| General Institute Requirements (GIRs) | Subjects |
| Science Requirement | 6 |
| Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Requirement | 8 |
| Restricted Electives in Science and Technology (REST) Requirement [can be satisfied by 5.12 and 18.03 in the Course 20 Program] | 2 |
| Laboratory Requirement [can be satisfied by 20.109] | 1 |
| Total GIR Subjects Required for SB Degree | 17 |
| Communication Requirement | |
| The program includes a Communication Requirement of 4 subjects:
2 subjects designated as Communication Intensive in Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (CI-H); and 2 subjects designated as Communication Intensive in the Major (CI-M). |
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| PLUS Course 20 Program | Units |
| Subject names below are followed by credit units, and by prerequisites if any (corequisites in italics). |
|
| Required Core Subjects | 162 |
| 18.03 Differential Equations, 12, REST; 18.02 or 18.014 or 3.016 | |
| 20.110 Thermodynamics of Biomolecular Systems, 12; 18.02; 5.111, 5.112, or 3.091 | |
| 5.12 Organic Chemistry, 12, REST; 5.111, 5.112, or 3.091 | |
| 20.109 Laboratory Fundamentals in Biological Engineering, 15, LAB, CI-M; 7.01x; 5.111, 5.112, or 3.091; permission of instructor | |
| 7.03 Genetics, 12; 7.012, 7.013, 7.014 or 7.015 | |
| 6.00 Introduction to Computer Science and Programming, 12 | |
| 5.07 Biological
Chemistry I, 12, REST;
5.12 or 7.05 General Biochemistry, 12, REST; 5.12; 7.012, 7.013, 7.014, or 7.015; or permission of instructor |
|
| 7.06 Cell Biology, 12; 7.03 or 20.113 | |
| 20.310 Molecular, Cellular, and Tissue Biomechanics, 12; 18.03 or 3.016; 7.01x; 2.370 or 20.110J/2.772J | |
| 20.320 Analysis of Biomolecular and Cellular Systems, 12; 20.110J/2.772J; 18.03; 6.00; 5.07 or 7.05 | |
| 20.330 Fields, Forces and Flows in Biological Systems, 12; 2.005 or 6.021 or 20.320, or permission of instructor | |
| 20.309 Biological Engineering II: Instrumentation and Measurement, 15; 18.03 | |
| 20.380 Senior Biological Engineering Design, 12, CI-M; 7.06, 20.309, 20.330 | |
| Restricted Electives (tracks TBD) | 21-24 |
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Course 20 Units That also
Satisfy the GIRs
|
(36) |
|
Unrestricted Electives
|
48 |
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Total Units Beyond the GIRs Required for SB Degree
|
195-198 |
| No subject can be counted both as part of the 17-subject GIRs and as part of the 192 units required beyond the GIRs. Every subject in the student's Departmental Program will count toward one or the other, but not both. | |
| For an explanation of credit units, or hours, please refer to the Subject Key in Part 3 of this Bulletin. | |