University Graduation Requirements
Students must complete all residency, curriculum, unit, and GPA requirements as outlined in the Undergraduate Graduation Requirements section of the Policies and Procedures .
4-Year Program Roadmap
Students may find a roadmap for this program here. Roadmaps should be used in consultation with the catalog and your advisor to identify additional requirements for completing the major (for example, course grade minimums). Associate Transfer Degrees (ADT) pathway roadmaps can be found here.
Major Exceptions
This degree program meets certain University Requirements through approved major modifications. Please see the Major Exceptions area in the General Education (GE) section to identify the specific adjustments for this degree program or contact your major advisor for more details.
Major-Specific Graduation Requirements
The following course in Preparation for the Major must be completed with a “C- or Better”: ENGL 1B .
The following courses in Required in the Major Lower Division Core (LD Core) must be satisfied with a “C- or Better”: MATH 30 *, MATH 31 *, MATH 32 *, PHYS 50 *, PHYS 51 , CHEM 1A *, CHEM 1B *, BIOL 30 *, ENGR 10 *, BME 25 *, BME 65 , BME 68 and EE 98 . Those with an asterisk (*) must be completed with a GPA 2.0 and no individual course grade lower than “C-” before enrolling in Junior Core classes.
The Junior Core which consists of MATH 133A or MATH 123 , BME 115 *, BME 117 *, BME 130 *, BME 174 *, BME 177 *, and ENGR 100W *, must be completed with a GPA of 2.0 or better, and no individual course grade lower than “C-“. Those identified with an asterisk (*) must be completed before enrolling in Senior Project (BME 198A ).
The Senior Core consists of: BME 147 , BME 165 , BME 168 , BME 178 , BME 198A and BME 198B . The entire Senior Core must be completed with a GPA of 2.0 or higher and no individual course grade lower than a C-.
All electives for the BS Biomedical Engineering degree must also be completed with a C- or better.
Prerequisite Requirements
Enrollment in any chemistry course requires that the prerequisite courses be passed with a grade of “C or better” (C- not accepted). Exceptions may be made only with instructor consent or if not explicitly stated in the course description. Refer to the SJSU Course Catalog for specific information regarding course prerequisites.
General Education/American Institution Requirements
Courses that meet General Education/American Institution requirements are noted with area designation for required area. For legend please see General Education Attributes .