Biomedical Engineering

The curriculum is 123 credits comprised of a Basic Program plus Electives which students select to meet both University Core requirements and requirements of the Biological Engineering degree.

Student Performance and Retention Requirements: Students are required by Board of Regents policy to achieve a C- or better grade in each class used to satisfy the Bachelor of Science degree requirements. Moreover, students must achieve a C- or better grade prior to taking follow-on courses.

Freshman YearCredits
FallSpring
EBME 100 - Introduction to Biomedical Engineering2  
CHMY 141 - College Chemistry I
& CHMY 142 - College Chemistry I Lab
or CHMY 151 and CHMY 152
4  
M 171Q - Calculus I
or M 181Q - Honors Calculus I
4  
BIOH 185 - Integrated Physiology I4  
US or W Core course3  
CHMY 143 - College Chemistry II
& CHMY 144 - College Chemistry II Lab
or CHMY 153 and CHMY 154
  4
M 172 - Calculus II
or M 182 - Honors Calculus II
  4
PHSX 220 - Physics I with Calculus
or PHSX 240 - Honors Gen & Mod Phys I
  4
US or W Core course  3
Year Total: 17 15
Sophomore YearCredits
FallSpring
M 273 - Multivariable Calculus
or M 283 - Honors Multivariable Calculus
4  
BIOB 260 - Cellular and Molecular Biology
or BIOB 160 - Principles of Living Systems
4  
PHSX 222 - Physics II with Calculus
or PHSX 242 - Honors Gen & Mod Phys II
4  
ECHM 201 - Material and Energy Balances for Chemical & Biological Processes4  
M 274 - Introduction to Differential Equation
or M 284 - Honors Introduction to Differential Equations
  4
EBIO 216 - Elem Princ of Biological Engineering  3
CHMY 211 - Elements of Organic Chemistry
& CHMY 212 - Elements of Organic Chemistry Lab
or CHMY 331 - Honors Organic Chemistry I
  5
EELE 250 - Circuits, Devices and Motors  4
Year Total: 16 16
Junior YearCredits
FallSpring
EGEN 201 - Engineering Mechanics-Statics3  
EBIO 324 - Bioengineering Transport3  
EIND 354 - Engineering Probability and Statistics I3  
EBME 410 - Fundamentals of Bioelectronics for Bioinstrumentation4  
EGEN 102 - Intro to Engineer Comp Apps3  
EBIO 461 - Principles of Biomedical Engineering  3
EBME 301 - Engineering Analysis of Physiological Systems  3
EGEN 205 - Mechanics of Materials  3
IH, IA, IS, or D Core course  3
Year Total: 16 12
Senior YearCredits
FallSpring
EMAT 464 - Biomedical Materials Engineering3  
EBME 440 - Biomedical Engineering Laboratory3  
EBIO 407 - Biological Engineering Thermodynamics3  
Professional Electives3  
IA, IH, IS, or D Core course3  
Professional Elective  3
IA, IH, IS, or D Core course  3
IA, IH, IS, or D Core course  3
EBME 480 - Biomedical Engineering Design  4
EMEC 440 - Biomechanics of Human Movement  3
Year Total: 15 16
Total Program Credits: 123

Pre-Approved Biomedical Engineering Professional Electives (Must take 2 of the following) 

BCH 441Biochemistry of Macromolecules3
BCH 444RBiochemistry & Molecular Biology Methods3
BIOB 410Immunology3
BIOB 420Evolution3
BIOB 425Adv Cell & Molecular Biology3
BIOB 476RGene Construction4
BIOH 320Biomedical Genetics3
BIOH 323Human Developmental Biology4
BIOH 422Genes and Cancer3
BIOM 250Microbiology for Health Sciences: Infectious Diseases3
BIOM 410Microbial Genetics3
BIOM 415Microbial Diversity, Ecology, and Evolution3
BIOM 425Toxicology: Science of Poisons3
BIOM 431Medical Bacteriology3
BIOM 435Virology3
EBIO 438Bioprocess Engineering3
ECHM 321Chemical Engineering Fluid Mechanics Operations3
EELE 308Signals and Systems Analysis4
EELE 418The Art of Biochips – An Introduction to BioMEMS 3
EELE 477Digital Signal Processing4
EMEC 444Mech Behavior of Materials3
EMEC 465Bio-inspired Engineering3
EMEC 424Cellular Mechanotransduction3
M 348Techniques of Applied Math I3
M 349Techniques of Applied Mathematics II3
M 441Numerical Linear Algebra & Optimization3
M 442Numerical Solution of Differential Equations3
M 430Mathematical Biology3
NEUR 409Human Neuroanatomy4