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2020-2021 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Bioengineering, B.S.

In addition to adhering to General Education , students must meet the following requirements to receive the B.S. in Bioengineering at UC Merced.

All students in the School of Engineering, regardless of major, are required to complete all requirements for all majors with a C- or better. (ENGR 191: Professional Seminar is the only exception, which requires a P grade.)

Students in the School of Engineering must repeat a required course after receiving a grade of D+, D, D-, F, Unsatisfactory, or Not Passed, and may do so no more than twice beyond the initial enrollment in the class.

Required Major Preparation [32 Units]

All School of Engineering students are required to complete the following lower-division major preparation courses.

Mathematics Requirement [20 units]

Complete the following five courses:

MATH 021: Calculus I for Physical Sciences and Engineering Units: 4
MATH 022: Calculus II for Physical Sciences and Engineering Units: 4
MATH 023: Vector Calculus Units: 4 or MATH 023H: Honors Vector Calculus
MATH 024: Linear Algebra and Differential Equations Units: 4
MATH 032: Probability and Statistics Units: 4

Physics Requirement [8 units]

Complete the following four courses:

PHYS 008: Introductory Physics I for Physical Sciences Units: 3 or PHYS 008H
PHYS 008L: Introductory Physics I for Physical Sciences Lab Units: 1
PHYS 009: Introductory Physics II for Physical Sciences Units: 3 or PHYS 009H
PHYS 009L: Introductory Physics II for Physical Sciences Lab Units: 1

Computing Requirement [4 units]

Complete the following course:

BIOE 021: Computing for Bioengineers Units: 4

Bioengineering Core [68 Units]

The bioengineering core is designed to give all students a common foundation of core knowledge specific to the discipline.

Lower Division Requirement [32 units]

Complete the following courses:

BIO 001: Contemporary Biology Units: 4
BIO 001L: Contemporary Biology Lab Units: 1
BIO 002: Introduction to Molecular Biology Units: 4
BIO 002L: Introduction to Molecular Biology Lab Units: 1
BIOE 045: Introduction to Biomaterials Units: 4
BIOE 060: Signals and Systems for Bioengineers Units: 3
BIOE 065: Biocircuits Theory Units: 3
CHEM 002: General Chemistry I Units: 4 or CHEM 002H: Honors General Chemistry I
CHEM 008: Principles of Organic Chemistry Units: 3 or CHEM 008H: Honors Principles of Organic Chemistry
CHEM 008L: Principles of Organic Chemistry Lab Units: 1 or CHEM 008HL: Honors Principles of Organic Chemistry Lab
CHEM 010: General Chemistry II Units: 4 or CHEM 010H: Honors General Chemistry II

Upper Division Requirement [36 units]

Complete the following courses:

BIOE 100: Physiology for Engineers Units: 4
BIOE 104: Biotransport Phenomena Units: 4
BIOE 106: Cell Biology for Engineers Units: 4
BIOE 113: Bioinstrumentation Units: 4
BIOE 130: Biothermodynamics Units: 4
BIOE 135: Biochemistry for Engineers Units: 4
BIOE 140: Biomolecular Engineering Units: 4
BIOE 166: Bioelectronics Units: 3
ENGR 193: Engineering Capstone Design I Units: 2
ENGR 194: Engineering Capstone Design II Units: 3

Additional Degree Requirement [1 Unit]

ENGR 191: Professional Seminar Units: 1

Technical Electives

Bioengineering students are encouraged to take technical electives from the following list:

BIOE 112: Biomolecule-Substrate Interactions Units: 3
BIOE 124: Introduction to Biomedical Imaging Units: 3
BIOE 195: Upper Division Undergraduate Research Units: