School of Engineering and Applied Science
University of California, Los Angeles
Instructions for Completing Your
STUDY PLAN
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All students are expected to complete a minimum of 44 units. An average of 3.0 overall and for all
courses listed on the MS advancement to candidacy form is required for graduation.
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MS Comprehensive Examination Plan: Of the 44 unit minimum, three, 2 unit courses of BE 299:
Seminar and one, 2 unit course of BE 495: TA Training Seminar, are also required.
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MS Thesis Plan: Of the 44 unit minimum, three, 2 unit courses of BE 299: Seminar and 2 units of BE
495: TA Training Seminar are required. Two, 4 unit courses of BE 598: Preparation for Thesis are also
required.
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Please note that lower-division courses (i.e. two digit courses 1-99) may not be used for the M.S. degree.
If you plan to take lower division undergraduate courses that does not satisfy your M.S. requirement,
please do so with a Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading basis which will not affect the overall grade point
average. However, no more than 2 courses (8 units) of upper division undergraduate courses (100 level)
can apply towards the graduate course requirements.
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Once the study plan has been submitted, any changes to it will require submitting a new form. There is no
limit on the number of times a Study Plan can be submitted.
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During your last quarter of enrollment in the BE Program, students are required to file an Advancement to
Candidacy petition during the first two weeks of the last quarter in residence. In addition, students of the
Thesis Plan need to nominate a formal Master Thesis Committee. The form for doing so is posted on the
BE website under the ‘Academics’ tab under ‘Graduate Student Services’, under ‘Forms’ in the left
frame.
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THIS FORM IS A WORD INTERACTIVE FORM AND CAN BE COMPLETED BY TABBING
THROUGH THE FIELDS. Submit form to the Graduate Adviser by the end of the 2nd quarter after
you are admitted. Please note that courses taken must be approved or pre-approved in order to count
towards your degree requirement. Please turn in the form early to avoid any problems which could
prevent your graduation.
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Course titles and course descriptions for the courses listed on the Study Plan are located at the following
URL: http://www.registrar.ucla.edu/schedule/catsel.aspx
School of Engineering and Applied Science
University of California, Los Angeles
STUDY PLAN F2014
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Major Field: BIOMEDICAL SIGNAL/IMAGE PROCESSING (BSIP)
A minimum of 44 units are required which includes three 2 unit courses of BE 299: BE Seminar and 2 units of BE 495 TA Training
Seminar. Thesis students also need to enroll in two, 4 unit courses of Preparation for Thesis, BE 598, in the final two quarters in
residence.
PLEASE NOTE: Because of the flexibility of the BSIP curriculum as outlined below, first year BSIP students are highly advised to
meet with the BSIP Field Adviser for the approval of selected courses before enrolling in courses which includes Individual Studies
courses beginning with the Fall quarter and each quarter thereafter until the requirement for the MS degree has been met.
REMEDIAL COURSES: Students without exposure to signal processing are recommended to take: EE 102, Program in
Computing 10A, 10B.
GROUP I - CORE COURSES IN GENERAL CONCEPTS
QUARTER/YR
TAKEN OR
TO BE TAKEN
COURSE # AND QTR OFFERED
BE C201 (4un) or BE CM286B (4un)
FALL
BE 495 (2un)
QUARTER/YR
TAKEN OR
TO BE TAKEN
COURSE # AND QTR OFFERED
Ethics
(Select one)
FALL
Anatomy & Physiology
(select two courses from this group which could be):
BE CM202 (4 units)
FALL and
BE 165EW (4 units)
NS 207 (2 units)
WINTER
SPRING
MIMG C134 (2 units)
SPRING
BE CM203 (4 units)
BIOMATH M261 (2 units)
WINTER
- - - - or - - - PHYSCI 166 (6 units)
FALL
MCDB 144 (5 units)
and
BE 598 (4 units)
SPRING
BE 598 (4 units)
BE 299 (2u) WINTER
BE 299 (2u) FALL
FALL
Other
[Thesis students only]
[Thesis students only]
BE 299 (2u) SPRING
GROUP II – SUBFIELD SPECIFIC COURSES (Minimum of 3 are required from this group)
COURSE # AND QTR OFFERED
BMP 205 (4 units)
QTR/YR
FALL
BMP M219 (4 units)
SPRING
BMP M248 (4 units)
FALL
COURSE # AND QTR OFFERED
QTR/YR
COURSE # AND QTR OFFERED
EE 239AS (4 units)
SPRING
NEURBIO M200C (4 un) SPRING
EE 266 (4 units)
SPRING
NS CM272 (4 units)
QTR/YR
SPRING
GROUP III – SUBFIELD ELECTIVE COURSES - Click here for the list.
Depending of the number of units fulfilled, or to be fulfilled above, students are required to enroll in the remainder of the
unit requirement from this subfield elective courses group or other approved courses by the Field Adviser.
COURSE # AND QTR OFFERED
Signature of Field Adviser
Signature of Department Chair
QTR/YR
COURSE # AND QTR OFFERED
QTR/YR
COURSE # AND QTR OFFERED
Date
Date
Please submit form to graduate advisor by the end of the Winter quarter even if it’s tentative
QTR/YR