Planning & Courses
Course sequence recommendations
For Students Considering the Biomedical Engineering Concentration, below is a suggested path through the first two years, although there are many possible pathways through the degree.
| First Semester | Second Semester |
Third Semester |
Fourth Semester |
| Life Sciences 1a or Life and Physical Sciences A |
Life Sciences 1b | Physics 11a | Physics 11b |
| Math (according to math placement) |
Math (according to placement) |
ES 53 |
Freshmen should enroll in Life Sciences 1a or LPSA (fall semester, according to placement) and Life Sciences 1b (spring semester).
- In their first two years, students enroll in mathematics courses according to their preparation and placement scores. Concentrators in Biomedical Engineering must complete either Math 21a and 21b, Math 23a and 23b, or Applied Math 21a and 21b.
- During the sophomore year, students ordinarily enroll in ES 53 (Quantitative Physiology as a Basis for Bioengineering). Students subsequently enroll in four additional courses in engineering sciences: ES 145; ES 123; one of the following: ES 181, ES 164, or MCB 199; and one of the following: ES 122, ES 130, or ES 221; as well as one approved elective.
- Students must also complete two semesters of physics, one semester of statistics, and one semester of organic chemistry.
Students interested in attending medical school can complete the following premedical requirements with the biomedical engineering concentration:
- General chemistry with a lab (one year): Life Sciences 1a/LPS A and ES 181
- Biology with a lab (one year): Life Sciences 1b and ES 53
- Organic chemistry with a lab (one year): Chem 17 and Chem 27
- General physics with a lab (one year): Physics 11a and 11b
