Five Year Road Map for Gavilan Students

Year 1 @ Gavilan: 30 units*

Fall Semester (14 units)
Subject Class # Class Name Units GE Area
MATH 1A Single Variable Calculus and Analytical Geometry I 4 B4
COMM 1A Introduction to Public Speaking 3 -
ENGL 1A Composition 4 -
ANY - ANY C1 Class 3 -
Spring Semester (16 units)
Subject Class # Class Name Units  GE Area
MATH 1B Single Variable Calculus and Analytical Geometry II 4 B4
CHEM 1A General Chemistry 5 -
ENGL 1B Composition and Literature 3 C2
PHYS 4A Physics for Scientist and Engineers - Mechanics 4 B1, B3

Year 2 @ Gavilan: 30 units

Fall Semester (15 units)
Subject Class # Class Name Units GE Area
CHEM 1B General Chemistry 5 B1, B3
MATH 1C Multivariable Calculus 4 B4
ANY - ANY C2 Class 3 C2
ANY - ANY D + US123 Class 3 D + US123
WST - Writing Skills Test (Note: Taken & Passed)
Spring Semester (15 units)
Subject Class # Class Name Units GE Area
MATH 2C Differential Equations 3 -
PHYS 4B Physics for Scientist and Engineers - Electricity and Magnetism 4 -
BIOL 1 Cell and Molecular Biology 5 -
ANY - ANY C1 or C2 Class 3 C1 or C2

TRANSFER TO SJSU

Year 3 @ SJSU: 20 units

Fall Semester (11 units)
Subject Class # Class Name Units GE Area
CHEM 8 Organic Chemistry 3 -
ENGR 10 Introduction to Engineering 3 -
BME 25 Introduction to BME Design 2 -
BME 177 Physiology for Engineers 3 -
Spring Semester (12 units)
Subject Class # Class Name Units GE Area
CHEM 9 Organic Chemistry Lab 1 -
BME 65 Biomed Applications of Statics 3 -
BME 133 Programming Applications in BME 1 -
BME 115 Foundations of BME 4 -
ANY - ANY F Class 3 F

Year 4 @ SJSU: 20 units

Fall Semester (11 units)
Subject Class # Class Name Units GE Area
BME 68 BME Applications of Metals and Ceramics 3 -
BME 135 Biomedical Engineering Design Methods 2 -
BME 117 Biotransport Phenomena 3 -
BME 130 Numericals Methods in BME 3 -
Spring Semester (12 units)
Subject Class # Class Name Units GE Area
BME 116 Biosensors and Bioinstrumentation 3 -
BME 174 Biomedical Regulatory Requirements 3 -
ENGR 100W Engineering Reports 3 R + GWAR
ANY - ANY D + US123 Class 3 D + US123
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Year 5 @ SJSU: 24 units

Course that can be taken either semester (6 units)
Subject Class # Class Name Units GE Area
BME 147 Quantitative and Statistical Methods for BME 3 -
BME 165 Applied Engineering Biomechanics 3 -
Fall Semester (9+ units)
Subject Class # Class Name Units GE Area
BME 198A Senior Project I 2 -
BME 168 Medical and Biological Polymes  3 -
ENGR 195A Global and Social Issues in Engineering 1 S
ANY - Technical Elective 3 -
Spring Semester (9+ units)
Subject Class # Class Name Units GE Area
BME 198B Senior Design Project II 2 V
BME 195B Global and Social Issues in Engineering  1 V
BME 178 Biomedical Product Realization 3 -
ANY - Technical Elective 3 -

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

Table for Equivalent Courses
SJSU Course Equivalent Course @ Gavilan CC
MATH 30/30X MATH 1A - Single-Variable Calculus and Analytical Geometry I
CHEM 1A CHEM 1A - General Chemistry
ENGL 1A ENGL 1A - Composition
MATH 31/31X MATH 1B - Single-Variable Calculus and Analytical Geometry II
CHEM 1B CHEM 1B - General Chemistry
PHYS 50 PHYS 4A - Physics for Scientists and Engineers - Mechanics
ENGL 1B ENGL 1B - Composition and Literature (covers C2 GE area?)
BIOL 30 BIOL 1 - Cell and Molecular Biology
MATH 32/32X MATH 1C - Multivariable Calculus
AMS 1A/1B many combinations of courses exist - see below
GE Area C1 (at least 3 units) ART 1A, ART 1B, MUS 3D, MUS 1A, MUS 15, THEA 1, 
GE Area C2 (need 9 units from C1 + C2) FRNH 1A, FRNH 1B, JPN 1A, JPN 1B, SPAN 1A, SPAN 1B, ENGL 1B, ENGL 9A
GE Area D (6 units from 2 different disciplines) e.g. HIST 4A, HIST 4B, HIST 7A, HIST 7B, POLS 3, POLS 4, PSYC 10, SOC 1A, SOC 3, ECON 2, GEOG 2
CHEM 8 CHEM 12A - Organic Chemistry AND CHEM 12B - Organic Chemistry
CHEM 9 CHEM 12A - Organic Chemistry AND CHEM 12B - Organic Chemistry
COMM 20 CMUN 1A - Introduction to Public Speaking
MATH 33A/33LA

MATH 2C - Differential Equations

CONT, and optionally MATH 2 - Linear Algebra

PHYS 51 PHYS 4B - Physics for Scientist and Engineers - Electricity and Magnetism

Refence: http://artic.sjsu.edu/web-dbgen/artic/GAVILAN/course-to-course.html