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Biochemical and Biomolecular Engineering, B.S.


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In addition to adhering to General Education , students must meet the following requirements to receive the B.S. in Biochemical and Biomolecular Engineering 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 unless the course is offered as Pass/No Pass only, 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. Students may repeat a course only one time (for a total of two attempts to earn a C- or better). If students do not complete these requirements, they may take these courses at another institution or petition the school that hosts the course for a third attempt. The third attempt is not guaranteed at UC Merced.

  

Biochemical and Biomolecular Engineering, B.S. Four-Year Course Plan  

Lower Division Requirements [56 Units]


Foundational Math and Sciences Requirement [40 units]


Biochemical and Biomolecular Engineering Core Requirement [10 units]


Complete the following courses:

  • BCME 002: Fundamentals of Molecular Biology
  • BCME 002L: Fundamentals Molecular Biology Lab

Engineering Core Requirement [6 units]


Complete the following courses:

Upper Division Requirements [51-54 Units]


Biochemical and Biomolecular Engineering Core Requirement [18 units]


Complete the following courses:

  • BCME 125: Biochemical Engineering Laboratory
  • BCME 145: Bioprocess Engineering 
  • BCME 150: Biochemical Reaction Engineering
  • BCME 155: Bioreactors Laboratory

Chemical Engineering Requirement [4 units]


Complete the following course:

Upper Division Elective Requirement [9-12 units]


Complete three of the following courses:

Electives without additional prerequisites (strongly recommended):


  • BCME 110: Metabolic Engineering
  • BCME 115: Food Process Engineering

Transfer Students


To be admitted to the Biochemical and Biomolecular Engineering major transfer students must meet the following requirements:

Applicants will, at the time of admissions have completed at minimum each of the following courses (or their equivalent) with a “C-” or better:

  • BCME 002
  • BCME 002L

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