A, 104L, 119, 120, 121, 128. 159; Infectious Diseases 141; Soil Science 100; Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology 121. Students may choose other upper division courses with substantial biological content offered by the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences; consultation with a faculty adviser and approval by petition is required: 5 or 9
General Education electives: 12
Minimum Upper Division Units: 86
Minimum Units Required for Major: 180
*Only 3 units of credit for Civil and Environmental Engineering 10 for students who completed Biological Systems Engineering 1