Pre-2017
Please be certain that you are following the medical school preparation guidelines. For more information or help in preparing and applying to medical and health schools visit the Career Center’s Medical School or Health Careers webpages or make an appointment to speak to a Career Center Counselor.
IMPORTANT: Those who are following the Premed Concentration:
You should take Chem 3B and 3BL as it is a medical school requirement but it will not be required for the Bioengineering major. You will be able to use Chem 3B and 3B Lab as a technical topic.
| Freshman Year | Fall | Spring |
| Math 1A , 1B , Calculus | 4 | 4 |
| Chemistry 1A or 4A General Chemistry | 4 | |
| Chemistry 3A , 3AL , or Chem 12A , Organic Chemistry2 | 5 | |
| Physics 7A , Physics for Scientists and Engineers | 4 | |
| BioE 10 | 3 | |
| E 7 , Introduction to Applied Computing or CS 61A | 4 | |
| Reading and Composition 3 | 4 | |
| Freshman Seminar: BioE 24 and BioE 25 | 1 | 1 |
| Minimum Total Units | 16 | 18 |
| Sophomore Year | Fall | Spring |
| Math 53 -54 , Multivariable Calculus, Linear Algebra, Diff. Eqns. | 4 | 4 |
| Physics 7B , Physics for Scientists and Engineers | 4 | |
| General Biology: Bio 1A & 1AL | 5 | |
| Technical Topic: Organic Chemistry: Chemistry 3B & 3BL or Chem 12B 5 | 5 | |
| Technical Topic : Bio 1B (General Biology with Laboratory) recommended | 4 | |
| Electives: Humanities / Social Studies 3 | 3 | |
| Minimum Total Units | 13 | 16 |
| Junior Year | Fall | Spring |
| Bioengineering Fundamentals : BioE 102 and BioE 110 7 | 4 | 4 |
| Engineering Topic BioE 104 recommended8 | 4 | |
| Engineering/Biology Preparation : Chem C130 /MCB C100A 6 (Biochemistry) | 4 | |
| Technical Topic : Stat 134, IEOR 172 or EE 126 recommended (statistics)9 | 3 | |
| Upper Division Biology Elective: MCB 150 recommended (immunology)10 | 4 | |
| BioE 100 or Humanities / Social Studies course with ethics content 3 | 3 | |
| Electives: Humanities / Social Studies 3 | 4 | |
| Minimum Total Units | 16 | 14 |
| Senior Year | Fall-Spring | |
| Bioengineering Lab Course : Must be upper division | 4 | |
| Bioengineering Topics: BioE 116, BioE C118, BioE 121, BioE 164, and/or 165 recommended | 4 | |
| Engineering Topic 8 | 3 | |
| Engineering/Biology Preparation: MSE 45 or EE40/EE1009 | 3 | |
| Bioengineering Design Project or Research | 4 | |
| Electives: Humanities / Social Studies 3 | 4 | |
| Minimum Total Units | 28 | |
| MINIMUM GRAND TOTAL UNITS | 121 | |
1 Students must complete 42 units of upper-division course work in technical subjects such as engineering, chemistry, physics, integrative biology, molecular & cell biology, mathematics or statistics. Of these 42 units, at least 22 must be in bioengineering. Students are advised to consult the approved sample programs, or concentrations, to identify an appropriate course sequence for bioengineering specialty areas. Students may also design their own program that meets with above requirements with permission from their faculty adviser. Regular consultation with an adviser is strongly recommended. Courses must be selected so that engineering topics, including bioengineering, comprise at least 45 units of the complete program of study.
2 Chem 112A/B is intended for students majoring in chemistry or a closely related field and is more intensive than Chem 3A/3B. Please note that pre-requisites to Chem 112A/B include Chem 1A and Chem 1B (or Chem 4A and Chem 4B).