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Changing Majors to BME

To change your major to Biomedical Engineering from a major in any College (including Engineering):

For students who enrolled as first-years at UC Davis, you must:
  1. Be a registered student and have completed at least one quarter (minimum of 12 units) at UC Davis.
  2. Have completed not more than 135 cumulative units (excluding AP units); students who have completed more than 135 units will be considered on an appeal basis only.
  3. Be in good academic standing and meet minimum progress requirements.
  4. Have received a letter grade for all courses that satisfy Engineering degree requirements.
  5. Have met the following: a. completed at least the following five courses: MAT 21A, B,C; PHY 9A**; and CHE 2A* and b. GPA of 2.0 or higher in all completed MAT, PHY, BIS and CHE courses required for your intended major and have received a C- or higher in each of these courses. For Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering a 2.8 GPA or higher is required.
  6. Have no grade lower than a C- in any completed engineering course required for your intended major(s) taken at UC Davis.
  7. Have a 2.0 or higher UC GPA in completed engineering courses. For Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering must have a 2.8 UC GPA or  higher in completed engineering courses.
  8. For Computer Science Engineering a 3.0 overall UC GPA or higher is required.

* Students changing their major into Computer Engineering are not required to take CHE 2A. ** Students changing their major into Computer Science are not required to take PHY 9A.

For students who transferred to UC Davis, you must:
  1. Be a registered student and have completed at least one quarter (minimum of 12 units) at UC Davis.
  2. Have completed not more than 135 cumulative units (excluding AP units). Students who have completed more than 135 units will be considered on an appeal basis only.   
  3. Be in good academic standing and meet minimum progress requirements.
  4. Have received a letter grade for all courses that satisfy Engineering degree requirements.
  5. Have completed all transfer admission coursework and GPA requirements for the intended major for the term originally admitted to UC Davis
    (Please see https://www.ucdavis.edu/admissions/transfer/major-requirements-college-engineering for required courses and technical GPA for your admission year and for your intended major). For students who have not completed all transfer admission requirements at their previous institution, they must earn a 2.0 GPA or higher in these remaining courses at UC Davis, and receive a C- or better in each of these courses. For Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering a 2.8 GPA or higher is required.
  6. Have no grade lower than a C- in any completed engineering course required for your intended major(s) taken at UC Davis.
  7. Have a 2.0 UC GPA or higher in completed engineering courses. For Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering must have a 2.8 UC GPA or higher in completed engineering courses.
  8. For Computer Science Engineering a 3.0 overall UC GPA or higher is required.

When you have satisfied all of your change of major requirements, please email the BME advisor to schedule an appointment to review your record.