BE at University of Pennsylvania

Gateway courses

Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate BE coursework.

• MATH 2400Calculus, Part IIIopens 13 courses (5.5 directly)
• BE 2000Introduction to Biomechanicsopens 7 courses (5 directly)
• ENM 2400Differential Equations and Linear Algebraopens 7 courses (3 directly)
• PHYS 0141Principles of Physics II (without laboratory)opens 7 courses (2.5 directly)
• PHYS 0151Principles of Physics II: Electromagnetism and Radiationopens 7 courses (2.5 directly)
• CHEM 1022General Chemistry IIopens 6 courses (1.5 directly)

The map

Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate BE work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.

Showing the 43 BE and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 141 more BE courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in BE. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 5 courses deep, ending at BE 5570

  1. MATH 1410Calculus, Part II
  2. BE 2000Introduction to Biomechanics
  3. BE 2200Biomaterials
  4. BE 3090Bioengineering Modeling, Analysis and Design Laboratory I
  5. BE 5570Quantitative Principles of Drug Design

• 5 courses deep, ending at BE 5840

  1. MATH 1410Calculus, Part II
  2. MATH 2400Calculus, Part III
  3. MATH 3600Real Analysis

• 4 courses deep, ending at BE 4800

  1. MATH 1410Calculus, Part II
  2. ENM 2400Differential Equations and Linear Algebra
  3. BE 3010Bioengineering Signals and Systems

• 3 courses deep, ending at BE 3060

  1. MATH 1410Calculus, Part II
  2. CHEM 1022General Chemistry II
  3. BE 3060Cellular Engineering

Grade medians

Professors

No section schedule with instructor names for BE yet.

Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under BE yet.

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Department events

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