Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering

Catalog Year 2025-2027

Based on VCCS Curriculum for BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Transfer Guidance

Guaranteed Admission Agreement

• Students who complete the prescribed curriculum and meet the GAA criteria are guaranteed admission into UVA Engineering and the Biomedical Engineering Major:

• Complete approved transferrable Virginia Community College AS or AA&S degree

• Earn a minimum of 45 VCCS course transfer credits toward UVA Engineering degree following graduation from high school. UVA requires a grade of C or better for course credit to transfer for any course

• VCCS minimum 3.2 cumulative GPA with grades of B or better in MTH 264, MTH 265, PHY 241, CHM 111, and EGR 125 OR CSC 221

• Submit a Transfer Common Application by March 1 deadline and send official transcripts from all schools attended

• Complete all GAA requirements by the end of spring term prior to intended fall entry

• Provide official VCCS transcript with final grades and conferral of associate degree to UVA Admission Office by June 15

• GAA candidates must not have previously enrolled at UVA and must be in good academic standing and have no conviction of a felony or pending charges

Important Links & Dates

• University Transfer Center: https://admission.virginia.edu/admission/transfer

• Register Intent to Transfer: By end of first semester through College Connect at www.TransferVirginia.org

• Admission Application: By March 1 at https://www.commonapp.org/

• Financial Aid: https://sfs.virginia.edu/, https://sfs.virginia.edu/financial-aid-newapplicants/how-apply-aid-under...

• FAFSA - Free Application for Federal Student Aid: April 1 at https://studentaid.gov/

• CSS Profile: April 1 at https://cssprofile.collegeboard.org/

What Should I Consider When Selecting Courses?

• Create a schedule for all required courses, pay attention to prerequisites and when courses are offered, complete your first math and English courses in your first year. For help, see Transfer Steps and Resource Center at www.TransferVirginia.org

• Connect with an advisor at your community college and in Biomedical Engineering at UVA within your first year. Learn who to contact on the bottom of our Engineering majors website

Is This Degree Right For Me?

• Students should attend full-time (>12 credits). Most classes are scheduled during the day M-F

• Many transfer students choose to take more than 4 semesters to complete the BME degree so they can take advantage of multi-disciplinary courses and strong offerings of experiential learning opportunities like undergraduate research

• Find info about curriculum and electives on the BME Undergraduate Website

What Is The Impact On My Degree Of Work I Have Already Completed?

• Associate Transfer Degree Completion: The completion of an Associate Degree results in most first and second year degree requirements being met when you transfer to UVA Engineering, except for BME and the STS courses not taught through VCCS

• Dual Enrollment – Completion of Associate Degree in HS: The completion of an Associate Degree concurrent with high school results in 60 credits of course work towards your degree and most general education courses satisfied. Students apply as and enroll as freshmen for orientation and engagement purposes. Completion of an associate degree concurrent with high school does not confer eligibility for guaranteed admission

• Credit for Prior Learning: Consult the Undergraduate Record for AP test score needed to earn course credit: http://records.ureg.virginia.edu/content.php?catoid=52&navoid=4102#adva_...

• Catalog Year: Transfer students are typically assigned a catalog year corresponding to the academic year in which they matriculate into the UVA Engineering. However, a student’s major department may elect to change the catalog year if doing so is determined to be in the student’s academic interest

Is This College Right For Me?

• UVA Engineering has the highest four-year graduation rate for all undergrads and for Hispanic, Asian, and African-American students compared to all public engineering schools in the country

• UVA Engineering has the highest percentage of women students for all engineering schools with at least 200 female graduates per year. Learn more at https://ira.virginia.edu/universitydata-home/degrees-awarded

• AccessUVA guarantees 100% of demonstrated need for undergraduates, who are admitted on a need-blind basis

• UVA engineering emphasizes the integral role of engineering in society, and our grads are widely recognized for their leadership and communication skills

• Learn more about our college at www.TransferVirginia.org

Did You Know That…

• Completing your Associate in Engineering transfer degree, post-high school, satisfies most lower division general education requirements except Science, Technology and Society requirement and increases the chance of completing your bachelor’s degree.

• Exceeding 3 years or 90 credits at your community college means you may have exhausted your financial aid at that college and have limited your future financial aid at University of Virginia.

What Can I Do With This Degree?

• Career paths after graduation include industry, graduate school, medical school, and dental school. Learn more at our BME Careers page

• Industries hiring BME graduates include medical imaging, medical devices, bioinstrumentation, software, orthopedics, tissue & cell engineering, diagnostics, drug discovery, pharmaceuticals, genomics, bioinformatics, regulatory affairs, business development, consulting, and more

• Explore possible careers, salaries, and job outlook at www.TransferVirginia.org

Program Successes & Highlights

• Biomedical engineering has become increasingly data driven and is inherently interdisciplinary and collaborative. The BME program at UVA prepares graduates to make valued contributions from the very start of their careers

• About 80% of BME graduates have definite plans (graduate school, professional school, or jobs accepted) when they graduate. About 45% of graduates have accepted jobs in industry

What Are My Chances For Getting Accepted?

• Any transfer student accepted to the UVA School of Engineering and Applied Sciences may major in biomedical engineering

• Students who complete an Associate Degree in Engineering or Science from VCCS with a GPA of 3.2 are guaranteed admissions. However, the majority of enrolling applicants are admitted through the competitive admission process without having met all of the guaranteed admission criteria

• Learn more about applying at www.TransferVirginia.org

• To be competitive for admission outside the GAA, students should meet all or nearly all of the program’s general education requirements, earn a minimum GPA of 3.0 or better at your current institution, and have 60-64 transferable credits

Do More With Your Degree!

• Most BME students complete extracurricular opportunities such as summer internships or research experiences

• Many BME students participate in organizations such as the Biomedical Engineering Society, the Society of Women Engineers, the National Society of Black Engineers, the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Out in STEM, and the Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers

Other Than Classes, Are There Other Program Requirements?

• All UVA engineers complete a senior thesis portfolio, with a Science, Technology & Society research paper and a technical report; these experiences are integrated into required courses during the senior year