UCSC TAG SELECTIVE MAJOR CRITERIA

BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING AND BIOINFORMATICS MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

Transfer students need to complete the equivalents of eight courses from the following list with a GPA in those courses of 2.8 or better:

UCSC Courses SRJC Courses
BME 80G/Phil 80G* No Course Articulated
Biol 20A BIO 2.1

Chem 4A

Chem 4B

CHEM 3A and 3AL

CHEM 3B

Chem 8A CHEM 12A
Chem 8B CHEM 12B
Math 19A MATH 1A
Math 19B MATH1B
AM 10 MATH 5

Biomolecular Engineering May Also Count Any of the Following:

UCSC Courses SRJC Courses
Phys 5A PHYS 40
Phys 5B PHYS 41
BME 21L BIO 2.1
AM 20 MATH 2

Bioinformatics Concentration May Also Count Any of the Following:

UCSC Courses SRJC Courses
CSE 13S No Course Articulated
CSE 16 MATH 4
CSE 30 CS 10C (Minimum grade of B required)

*Transfer students can use PHIL 7 or 12 at SRJC in place of BME 80G, if taken prior to registering at UCSC. 

Although not required for admission, transfer students are strongly recommended to complete at least ten courses from the above list if they wish to graduate in two years. Students with fewer than 10 transferable courses may find it difficult to complete the major in only two more years.

Note: There may be additional courses not required for a TAG or admissions that are recommended prior to transfer to ensure timely graduation. See the UCSC TAG Major Preparation Selection Criteria.