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  Bioengineering Undergraduate Curriculum
 
 

Please note that the Bioengineering undergraduate curriculum has undergone some changes. Please use the revised bioengineering curriculum below or contact one of the undergraduate program counselors if you have any questions.

Current UCLA freshmen and sophomores may sign up to attend Change of Major Workshops at 6426 Boelter Hall. For more information regarding the curriculum, please contact Erkki or Jan:


Erkki W. Corpuz
Counselor
Undergraduate Program
6426 Boelter Hall
(310) 825-9442
erkki@ea.ucla.edu

Jan LaBuda
Counselor
Undergraduate Program
6426 Boelter Hall
(310) 825-2514
jan@ea.ucla.edu

 



Two new tracks have been approved for the undergraduate program.
Click here for the course details

The sample curriculum below will be updated shortly.

Freshman Year
Sophmore Year
Junior Year
Senior Year


SAMPLE BE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM - NO AP CREDITS; NO RESEARCH
Click here for pdf version

Freshman Year (top of page) Units

1st Quarter
BE 10 Introduction to Bioengineering 2
English 3 English Composition, Rhetoric, and Language 5
Chem 20A Chemical Structure 4
Math 31A Differential Calculus 4
    15

2nd Quarter
Chem. 20B Chemical Energetics and Change 4
Math. 31B Integration and Infinite Series 4
Physics 1A Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics 5
    13

3rd Quarter
  *HSSEAS GE Elective 5
Chem. 20L General Chemistry Laboratory 3
Math 32A Calculus of Several Variables 4
Physics 1B Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Oscillations, Waves, Electric and Magnetic Fields 5
    17

Sophmore Year (top of page) Units

1st Quarter
Chem 30A Chemical Dynamics & Reactivity: Introduction to Organic Chemistry 4
Math. 32B Calculus of Several Variables 4
Physics 1C Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Electrodynamics, Optics, and Special Relativity 5
Physics 4AL Physics Laboratory for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics 2
    15

2nd Quarter
BE 100 Bioengineering Fundamentals 4
LS 2 Cells, Tissues, and Organs 5
Math. 33A Linear Algebra and Applications 4
Physics 4BL Physics Laboratory for Scientists and Engineers: Electricity and Magnetism 2
    15

3rd Quarter
BE 182A Bioengineering Capstone Design I 4
Chem 30B Organic Chemistry: Reactivity and Synthesis, Part I 4
Chem 30AL General Chemistry Laboratory II 4
Math 33B Differential Equiations 4
    16

Junior Year (top of page) Units

1st Quarter
EE 100 Electrical and Electronic Circuits 4
Chem. 153A Biochemistry: Introduction to Structure, Enzymes, and Metabolism 4
Chem 30BL Organic Chemistry Laboratory I 3
  ***Major Field Elective 4
    15

2nd Quarter
BE 120 Biomedical Transduers 4
BE 165 **Bioethics and Regulatory Policies in Bioengineering 4
LS 3 Introduction to Molecular Biology 5
  *HSSEAS GE Elective 5
    18

3rd Quarter
BE 110 Biotransport and Bioreaction Processes 4
BE 176 Principles of Biocompatibility 4
CS 31 Introduction to Computer Science 4
LS 4 Genetics 5
    17

Senior Year (top of page) Units

1st Quarter
BE M106 Topics in Biophysics, Channels, and Membranes 4
BE 182B Bioengineering Capstone Design Course 4
  *Technical Breadth Requirement 4
    12

2nd Quarter
BE 180 System Integration in Biology, Engineering, and Medicine I (SIBEM I) 4
BE 182C Bioengineering Capstone Design Course 4
  *Technical Breadth Requirement 4
  ***Major Field Elective 4
    16

3rd Quarter
  *Technical Breadth Requirement 4
  *HSSEAS GE Elective 5
  *HSSEAS GE Elective 5
  ***Major Field Elective 4
    18
Total 187


Courses listed in BLUE are only offered once a year.

*Students should contact the Office of Academic and Student Affairs (6426 Boelter Hall) for approved lists in the categories of technical breadth and HSSEAS GE

**Satisfies the HSSEAS ethics requirement.

***Electives include: BIOENGR M104, M105, M131, 180L, 181, 181L, 199 (8 units maximum); BIOMED C101, CM102, CM103, CM140, CM145, CM150, CM150L, C170, C171, CM180, C181, CM183, C185, CM186B, CM186C, C187.

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
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