I am a first year biochemistry major wanting to change my major to bioengineering/biomedical engineering. Penn’s website states the following:
Students transferring into Penn Engineering after one year of college should have completed at least:
• one course in chemistry,
• one course in physics (involving the use of calculus),
• one course in computer programming,
• two courses in calculus,
• If possible, two courses in the social sciences and humanities.
Students pursuing a major in bioengineering, computer engineering, mechanical engineering and applied mechanics, materials science and engineering, systems science engineering, electrical engineering, or networked and social systems engineering should also complete a second course in physics.
Are these strict requirements? If I haven’t taken a course in computer programming and a second course in physics (I’m currently taking Physics I), will my application not even be considered? I decided that I want to change my major kind of late into the year, and by that time, I couldn’t switch the courses that I was taking.