Four Year Road Map for SJCC Students

Year 1 @ SJCC: 40 units*

Fall Semester (19 units)

Subject Class # Class Name Units GE Area
MATH 071 Calculus I with 
Analytical Geometry
5 B4
ENGL 1A English Composition 3 -
ANY - Any C1 Class 3 C1
CHEM 1A General Chemistry 4 -
ANY - Any D + US123 Class 3 D + US123

Spring Semester (21 units)

Subject Class # Class Name Units GE Area
MATH 72 Calculus II with Analytical Geometry 5 B4
PHYS 4A General Physics 5 B1, B3
ENGL 1B English Composition  3 C2
CHEM 1B General Chemistry 3 B1, B3
ANY - Any C1 or C2 Class 3 C1, C2

Year 2 @ SJCC: 37 units*

Fall Semester (19 units)

Subject Class # Class Name Units GE Area
MATH 73 Multivariable Calculus 5 B4
BIOL 4A General Principles and Cell Biology  5 B1, B3
PHYS 4B General Physics 4 -
CHEM 12A Organic Chemistry 5 -
WST - Writing Skills Test (Note: Taken & Passed)

Spring Semester (18 units)

Subject Class # Class Name Units GE Area
MATH 78 Differential Equations 4 -
CHEM 12B Organic Chemistry 5 -
COMM 20 Oral Communication 3 -
ANY - Any D + US123 Class 3 D + US123
ANY - Any C2 Class 3 C2

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Year 3 @ SJSU: 36 units

Courses below can be taken either in Fall or Spring Semester: 13 units

Subject Class # Class Name Units GE Area
BME 115 Foundations of BME 4 -
BME 177 Physiology for Engineers 3 -
BME 130 Numerical Methods in BME 3 -
ANY - Any F Class** 3 F

Fall Semester (13+ units)

Subject Class # Class Name  Units GE Area
ENGR 10 Introduction to Engineering 3 E
BME 68 BME Applications of Metals and Ceramics 3 -
BME 25 Intro to BME Design 2 -
ENGR 100W Engineering Reports 3 R + GWAR
BME 135 Biomedical Engineering Design Methods  2 -

Spring Semester (10+ units)

Subject Class # Class Name Units GE Area
BME 65 Biomed Applications of Statics  3 -
BME 174 Biomedical Regulatory Requirements 3 -
BME 116 Biosensors and Bioinstrumentation 3 -
BME 133 Programming Applications in BME 1 -
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Year 4 @ SJSU: 32 units

Courses below can be taken either in Fall or Spring Semester: 12 units

Subject Class # Class Name Units GE Area
BME 147 Quantitative and Statistical Methods for BME 3 -
BME 117 Biotransport Phenomena 3 -
BME 165 Applied Engineering Biomechanics 3 -
Any - Any F Class 3 F

Fall Semester (10+ units)

Subject Class # Class Name Units GE Area
BME 198A Senior Project I 3 -
BME 168 Medical and Biological Polymers 3 -
Any - Technical Elective  3 -
ENGR 195A Global and Social Issues in Engineering  1 S

Spring Semester (10+ units)

Subject Class # Class Name Units GE Area
- - Technical Elective  3 -
BME 198B Senior Design Project II 3 V
ENGR 195B Global and Social Issues in Engineering 1 V
BME 178 Biomedical Product Realization 3 -

* = Classes can be taken in the Summer as well.

** = Course can be taken in SJCC as well. See table below.

Table for Equivalent Courses

SJSU Course Equivalent Course(s) at SJCC
MATH 30/30X MATH 71 - Calculus I with Analytic Geometry 
CHEM 1A CHEM 1A - General Chemistry
ENGL 1A ENGL 1A - English Composition
MATH 31/31X MATH 72 - Calculus II with Analytic Geometry
CHEM 1B CHEM 1B - General Chemistry
PHYS 50 PHYS 4A - General Physics
ENGL 1B ENGL 1B - English Composition
BIOL 30 BIOL 4A - General Principles and Cell Biology
MATH 32/32X MATH 73 - Multivariable Calculus
GE Area C1 (≥ 3 units) e.g. ART 91, ART 92, ART 96, DANCE 2, MUSIC 91, MUSIC 99, MUSIC 83, THEAT 2, THEAT 20, THEAT 40
GE Area C2 (need 9 units from C1 + C2) e.g. CHIN 1A, FREN 1A, FREN 1B, FREN 2A, FREN 2B, JAPAN 1A, JAPAN 1B, JAPAN 2A, JAPAN 2B, SPAN 1A, SPAN 1B, SPAN 2A, SPAN 2B, VIET 1A, VIET 1B, ENGL 1B, ENGL 10, ENGL 71A, ENGL 71B, ENGL 71C, ENGL 73
GE Area D (≥ 6 units from 2 different depts.) e.g. HIST 11A, HIST 11B, HIST 10A, HIST 10B, POLSC 2, POLSC 4, PSYCH 10, SOC 10, ECON 10B, GEOG 11, GEOG 12, COMS 10, ANTH 63
GE Area F (3 units) ETH 20, ETH 27, ETH 37A
CHEM 8 CHEM 12A - Organic Chemistry & CHEM 12B - Organic Chemistry
CHEM 9 CHEM 12A - Organic Chemistry & CHEM 12B - Organic Chemistry
COMM 20 COMS 20 - Oral Communication
MATH 33A/33LA MATH 78 - Differential Equations & optionally MATH 79 - Linear Algebra
PHYS 51 PHYS 4B - General Physics
ENGR 10 ENGR 3 - Introduction to Engineering (not approved for GE)

Reference: http://artic.sjsu.edu/web-dbgen/artic/SJCITY/course-to-course.html