Biomedical Engineering (B.S.)

Course Requirements

Students entering the BME program complete the required course work within the department and outside of the department and complete three required courses and three electives from the list of preapproved courses, based on the track they choose.

Tracks in Biomedical Engineering Program

There are two tracks in the BME program:

• Biomechanics and Biomaterials
• Biomedical Instrumentation, Sensors and Signal Processing

Requirements in Department (26)

• BME 201 - Introduction to Biomedical Engineering Credits: 3
• BME 320 - Biomedical Engineering Measurements Credits: 4
• BME 330 - Biomechanics Credits: 3
• BME 336 - Biomaterials Credits: 3
• BME 495 - Senior Biomedical Engineering Design I Credits: 3
• BME 496 - Senior Biomedical Engineering Design II Credits: 3
• ELE 210 - Engineering Circuit Analysis Credits: 3
• ELE 210U - Engineering Circuit Laboratory Project Credits: 1
• ELE 315 - Signals and Systems Credits: 3

Requirements outside Department (51-52)

• BIOS 208 - Fundamentals of Cellular Biology Credits: 3
• BIOS 210 - Fundamentals of Cellular Biology Laboratory Credits: 1
• BIOS 311 - Functional Human Anatomy Credits: 4
•       OR  BIOS 357 - Human Anatomy and Physiology Credits: 5
• CHEM 210 - General Chemistry I Credits: 3
• CHEM 212 - General Chemistry Laboratory I Credits: 1
• CHEM 230 - Introductory Organic Chemistry Credits: 3
• CHEM 231 - Introductory Organic Chemistry Laboratory Credits: 1
• CSCI 240 - Computer Programming in C++ Credits: 4
• ISYE 335 - Probability and Statistics for Engineers Credits: 3
•       OR  STAT 350 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics Credits: 3
• MATH 229 - Calculus I Credits: 4
• MATH 230 - Calculus II Credits: 4
• MATH 232 - Calculus III Credits: 4
• MATH 336 - Ordinary Differential Equations Credits: 3
• MEE 209 - Engineering Mechanics: Statics and Dynamics Credits: 4
• PHYS 253 - Fundamentals of Physics I: Mechanics Credits: 4
• PHYS 273 - Fundamentals of Physics II: Electromagnetism Credits: 4
• UEET 101 - Introduction to Engineering Credits: 1

Preapproved elective courses

The list of preapproved elective courses (i.e., selective electives) beyond the required core BME courses for each of the BME tracks are as follows:

Total Hours for a Major in Biomedical Engineering: 97-102