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BMEC - Biomedical (Biochemical) Engineering Program Schedule

 
This schedule is for students whose catalogue year is Fall 2007 or later.

If your catalogue year is between Fall 2004 and Fall 2007, please click here to see your course plan. If you are following the pre-2004 curriculum, please click here to see your course plan and pre-approved technical elective list.

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Schedule for students enrolled Fall 2007 and after

BS BMEC: First Year: Fall  
Course No. Course Title

Units

BME 101 Intro to Biomedical Engineering

3

CHEM 105aL General Chemistry

4

MATH 125 Calculus I

4

GE Category I or II

4

ENGR 102 Engineering Freshman Academy

2

     
  Total Units

17

     
BS BMEC: First Year: Spring  
Course No. Course Title

Units

CHEM 105bL General Chemistry

4

MATH 126 Calculus II

4

GE Category VI

4

WRIT 140 Writing and Critical Reasoning

4

     
  Total Units

16

     
BS BMEC: Second Year: Fall  
Course No. Course Title

Units

BISC120L General Biology: Organismal Biology and Evolution

4

CSCI 101L Fundamentals of Computer Programming

3

MATH 226 Calculus III

4

PHYS 151L Fundamentals of Physics I: Mechanics & Thermodynamics

4

     
  Total Units

15

     
BS BMEC: Second Year: Spring  
Course No. Course Title

Units

BISC 220L General Biology: Cell Biology and Physiology

4

BME 210 Biomedical Computer Simulation Methods

3

MATH 245 Mathematics of Physics & Engineering I

4

PHYS 152L Fundamentals of Physics II: Electricity & Magnetism

4

     
  Total Units

15

     
BS BMEC: Third Year: Fall  
Course No. Course Title

Units

CHEM 322aL Organic Chemistry

4

CHE 330 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

3

BISC 320L Molecular Biology

4

EE 200L Foundations of Electrical Engineering Systems

4

BME 423 Statistical Methods

3

     
  Total Units

18

     
BS BMEC: Third Year: Spring  
Course No. Course Title

Units

CHEM 322bL Organic Chemistry

4

WRIT 340 Advanced Writing

3

BISC 330L Biochemistry

4

CHE 350 Introduction to Separation Processes

3

GE Category V

4

     
  Total Units

18

     
BS BMEC: Fourth Year: Fall  
Course No. Course Title

Units

BME 405L Senior Projects: Measurement and Instrumentation

4

MASC 310 Materials Behavior & Processing

3

BME 403 Physiological Systems

3

BME 410 Introduction to Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering

3

GE Category I or II

4

     
  Total Units

17

     
BS BMEC: Fourth Year: Spring  
Course No. Course Title

Units

BME 416 Development and Regulation of Medical Products

3

CHE 489 Biochemcial Engineering

3

CHE 460L Chemical Process Dynamics and Control

3

BME 402 Control & Communication in the Nervous System

3

GE Category IV

4

     
  Total Units

16


All information contained here is summarized from the USC Catalogue and is considered non-official. For all rules, regulations, procedures, and outlines, please see the current academic year USC catalogue.