BioE Curriculum

The Bioengineering major provides a strong foundation in engineering design and in the natural and biological sciences. We offer several concentrations: Biomedical Devices, Biomedical Imaging, Cell & Tissue Engineering, or Synthetic & Computational Biology.

For each concentration there is a sample program that students should use as a guide. All of the concentrations share the same first Fall semester, which includes:

• BioE 10: Introduction to Biomedicine for Engineers
• BioE 26: Introduction to Bioengineering (or BioE 24 prior to Fall 17)
• Math 1A: Calculus
• Chem 1A: General Chemistry
• Humanities elective

After the first semester, different concentrations consist of a unique selection of courses designed to prepare students for advanced work in that subject area. The BioE 10 and BioE 26 courses are designed to help students choose their concentration.

General degree requirements

Generally, the requirements for the Bioengineering Bachelor’s Degree is a minimum of 120 semester units, as detailed below. All courses applied to the following list of requirements must be taken for a letter grade.

Additionally, students must complete the Pass/Fail seminar courses BioE 25 and BioE 26, preferably in their first year.

1. Not including BioE 100, 198, 199, or any other seminar-style courses or group meetings. Up to 4 research units (e.g., BioE 196) can be included in this total.
2. Not including BioE 100, 198, 199, or any other seminar-style courses or group meetings. Up to 8 research units can be included in this total.
3. Juniors transfers are exempted from taking BioE 10.

The bioengineering curriculum has been designed to meet defined learning goals.