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Sample 4 Year Schedule

First Year

Fall Quarter

Course 

Units 

BIEN 001 Freshmen Seminar 1 
CHEM 001A/01LA General Chemistry & Lab 5 
ENGL 001A Beginning Composition 4 
MATH 009A First Year Calculus 4 

Winter Quarter

Course

Units

BIOL 005A/05LA Cell & Molecular Biology & Lab 5
CHEM 001B/01LB General Chemistry & Lab    5
ENGL 001B Intermediate Composition 4
MATH 009B First Year Calculus 4

Spring Quarter

 Course

Units

BIOL 005B Organismal Biology 4
CHEM 001C/01LC General Chemistry & Lab 5 
ENGL 001C or Alternate* Applied Intermediate Composition 4 
MATH 009C First year Calculus 4 

 

Second Year

Fall Quarter

Course 

Units 

BIEN 010 Overview of Bioengineering 4
MATH 046 Differential Equations 4 
PHYS 040A Physics (Mechanics) 5 
BREADTH Humanities/Social Sciences 4 

Winter Quarter

Course

Units

CHEM 008A Organic Chemistry 4
CS 010 C++ Programming    4
MATH 010A Multivariable Calculus 4
PHYS 040B Physics (Heat/Waves/Sound) 5

Spring Quarter

 Course

Units

CHEM 008B Organic Chemistry 4
EE 001A & EE 01LA Engineering Circuit Analysis & Lab 4 
MATH 010B Multivariable Calculus 4 
PHYS 040C Physics (Electricity/Magnetism) 5 

 

Third Year

Fall Quarter

Course 

Units 

BIEN 101 Quantitative Biochemistry 4
BIEN 110 Biomechanics of the Human Body 4 
STAT 155 Probability & Statistics for Engineers 4 
BREADTH Humanities/Social Sciences 4 

Winter Quarter

Course

Units

BIEN 105 Circulation Physiology 4
BIEN 125 Biotechnology & Molecular Engr. 4
BIEN/CEE 140A Biomaterials 4
TECHNICAL ELECTIVE**   4

Spring Quarter

 Course

Units

BIEN 115 Quantitative Physiology 4
BIEN 120 Biosystems and Signal Analysis 4 
BIEN 130 Bioinstrumentation 4
BIEN 130L Bioinstrumentation Laboratory 2 

 

Fourth Year

Fall Quarter

Course 

Units 

BIEN 135 Biophysics & Biothermodynamics 4
BIEN 155 Biotechnology Lab 2 
BIEN 175A Senior Design 2
TECHNICAL ELECTIVE **   4

Winter Quarter

Course

Units

BIEN 175B Senior Design 4
BREADTH Humanities/Social Sciences  4
BREADTH Humanities/Social Sciences  4
TECHNICAL ELECTIVE **   4

Spring Quarter

 Course

Units

BIEN 175C Senior Design 4
BREADTH Humanities/Social Sciences 4 
BREADTH  Humanities/Social Sciences 4 
TECHNICAL ELECTIVE**   4 

 

 

**TECHNICAL ELECTIVES: Please note that Technical Electives may be offered throughout the Academic Year. Consult with your Faculty Mentor about potential offerings. See approved technical electives.

 

 

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