Department of Biomedical Engineering

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BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING CURRICULUM

Lower Division Required Courses: UNITS

Mathematics 21A-21B-21C-21D: 16
Mathematics 22A-22B: 6
Physics 9A-9B-9C-9D: 19
Chemistry 2A-2B-2C, 8A-8B or 118A-118B: 21
Engineering 6, 17, 35: 11
University Writing Program 1, or English 3, or Comparative Literature 1, 2, 3, or 4, or Native American Studies 5: .4
Communication 1 or 3: 4
Biological Sciences 1A: 5
Biomedical Engineering 1*: 1
General Education electives: 8
Minimum Lower Division Units: 95
*Biomedical Engineering 1 is designed for freshman students. Transfer students will substitute one unit of additional engineering and physical science elective for this requirement.

Upper Division Required Courses: Units

Engineering 100 or Electrical and Computer
Engineering 100: 3
Engineering 105, 190: 7
Biomedical Engineering 116 or Neurobiology Physiology Behavior 101: 5
Statistics 120 or 130A or 131A: 4
Biomedical Engineering 106, 107, 108, 109, 110A-110B, 111: 24
Life Sciences electives: 9
To be chosen according to specialization. Any graded upper division course in Biological Sciences including Biological Sciences 1B, 1C, Exercise Biology, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior, excluding Biological Sciences 120, 120P, 122, 122P, 123, 195A, 195B, Exercise Biology, 102, 120, 121, 122, Molecular and Cellular Biology 126, Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior 102, 115, 141, 141P, 150, 152, 159
Engineering and Physical Science electives: 18
Any graded upper division Biomedical Engineering course, Engineering 45, 102, 103, 104, 106; Electrical and Computer Engineering 110A, 110B, 106, 114, 118, 130A, 130B, 140A, 140B, 150A, 150B, 151, 157A, 157B; Applied Science Engineering 108A, 108B, 161, 165, 166, 167, 169, 170, 171, 172; Biological Systems Engineering 128, 130, 165, 175; Chemical Engineering 160, 161A, 161B, 161L, 170; Chemistry 105, 107A, 107B, 108, 110A, 110B, 110C, 115, 118A, 118B, 118C, 120, 121, 124A, 124B, 124C, 125, 128A, 128B, 128C, 129A, 129B, 129C, 131, 135, 140; Materials Science and Engineering 147, 160, 162, 162L, 164, 172, 172L, 174, 174L, 181, 182; Mechanical Engineering 106, 107A, 107B, 150A, 150B, 152, 154, 165; Physics 104A, 104B, 104C, 105A, 105B, 108, 108L, 110A, 110B, 110C, 112, 115A, 115B, 116A, 116B, 121, 129A, 129B, 130A, 130B, 140A, 140B.
General Education electives: 16
Minimum Upper Division Units: 86
Minimum Units Required for Major: 181

Additional upper division elective policies:
--2 units from CHE118A and 118B maybe applied toward Engineering and Physical Science elective if 118A and 118B are also used to satisfy lower division subject credit.
--2 units from ECE100 maybe applied toward Engineering and Physical Science elective if ECE100 is taken to satisfy upper division subject credit.
--4 units of BIM199 may be counted toward Engineering and Physical Science elective with approval of BME undergraduate committee.
--Life Science electives and Engineering and Physical Science Electives are to be selected in consultation with a staff or faculty adviser.