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Bioengineering, B.S. Four-Year Course Plan

All General Education course options can be found here . 

Please Note: This four-year plan serves as a general guide and assumes that all prerequisite requirements have been met prior to each course. Students may need to complete additional prerequisite coursework (MATH 005 , CHEM 001 , WRI 001 ) based on placement results or prior preparation. Be sure to consult with your academic advisor to create a personalized plan that aligns with your individual progress and goals.

First Year
Fall Spring
MATH 021: Calculus I for Physical Sciences and Engineering   MATH 022: Calculus II for Physical Sciences and Engineering   
SPRK 010: Spark Seminar   BIOE 002: Fundamentals of Molecular Biology  and BIOE 002L  
BIOE 021: Introduction to Computing with Python   CHEM 010: General Chemistry II  and CHEM 010L  
BIOE 001: Bioengineering Seminar   ENGR 091: Professional Development: People in an Engineered World  
CHEM 002: General Chemistry I  and CHEM 002L    

Second Year
Fall Spring
MATH 024: Linear Algebra and Differential Equations   MATH 023: Vector Calculus  
PHYS 008: Introductory Physics I for Physical Sciences  and PHYS 008L   ENGR 080: Statistical Modeling and Data Analysis  
WRI 010: College Reading and Composition   ENGR 030: Introduction to Conservation Principles in Engineering   
Major Bioengineering Lower Division Breadth or Emphasis Requirement PHYS 009: Introductory Physics II for Physical Sciences  and PHYS 009L  

Third Year
Fall Spring
BIOE 130: Biothermodynamics   BIOE 104: Biotransport Phenomena  
BIOE 106: Cell Biology and Physiology  or BIO 110: The Cell   BIOE 113: Bioinstrumentation  
BIOE 065: Biocircuits Theory  or ENGR 065: Circuit Theory   Major Bioengineering Lower Division Breadth or Emphasis Requirement
Major Bioengineering Lower Division Breadth or Emphasis Requirement General Education: Area B–Approaches to Knowledge Social Science, Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, Societies and Cultures of the Past

Fourth Year
Fall Spring
ENGR 193: Engineering Capstone Design I   ENGR 194: Engineering Capstone Design II  
Major Bioengineering Upper Division Breadth or Emphasis Requirement Major Bioengineering Upper Division Breadth or Emphasis Requirement
Major Bioengineering Upper Division Breadth or Emphasis Requirement General Education: Area B–Approaches to Knowledge Social Science, Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, Societies and Cultures of the Past
General Education: Area B–Approaches to Knowledge Social Science, Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, Societies and Cultures of the Past Major Bioengineering Upper Division Breadth/General Education: Upper Division Writing in Discipline