Degree Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering

The requirement for the degree is 128 units. A cumulative grade point average of C (2.0) is required for all courses taken at USC as well as for all courses taken within the Biomedical Engineering Department.

See common requirements for undergraduate degrees.

Technical electives are to be selected from an approved list available in the department office.

First Year, First SemesterUnits
BME 101Introduction to Biomedical Engineering3
CHEM 105aLGeneral Chemistry, or
CHEM 115aLAdvanced General Chemistry4
COMP 101*Introduction to Expository Writing4
MATH 125Calculus I4
PDP 110xIntroduction to C Programming2
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17

*Students who exceed 600 in Verbal SAT scores may replace this with an offered humanities course. See Common Requirements.

First Year, Second SemesterUnits
CHEM 105bLGeneral Chemistry, or
CHEM 115bLAdvanced General Chemistry4
MATH 126Calculus II4
PHYS 151LFundamentals of Physics I: Mechanics, Waves, and Sound4
Electivehumanities or social sciences4
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16
Second Year, First SemesterUnits
BISC 106LPrinciples of Biology I4
BME 210aBiomedical Computer Simulation Methods3
MATH 226Calculus III4
PHYS 152LFundamentals of Physics II: Thermodynamics, Electricity, and Magnetism4
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15
Second Year, Second SemesterUnits
BISC 107LPrinciples of Biology II4
BME 210bBiomedical Computer Simulation Methods3
EE 202LLinear Circuits4
MATH 245Mathematics of Physics and Engineering I4
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15
Third Year, First SemesterUnits
BME 403Physiological Systems3
CHEM 322aLOrganic Chemistry4
EE 301Introduction to Linear Systems3
PHYS 153LFundamentals of Physics III: Optics and Modern Physics4
Electivehumanities or social sciences4
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18
Third Year, Second SemesterUnits
BISC 216LIntroduction to Biochemistry4
BME 302LMedical Electronics4
CHEM 322bLOrganic Chemistry4
Electivehumanities or social sciences4
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16
Fourth Year, First SemesterUnits
BME 402Control and Communication in the Nervous System3
BME 404Biomechanics, or
BME 425Basics of Biomedical Imaging3
BME 423Statistical Methods in Biomedical Engineering3
Electiveshumanities or social sciences4
Electivetechnical3
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16
Fourth Year, Second SemesterUnits
Electivegeneral education4
Electivestechnical11
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15

Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering (Biochemical Engineering)

The requirement for the degree is 130 units. A grade point average of C (2.0) is required in all upper division courses taken in the Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering, and Biological Sciences. See common requirements for undergraduate degrees.

First Year, First SemesterUnits
BME 101Introduction to Biomedical Engineering3
CHEM 105aLGeneral Chemistry, or
CHEM 115aLAdvanced General Chemistry4
COMP 101*Introduction to Expository Writing4
MATH 125Calculus I4
PDP 110xIntroduction to C Programming2
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17

*Students who exceed 600 in Verbal SAT scores may replace this with an offered humanities course. See Common Requirements.

First Year, Second SemesterUnits
CHEM 105bLGeneral Chemistry, or
CHEM 115bLAdvanced General Chemistry4
MATH 126Calculus II4
PHYS 151LFundamentals of Physics I: Mechanics, Waves, and Sound4
Electivegeneral education4
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16
Second Year, First SemesterUnits
BISC 106LPrinciples of Biology I4
BME 210aBiomedical Computer Simulation Methods3
MATH 226Calculus III4
PHYS 152LFundamentals of Physics II: Thermodynamics, Electricity, and Magnetism4
Electivegeneral education4
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19
Second Year, Second SemesterUnits
BISC 107LPrinciples of Biology II4
BME 210bBiomedical Computer Simulation Methods3
EE 202LLinear Circuits4
MATH 245Mathematics of Physics and Engineering I4
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15
Third Year, First SemesterUnits
BISC 210Molecular Biology4
CHE 330Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics4
CHEM 322aLOrganic Chemistry4
Electivegeneral education4
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16
Third Year, Second SemesterUnits
BISC 216LIntroduction to Biochemistry4
BISC 300LIntroduction to Microbiology4
BME 302LMedical Electronics4
CHEM 322bLOrganic Chemistry, or
CHE 350Introduction to Separation Processes4
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16
Fourth Year, First SemesterUnits
BME 402Control and Communication in the Nervous System3
BME 403Physiological Systems3
BME 404Biomechanics3
BME 423Statistical Methods in Biomedical Engineering, or
BME 425Basics of Biomedical Imaging3
BME/CHE 410Introduction to Biomaterials3
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15
Fourth Year, Second SemesterUnits
CHE/BME 489Biochemical Engineering4
Electivetechnical4
Electivegeneral education8
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