A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- Biomedical Engineering (BS)
- Credential class
- ceterms:BachelorDegree
- CIP
- 14.0501
- Credits (computed from items)
- 262-265
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 190415
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_190415_900b35c6
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 61
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Engineering Distribution Courses
0 items
Required Courses
2 items
- 3
- As published: “Statics and Mechanics of Solids 1”4
Core Courses
major core · 0 items
Required Courses
14 items
- 3
- 3
- 1
- 3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Molecular Principles of Biomedical Engineering (crosslisted)”3
- 5
- As published: “Biomedical Engineering Analysis of Metabolic and Structural Systems (crosslisted)”3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Statics and Mechanics of Solids 1”4
- or: STSCI 2150 Introductory Statistics for Biologyor: ENGRD 2700 Eng Probability and Statistics: Modeling and Data Science4
Molecular, Cellular, and Systems Engineering (MCSE)
0 items
Required Courses
3 items
- As published: “Introduction to Organic and Biological Chemistry 1”3
- 3
- 3
Elective Courses
electives · 18 items
- Select six credits of the following:Not resolved to a course6
- BIOAP/ANSC 4270Endocrinology: Biology of HormonesNot resolved to a course
- 3
- 4
- BIOCB 4840/CS 4775Computational Genetics and GenomicsNot resolved to a course
- 3
- 3
- BIOMS/BIOMI 4090Principles of VirologyNot resolved to a course
- BIONB/BME 4910/5320/BIONB 5910/ECE 5090/Principles of NeurophysiologyNot resolved to a course
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- or: ECE 3200 Foundations Machine Learningor: ECE 4200 Fundamentals of Machine Learningor: INFO 3950 Advanced Data Analytics4
One 3xxx/4xxx course from another BME concentration
concentration · 0 items
Biomedical Materials and Drug Delivery (BMDD)
0 items
Required Courses
3 items
- 3
- or: BME 4490 Biomechanics Laboratory3
- As published: “Introduction to Organic and Biological Chemistry 1”3
Elective Courses
electives · 14 items
- Select six credits of the following:Not resolved to a course6
- 3
- BIOAP/BIOMS 4140Principles of PharmacologyNot resolved to a course
- BME/MSE 5620Biomineralization: The Formation and Properties of Inorganic BiomaterialsNot resolved to a course
- 3
- 3
- BME 5810/MAE 5680Soft Tissue BiomechanicsNot resolved to a courseor: BME/MAE 4640 Orthopaedic Tissue Mechanicsor: MSE 4020 Mechanical Properties of Materials, Processing, and Designor: MAE 6670 Soft Tissue Biomechanics II: Viscoelasticity and Phasic Theory
- 3
- 3
- BME 6210/CHEME 6310Engineering Principles for Drug DeliveryNot resolved to a course
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation (BMII)
0 items
Required Courses
3 items
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Physics III: Oscillations, Waves, and Quantum Physics 1”4
Elective Courses
electives · 25 items
- Select six credits of the following:Not resolved to a course6
- 3
- 3
- 3
- BIONB/BME/ECE 4910Principles of NeurophysiologyNot resolved to a course
- BME/BIONB/PSYCH/COGST 3300Introduction to Computational NeuroscienceNot resolved to a course
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 4
- CS 3780/5780Introduction to Machine LearningNot resolved to a courseor: ECE 3200 Foundations Machine Learningor: INFO 3950 Advanced Data Analytics
- 4
- ECE 3140/CS 3420Embedded SystemsNot resolved to a courseor: ECE 5725 Design with Embedded Operating Systems
- 4
- 4
- 4
- ECE/MAE 4320Integrated Micro Sensors and Actuators: Bridging the Physical and Digital WorldsNot resolved to a course
- 4
- 4
- or: CS 4670 Introduction to Computer Vision3
- ECE 6690/BME 5780Computer Analysis of Biomed ImagesNot resolved to a course
- 3
- 4
- BME 6180Not resolved to a course
Biomedical Mechanics and Mechanobiology (BMMB)
0 items
Required Courses
3 items
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Physics III: Oscillations, Waves, and Quantum Physics 1”or: CHEM 1570 Introduction to Organic and Biological Chemistry4
Elective Courses
electives · 15 items
- Select six credits of the following:Not resolved to a course6
- 4
- or: MAE 3240 Heat Transfer4
- BEE/MAE 4530Computer-Aided Engineering: Applications to Biological ProcessesNot resolved to a course
- BME/MAE 4640Orthopaedic Tissue MechanicsNot resolved to a course
- BME 5810/MAE 5680Soft Tissue BiomechanicsNot resolved to a course
- 3
- 4
- 4
- 3
- 4
- 3
- MSE 4020/MAE 3120Mechanical Properties of Materials, Processing, and DesignNot resolved to a course
- MAE 4240/MSE 4510Materials Processing and ManufacturingNot resolved to a course
- BME/MAE/MSE 6650Principles of Tissue EngineeringNot resolved to a course
Engineering Communications
22 items
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 1-3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Communication for Game Development 1”1
- As published: “Communication for Transportation Engineering 2”1
- As published: “Communication for Advanced Game Development 3”1
- As published: “Computer-Aided Engineering: Applications to Biological Processes (crosslisted)”3
- 4
- 3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Biomechanics Laboratory (crosslisted)”3
- 4
- 1
- 3
- 4
- 4
Engineering Distribution
14 items
- As published: “Object-Oriented Programming and Data Structures (crosslisted)”4
- As published: “Object-Oriented Design and Data Structures - Honors (crosslisted)”5
- As published: “Computer Systems Programming (crosslisted)”4
- As published: “Engineering Computation (crosslisted)”4
- As published: “Introduction to Circuits for Electrical and Computer Engineers (crosslisted)”4
- As published: “Digital Logic and Computer Organization (crosslisted)”4
- As published: “Engineering Quantum Information Hardware (crosslisted)”3
- As published: “The Earth System (crosslisted)”4
- 3
- As published: “Engineering Processes for Environmental Sustainability (crosslisted)”3
- As published: “Principles of Biological Engineering (crosslisted)”3
- As published: “Biomedical Transport Phenomena (crosslisted)”3
- 4
- or: BIOMG 3310 Principles of Biochemistry: Proteins and Metabolismor: BIOMG 3350 Principles of Biochemistry: Proteins, Metabolism, and Molecular Biology4
First-Year Requirements
1 item
- MATH 1910& MATH 1920Calculus for Engineersand Multivariable Calculus for EngineersNot resolved to a course8
Select two of the following:
10 items
- CHEM 2080& CHEM 2081General Chemistry IIand General Chemistry II Laboratory 1,2Not resolved to a course4
- CHEM 2090& CHEM 2091Engineering General Chemistryand Engineering General Chemistry Laboratory 1,2Not resolved to a course4
- 3
- 1
- 4
- As published: “Physics III: Oscillations, Waves, and Quantum Physics (or the Honors equivalent) 1,2”4
- One of: CS 111XNot resolved to a course4
- Two first-year writing seminarsNot resolved to a course6
- One introduction to engineering (ENGRI) courseNot resolved to a course3-4
- Two physical education courses and the university swim competencyNot resolved to a course2
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