Sage
February 13, 2007, 3:58pm
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<p>As noted, BioE premed is not impacted, but you are screened during your second year – you have to maintain a certain GPA in your core engineering classes.</p>
<p>BioE Bioinformatics is not a “normal” major, so there are a lot of messy steps to get admitted into it. This is taken from the [UCSD</a> Catalog](<a href=“http://www.ucsd.edu/catalog/curric/BENG.html]UCSD ”>http://www.ucsd.edu/catalog/curric/BENG.html ):</p>
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Bioengineering: Bioinformatics has been recently developed, and there is a multistep process into this major for students entering UCSD as freshmen. First, high school students should apply to UCSD for direct admission into the Bioengineering , Bioengineering: Biotechnology , or Pre-Bioengineering: Premedical major. Those admitted should then complete the freshman courses, prescribed in the preceding table for the Bioengineering: Bioinformatics major. After completing BILD 1, Chem. 6A, Math. 20B, and Math. 20C during the freshman year, such students can apply to Pre-Bioengineering: Bioinformatics . Admission will be based primarily on the GPA in the four preceding courses, but also on a written statement, completion of the other listed requirements, and overall academic excellence. Students approved for Pre-Bioengineering: Bioinformatics should then continue with the sophomore courses, prescribed in the preceding table, including CSE 11 and 12 which serve as two additional screening courses. By the end of the sophomore year, these students can then apply to major in Bioengineering: Bioinformatics . Admission to the Bioengineering: Bioinformatics major will be based on the GPA in all six screening courses. The final decision on admission to the pre-major and major will be made by the Bioinformatics Steering Committee, in consultation with the departments. Those students who are not selected for the Bioengineering: Bioinformatics major, will be eligible to remain in the Department of Bioengineering in the status in which they were originally admitted.
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