Boston University vs UC San Diego for BME

Gumbymom
Wed, 06 Apr 2022 13:45:52 +0000

Below is the information to change into the Bioengineering major at UCSD. I personally recommend she go with the direct admit.

As an entering Freshman, if you either apply but are not accepted into the “capped” major directly from high school, OR if you didn’t initially apply to one of those majors, you will be able to apply “one time only” to one of the four “capped” majors in the first week of school in the subsequent fall quarter, as you begin your Sophomore year as a “Continuing” student.

Bioengineering (BS)

Bioengineering: Bioinformatics (BS)

Bioengineering: Biosystems (BS)

Bioengineering: Biotechnology (BS)

If applying to the Bioengineering (BS) or Bioengineering: Biotechnology (BS) majors you must have already completed the following 9 lower division courses obtaining a grade of “C-“or above, before the start of your fall quarter, Sophomore year.

MATH 20ABC (20AB = 2 courses in Calculus for Science & Engineering & 20C = Calculus & Analytic Geometry for Science & Engineering);

CHEM 6A (General Chemistry I) and CHEM 6B (General Chemistry II);

PHYSICS 2A (Physics-Mechanics) & PHYSICS 2B (Physics-Electricity & Magnetism). PHYSICS 2AB are intended for physical science and engineering majors;

MAE 8 (MATLAB Programming for Engineering Analysis)

BILD 1 (Cell Biology).

If applying to the Bioengineering: Bioinformatics (BS) major, you must have already completed the following 9 or 10 courses, obtaining a grade of “C-” or above, before the start of your fall quarter, Sophomore year

MATH 20ABC (20AB = 2 courses in Calculus for Science & Engineering & 20C = Calculus & Analytic Geometry for Science & Engineering)

CHEM 6A (General Chemistry I) and CHEM 6B (General Chemistry II);

PHYSICS 2A (Physics-Mechanics) & PHYSICS 2B (Physics-Electricity & Magnetism). PHYSICS 2AB are intended for physical science and engineering majors

BILD 1 (Cell Biology)

CSE 11 (Introduction to Computer Science and Object-Oriented Programming: Java) or CSE 8A (Java) and CSE 8B (Java B). CSE 8A/B are equivalent to CSE 11.

If applying to the Bioengineering: BioSystems (BS) major, you must have already completed the following 7 courses, obtaining a grade of “C-” or above, before the start of your fall quarter, Sophomore year

MATH 20ABC (20AB = 2 courses in Calculus for Science & Engineering & 20C = Calculus & Analytic Geometry for Science & Engineering)

CHEM 6A (General Chemistry I) and CHEM 6B (General Chemistry II)

PHYSICS 2A (Physics-Mechanics) & PHYSICS 2B (Physics-Electricity & Magnetism). PHYSICS 2AB are intended for physical science and engineering majors.

If you have satisfied any of the required 9 courses by Advance Placement (“AP”) in high school, the relevant “requirement” is satisfied and your GPA will be based on the other required courses (e.g., if you have AP credit for MATH 20A, your GPA will be based on the remaining 8 required courses).

If you have met some of the courses by Advance Placement (“AP”) work, please be advised of the following:
A minimum of 3 courses listed must have been completed at UC San Diego. If students can not meet this 3-course minimum due to prior credit, students may offer grades for:

MATH 20D (Differential Equations)

MATH 18 (Linear Algebra) or MATH 20E (Vector Calculus) until the 3 course minimum has been met.

Each fall quarter, a certain number (determined on an annual basis) of “Continuing” Sophomore students who apply will be selected to enter the “impacted” Bioengineering (BS); Bioengineering: Biotechnology (BS); Bioengineering: Bioinformatics (BS); or Bioengineering: Biosystems (BS) major. The selection process is entirely based on students having the highest GPA obtained in the 8-10 screening courses