Five Year Road Map for SJCC Students

Year 1 @ SJCC: 31 units*

Fall Semester (14 units)
Subject Class # Class Name Units GE Area
MATH 71 Calculus I w. Analytical Geometry 5 B4
COMM 20 Oral Communication 3 -
ENGL 1A English Composition 3 -
ANY - ANY C1 Class 3 -
Spring Semester (17 units)
Subject Class # Class Name Units GE Area
MATH 72 Calculus II w. Analytical Geometry 5 B4
CHEM 1A General Chemistry 5 -
ENGL 1B English Composition 3 C2
PHYS 4A General Physics 4 B1, B3

Year 2 @ SJCC: 32 units*

Fall Semester (16 units)
Subject Class # Class Name Units GE Area
CHEM 1B General Chemistry 5 B1, B3
MATH 73 Multivariable Calculus 5 B4
ANY - ANY C2 Class 3 C2
ANY - ANY D + US123 3 D + US123
WST - Writing Skills Test (Note: Taken & Passed)
Spring Semester (16 units)
Subject Class # Class Name Units GE Area
MATH 78 Differential Equations 4 -
PHYS 4B General Physics 4 -
BIOL 4A General Principles and Cell Biology 5 B1, B3
ANY - ANY C1 or C2 Class 3 C1 or C2

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Year 3 @ SJSU: 23 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 Intro 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: 23 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 Numerical Methods in BME 3 -
Spring Semester (12 units)
Subject Class # Class Name Units Subjects
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

Courses 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 Polymers 3 -
ENGR 195A Global and Social issues in Engineering 1 -
ANY - Techincal Elective 3 -
Spring Semester (9+ units)
Subject  Class # Class Name Units GE Area
BME 198B Senior Design Project II 2 -
ENGR 195B Global and Social Issues in Engineering 1 -
BME 178 Biomedical Product Realization 3 -
ANY - Technical Elective 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 w. Analytic Geometry or 
MATH71H – Honors Calculus I w. Analytic Geometry
CHEM 1A CHEM 1A - General Chemistry
ENGL 1A ENGL 1A - English Composition
MATH 31/31X MATH 72 – Calculus II w. 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