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
- Biological Engineering (BS)
- Credential class
- ceterms:BachelorDegree
- CIP
- 14.4501
- Credits (computed from items)
- 217-221
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 190424
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_190424_9591ffc2
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 61
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Basic Subjects
0 items
Calculus for Engineers and Engineering Mathematics: (16 Credits)
4 items
- As published: “Calculus for Engineers 2”4
- 4
- 4
- 4
Physics: (8 Credits)
3 items
- 3
- 1
- 4
General Chemistry (4 Credits) 1
1 item
- CHEM 2090& CHEM 2091Engineering General Chemistryand Engineering General Chemistry LaboratoryNot resolved to a courseor: CHEM 2070& CHEM 2071 General Chemistry Iand General Chemistry I Laboratory4
Organic Chemistry (3 Credits) 1
1 item
- or: CHEM 3570 Organic Chemistry for the Life Sciences3
Computer Programming: (4 Credits)
1 item
- As published: “Introduction to Computing: An Engineering and Science Perspective (preferred)”or: CS 1110 Introduction to Computing: A Design and Development Perspective4
Biological Sciences1,3: (15 Credits)
0 items
Introductory Biology
0 items
Select two of the following sequences:
4 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
- or: BIOSM 1610 Ecology and the Marine Environment3-4
and required bio lab course
1 item
- or: BIOSM 1500 Investigative Marine Biology Laboratory2
Biochemistry
0 items
Select one of the following sequences:
3 items
- 4
- BIOMG 3310& BIOMG 3320Principles of Biochemistry: Proteins and Metabolismand Principles of Biochemistry: Molecular BiologyNot resolved to a course
- 4
Biological Science Electives
electives · 0 items
A 2000-level or higher biological science course that requires a biological science prerequisite, to bring the number of biological science credits to at least 15
0 items
Major-Required Courses: (48 Credits)
major core · 10 items
- ENGRI 1XXXNot resolved to a course3
- As published: “Statics and Mechanics of Solids (crosslisted)”4
- or: ENGRD 2210 Thermodynamicsor: CHEME 3130 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamicsor: MSE 3030 Thermodynamics of Condensed Systems3
- As published: “Principles of Biological Engineering (crosslisted)”or: BEE 2510 Engineering Processes for Environmental Sustainability3
- or: CHEME 3230 Fluid Mechanics4
- 3
- 4
- 3
- 3-4
- As published: “Uncertainty Analysis in Engineering (preferred)”or: ENGRD 2700 Eng Probability and Statistics: Modeling and Data Science4
Focus Area Electives (15 Credits)
electives · 1 item
- or: BEE 4530 Computer-Aided Engineering: Applications to Biological Processes3
Focus Area Courses 4
0 items
Students need to take 15 credits hours for the progression towards the BE major; at least 6 credit hours needs to be from a single focus area; the rest of the credit can be fulfilled by taking any of the courses listed in the focus areas 1-5:
major core · 0 items
Focus Area 1: Ecological and Agricultural Systems
0 items
Focus Area 2: Biomechanics and Biotransport
0 items
Focus Area 3: Biomaterials Engineering
0 items
Focus Area 4: Cellular and Molecular Biotechnology
0 items
Focus Area 5: Modeling and Computation in Bioengineering
0 items
Electives
electives · 0 items
Major Approved Electives:
electives · 0 items
2000-level or higher engineering course to bring the number of engineering credits to at least 48
0 items
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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