Effective Winter 2022, the concentration curriculum has been phased out. Students who declared the major (not the pre-major) prior to Winter 2022 can still follow the concentration curriculum.
The concentration curriculum includes 5 concentrations: Bioinformatics, Biological Data Sciences, Biomedical Systems, Neurosystems, and Systems Biology. Students also have the option of proposing a Customized concentration.
For students admitted to the major 22W and forward, information on the new track curriculum can be found here.
Concentrations
Bioinformatics
Required Concentration Courses:
- COM SCI CM121
- COM SCI CM124
- MCD BIO 165A OR MCD BIO 144
- PHYSCI 125 OR MCD BIO 187AL
- Elective from list of approved Bioinformatics electives
Biological Data Sciences
Required Concentration Courses:
- COM SCI CM121
- COM SCI 180
- COM SCI M146 OR STATS 161 OR STATS 101C
- Elective from list of approved Biological Data Sciences electives
- Elective from list of approved Biological Data Sciences electives
Biomedical Systems
Required Concentration Courses:
- BIOENGR 100
- BIOENGR C102 or 110
- EC ENGR 133A OR MATH 151A
- C&S BIO M186/COM SCI CM186/BIOENGR CM186/EE BIOL M178
- Elective from list of approved Biomedical Systems electives
Neurosystems
Required Concentration Courses:
- NEUROSC M101A
- NEUROSC M101B
- NEUROSC 102 OR EC ENGR 113 OR MATH 155
- C&S BIO M186/COM SCI CM186/BIOENGR CM186/EE BIOL M178 OR COM SCI/BIOENGR M182
- Elective from list of approved Neurosystems electives
Systems Biology
Required Concentration Courses:
- EE BIOL 170 OR PHYSCI 166
- MCD BIO 100 OR MCD BIO 144 OR MCD BIO 165A
- PHYSCI 125 OR MCD BIO 187AL
- C&S BIO M186/COM SCI CM186/BIOENGR CM186/EE BIOL M178
- Elective from list of approved Systems Biology electives
Students also have the option to pursue a Customized concentration.
NOTE: For those following the Computers & Biosystems concentration (phased out as of Spring 2019), please check your Degree Audit Report (DAR) for remaining requirements.
Important Information
All major courses must be taken for a letter grade, C or better, with the exception of C&S BIO/COM SCI/BIOENGR M184 which is only offered on a Pass/No Pass basis.^
^CaSB made a temporary exception allowing pre-major courses taken between Spring 2020 and Summer 2021 to be taken for a Pass grade. More details on this exception can be found here.
Students must have a minimum 2.0 GPA in upper-division major coursework to graduate.
Students who receive a C- or below in a major course must either repeat the course or petition to have the lower grade count for the major. More information on petitioning can be found here.
Students are subject to any requirement changes in the major until they are officially admitted to the major.