Undergraduate
Our Bachelor of Science program is great preparation for medical school, a career in the medical device or biotechnology industries, as well as graduate school.
You’ll begin the program with Introduction to Bioengineering where you’ll learn the basics of how to apply engineering methods and science to problems in biology and medicine, and then become more specialized as you take upper division courses in your area of emphasis: biomolecular/biotech, medical device, or pre-med.
During your final year you’ll have the chance to apply what you’ve learned in your Senior Design Project and thesis based on original research.
B.S. Degree Requirements
In addition to fulfilling the Undergraduate Core Curriculum requirements, students majoring in bioengineering must complete a minimum of 191 units across mathematics, ethics, and engineering courses:
ENGL 181
One course from BIOE 180, BIOL 171, ENGR 19, PHIL 7, PHIL 111, or TESP 157
Biomolecular track
BIOL 1A and 1B (or BIOE 21), BIOE 22
CHEM 11, 12, 13, 31, 32
PHYS 31, 32, 33
Medical-device track
BIOE 21 (or BIOL 1A), 22
CHEM 11, 12, 13, 31
PHYS 31, 32, 33
Pre-med track
BIOL 1A, 1B, and 1C (or BIOE 22)
CHEM 11, 12, 13, 31, 32, 33
PHYS 31, 32, 33
MATH 11, 12, 13, 14
AMTH 106
BIOE 120 (or AMTH 108)
ENGR 1
ELEN 50
COEN 45 (or 44)
BIOE 10
Biomolecular track
ELEN 21 or MECH 10
BIOE 153, 162, 163, 172, 175, 176
Medical-device track
ELEN 21
MECH 10
BIOE 153, 154, 155, 161, 162, 171, 174
Pre-med track
ELEN 21 or MECH 10
BIOE 153, (154 or 155) 162, (161 or 163), 171, 172
6 units in an interdisciplinary design project
BIOE 194, 195, 196
The following minimum number of TE units are required for each track:
Biomolecular track - 16 units
BIOE 1001, 108, 115, 154, 155, 157, 161, 167, 168, 170, 171, 173, 174, 178, 179, 180, 185, 186, (188/189, 198, 199)2
BIOL 110, 113, 114, 122, 172, 174, 178, 179
CHEM 33, 111, 141, 142, 150, 151
PHYS 171
Medical-device track - 15 units
BIOE 1001, 107, 108, 115, 157, 163, 167, 168, 170, 172, 173, 175, 176, 178, 179, 180, 185, 186, (188/189, 198, 199)2
AMTH 118
COEN 140
CSCI 183, 184
ELEN 115, 116, 130, 156, 160
MECH 143 (cross-listed as COEN 123 and ELEN 123), 151
PHYS 171
Pre-med track - 10 units
BIOE 1001, 107, 108, 115, (154 or 155)3, 157, (161 or 163)3, 167, 168, 170, 173, 174, 175, 176, 178, 179, 180, 185, 186, (188/189, 198, 199)2
BIOL 110, 113, 114, 122, 172, 174, 178, 179
CHEM 111, 141, 142, 150, 151
PHYS 171
Note
- For medical device and biomolecular tracks, at least 8 TE units must be upper-division BIOE courses on the approved TE list for respective track.
- For pre-med track, at least 4 TE units must be BIOE courses on the approved TE list for the track.
- BIOE 100 can only be taken up to three times.
- Max 6 units combined for Co-ops, Internships & Supervised Independent Research. Non-BIOE units will not be credited.
- The course not selected as a required course may count as a TE.