Biomedical Engineering Degree

Students must also complete the Undergraduate Registration Requirement and the degree requirements of their home school.

Requirements (48 units)

Core Courses (26 units)1

Course Title
4 mathematics courses
4 units of basic science:
PHYSICS 135-2
General Physics
BIOL_SCI 201-0
Molecular Biology
CHEM 131-0
& CHEM 132-0
Fundamentals of Chemistry I
and Fundamentals of Chemistry II
or CHEM 151-0
& CHEM 152-0
 General Chemistry I
and General Chemistry II
or CHEM 171-0
& CHEM 172-0
 Advanced General Inorganic Chemistry
and Advanced General Physical Chemistry
3 engineering foundations courses
3 design, communications, and innovation courses
7 social sciences/humanities courses
5 unrestricted electives

Major Program (22 units) 

Course Title
Basic Engineering (6 courses)
BMD_ENG 270-0
Fluid Mechanics
or MECH_ENG 241-0
 Fluid Mechanics I
GEN_ENG 211-0
Engineering Physics - Statics
GEN_ENG 212-0
Engineering Physics - Dynamics
GEN_ENG 251-0
Applied Ordinary Differential Equations
Take 2 of the following 3 courses:
BMD_ENG 250-0
Thermodynamics
or MECH_ENG 222-0
 Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics - I
BMD_ENG 271-0
Introduction to Biomechanics
MAT_SCI 201-0
Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering Principles
Core courses (9 courses + 1 zero-credit seminar)
BMD_ENG 101-0
Introduction to Biomedical Engineering (noncredit)
CHEM 215-1
Organic Chemistry I
or PHYSICS 135-3
 General Physics
BMD_ENG 207-0
BME Lab: Experimental Design
BMD_ENG 304-0
Quantitative Systems Physiology
BMD_ENG 305-0
Quantitative Systems Physiology
BMD_ENG 306-0
Quantitative Systems Physiology
BMD_ENG 308-0
Biomedical Signals and Circuits
BMD_ENG 309-0
Biomedical Systems Analysis
BMD_ENG 378-0
Transport Fundamentals
BMD_ENG 390-1
Biomedical Engineering Design
Technical electives (7 units)
Complete seven units of mathematics, science, and engineering electives that satisfy the following requirements:
Unit counting
• Technical elective credit may be earned through combinations of partial-unit courses.
• Partial-unit laboratory courses may be combined to satisfy the technical elective requirement. Up to 12 laboratory courses (0.34 units each) may be applied toward the seven required technical elective units.
1. At least two units must be 300-level BME courses classified as 100% engineering topics. These courses are identified in the ABET partitioning table unless otherwise noted below.
• All 400-level BME courses (except BME 499) are classified as 100% engineering topics and may be used to satisfy this requirement without petition.
• BMD_ENG 390-3 may be taken with departmental permission and used to satisfy this requirement.
• The following eligible BME courses have the indicated science prerequisites: CHEM 215-1: BMD_ENG 317-0, BMD_ENG 340-0. PHYSICS 135-3: BMD_ENG 325-0, BMD_ENG 327-0, BMD_ENG 333-0. BIOL_SCI 202-0 and CHEM 215-1: BMD_ENG 343-0, BMD_ENG 344-0, BMD_ENG 346-0
2. At least three total units must be courses that are classified as 100% engineering topics.
• Beyond the two required BME courses, at least one additional unit must be a course classified as 100% engineering topics.
• Partial-unit courses classified as 100% engineering topics may be combined to satisfy the additional engineering unit requirement (e.g., DSGN 240-0 and DSGN 321-0).
3. Graded independent research cannot be used to satisfy Requirement 1.
• BMD_ENG 499 is not classified as 100% engineering topics and therefore cannot be used to satisfy Requirements 1 or 2. However, multiple units of BMD_ENG 499 may be applied toward the seven required technical elective units.
Eligible Engineering Courses
• Any engineering course listed on the ABET partitioning table may be used as a technical elective. However, only courses classified as 100% engineering topics may be used to satisfy Engineering Requirements 1 and 2.
• Engineering courses include those from Biomedical Engineering, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Data Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics, Farley Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Segal Design Institute.
• Engineering courses include those from Biomedical Engineering, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Data Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics, Farley Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Segal Design Institute.
• Any 300-level or higher MATH course, except MATH 395-0
Eligible Science Courses
• All biology, chemistry, and physics laboratory courses
• All 300-level biology, chemistry, and physics courses
• The following lower-level science courses: BIOL_SCI 202-0, CHEM 215-1 (if not used to satisfy a core requirement), CHEM 215-2, CHEM 215-3, PHYSICS 135-3 (if not used to satisfy a core requirement)
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