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Program checklist · Bioengineering, BSE

Bioengineering, BSE

University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA

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Program
Award
Bioengineering, BSE
Total credits (published)
4
Credits (computed from items)
73
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
215062
CourseShelf checklist
CK_215062_43ce9bc4
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

BSE Degree Requirements

0 items

    Engineering

    14 items
    1. BE 1000
      Introduction
      As published: “Introduction to Bioengineering”
      0.5
    2. ENGR 1050
      Introduction
      As published: “Introduction to Scientific Computing”
      1
    3. BE 2000
      1
    4. BE 2200
      1
    5. BE 2700
      1
    6. BE 3010
      1
    7. BE 3060
      1
    8. BE 3090
      1
    9. BE 3100
      1
    10. BE 3500
      1
    11. BE 4950
      1
    12. BE 4960
      1
    13. BE Elective (4000 or 5000 level)
      Not resolved to a course
      2
    14. SEAS Engineering (EUNG)
      Not resolved to a course
      2

    Math and Natural Science

    13 items
    1. MATH 1400
      1
    2. MATH 1410
      1
    3. ESE/ENM 2030
      Linear Algebra with Applications to Engineering and AI
      Not resolved to a course
      or: ENM 2400 Differential Equations and Linear Algebra
      1
    4. ENM 3750
      Biological Data Science I - Fundamentals of Biostatistics
      or: ENGR 3440 Answering Questions with Data, for Everyone
      1
    5. PHYS 0140
      Principles
      As published: “Principles of Physics I (without laboratory)”
      1
    6. PHYS 0141
      1
    7. CHEM 1012
      General
      As published: “General Chemistry I”
      or: CHEM 1151 Honors Chemistry I
      1
    8. CHEM 1101
      .5
    9. CHEM 1102
      .5
    10. CHEM 1022
      General
      As published: “General Chemistry II”
      or: CHEM 1161 Honors Chemistry II
      1
    11. BIOL 1121
      Introduction to Biology - The Molecular
      As published: “Introduction to Biology - The Molecular Biology of Life”
      1
    12. BIOL 1123
      Introductory Molecular Biology Laboratory must be
      As published: “Introductory Molecular Biology Laboratory”
      .5
    13. BIOL 3310
      1

    General Electives (including Ethics and Writing) 1, 2

    electives · 1 item
    1. Select 2 Social Science courses
      Not resolved to a course
      2

    Social Science (EUSS)

    1 item
    1. Select 2 Humanities courses
      Not resolved to a course
      2

    Humanities (EUHS)

    1 item
    1. Select 1 Social Science or Humanities course
      Not resolved to a course
      1

    Social Science (EUSS)

    0 items

      Humanities (EUHS)

      1 item
      1. Select 1 Social Science, Humanities, or Technology in Business & Society course
        Not resolved to a course
        2

      Social Science (EUSS)

      0 items

        Humanities (EUHS)

        0 items

          Technology in Business and Society (EUTB)

          0 items

            Free Elective 3

            electives · 1 item
            1. Select 3 free elective courses
              Not resolved to a course
              3

            Biomedical Data Science and Computational Medicine

            26 items
            1. Select 2 courses in:
              Not resolved to a course
              2
            2. BE 4900
              Independent Project in Bioengineering
              As published: “Independent Project in Bioengineering ***”
            3. BE 5040
              Biological Data Science II: Data Mining
              As published: “Biological Data Science II: Data Mining Principles for Epigenomics”
              1
            4. BE 5210
            5. BE 5300
              Theoretical and Computational
              As published: “Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience”
            6. BE 5590
            7. BE 5660
              0.5
            8. Select 2 additional courses in:
              Not resolved to a course
              2
            9. BE 4900
            10. BE 5040
              Biological Data Science II: Data Mining
              As published: “Biological Data Science II: Data Mining Principles for Epigenomics”
              1
            11. BE 5210
            12. BE 5300
              Theoretical and Computational
              As published: “Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience”
            13. BE 5590
            14. BE 5660
              0.5
            15. CIS 5210
              Artificial Intelligence
              As published: “Artificial Intelligence”
              1
            16. CIS 4500
            17. CIS 5200
              1
            18. CIS 5450
            19. CBE 5250
            20. ESE 3050
            21. ESE 5420
              Statistics
              As published: “Statistics for Data Science”
              1
            22. BIOM 5350
              Introduction to Bioinformatics
              or: CIS 5350 Introduction to Bioinformatics
              or: MTR 5350 Introduction to Bioinformatics
              1
            23. BIOL 4511
            24. BIOL 5536
              Fundamentals of Computational Biology
              or: CIS 5360 Fundamentals of Computational Biology
              or: GCB 5360 Fundamentals of Computational Biology
            25. GCB 5370
            26. STAT 9915

            Biomedical Devices

            35 items
            1. Select 2 courses in:
              Not resolved to a course
              2
            2. BE 4700
            3. BE 4720
              Medical Device Development
              As published: “Medical Device Development *”
            4. BE 4900
              Independent Project in Bioengineering
              As published: “Independent Project in Bioengineering ***”
            5. BE 5020
            6. BE 5140
            7. BE 5180
            8. BE 5210
            9. BE 5280
              Applied Medical Innovation I
              As published: “Applied Medical Innovation I *”
            10. BE 5290
              Applied Medical Innovation II
              As published: “Applied Medical Innovation II *”
              6
            11. BE 5510
            12. BE 5560
            13. BE 5700
            14. Select 2 additional courses in:
              Not resolved to a course
              2
            15. BE 4700
            16. BE 4720
              Medical Device Development
              As published: “Medical Device Development *”
            17. BE 4900
              Independent Project in Bioengineering
              As published: “Independent Project in Bioengineering ***”
            18. BE 5020
            19. BE 5140
            20. BE 5180
            21. BE 5210
            22. BE 5280
              Applied Medical Innovation I
              As published: “Applied Medical Innovation I *”
            23. BE 5290
              Applied Medical Innovation II
              As published: “Applied Medical Innovation II *”
              6
            24. BE 5510
            25. BE 5560
            26. BE 5700
            27. ESE 2150
              1.5
            28. ESE 5050
              Feedback Control Design and Analysis
              or: MEAM 5130 Feedback Control Design and Analysis
              1
            29. ESE 5290
              Introduction to Micro- and Nano
              As published: “Introduction to Micro- and Nano-electromechanical Technologies”
            30. MEAM 1010
              Introduction to Mechanical Design
              As published: “Introduction to Mechanical Design *”
            31. MEAM 2010
            32. MEAM 5100
            33. MEAM 4150
              Product Design
              or: OIDD 4150 Product Design
            34. MEAM 5140
            35. MEAM 5200

            Cellular/Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials

            25 items
            1. Select 2 courses in:
              Not resolved to a course
              2
            2. BE 3300
            3. BE 4900
              Independent Project in Bioengineering
              As published: “Independent Project in Bioengineering ***”
            4. BE 5120
            5. BE 5400
            6. BE 5530
            7. BE 5580
            8. BE 5650
            9. BE 5690
            10. BE 5780
            11. Select 2 additional courses in:
              Not resolved to a course
              2
            12. BE 3300
            13. BE 4900
              Independent Project in Bioengineering
              As published: “Independent Project in Bioengineering ***”
            14. BE 5120
            15. BE 5400
            16. BE 5530
            17. BE 5580
            18. BE 5650
            19. BE 5690
            20. BE 5780
            21. CBE 4300
              Introduction to Polymers
              or: MSE 4300 Introduction to Polymers
            22. CBE 5570
              Stem Cells, Proteomics and Drug Delivery
              As published: “Stem Cells, Proteomics and Drug Delivery - Soft Matter Fundamentals”
            23. MEAM 5140
            24. MSE 5850
              Materials for Bioelectronics
              or: BE 5850 Materials for Bioelectronics
            25. MSE 5180

            Biomedical Imaging and Radiation Physics

            19 items
            1. Select 2 courses in:
              Not resolved to a course
              2
            2. BE 4900
              Independent Project in Bioengineering
              As published: “Independent Project in Bioengineering ***”
            3. BE 5180
            4. BE 5370
            5. BE 5470
            6. BE 5810
            7. BE 5830
            8. BE 6500
            9. Select 2 additional courses in:
              Not resolved to a course
              2
            10. BE 4900
              Independent Project in Bioengineering
              As published: “Independent Project in Bioengineering ***”
            11. BE 5180
            12. BE 5370
            13. BE 5470
            14. BE 5810
            15. BE 5830
            16. BE 6500
            17. MPHY 6030
            18. MPHY 6070
            19. PHYS 4421

            Systems and Synthetic Biology

            24 items
            1. Select 2 courses in:
              Not resolved to a course
              2
            2. BE 4900
              Independent Project in Bioengineering
              As published: “Independent Project in Bioengineering ***”
            3. BE 5270
              4
            4. BE 5400
            5. BE 5580
            6. BE 5590
            7. BE 5650
            8. BE 5690
            9. Select 2 additional courses in:
              Not resolved to a course
              2
            10. BE 4900
              Independent Project in Bioengineering
              As published: “Independent Project in Bioengineering ***”
            11. BE 5270
              4
            12. BE 5400
            13. BE 5580
            14. BE 5590
            15. BE 5650
            16. BE 5690
            17. CBE 4790
            18. CBE 4800
              Laboratory in Biotechnology and
              As published: “Laboratory in Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering”
            19. CBE 5170
            20. CBE 5270
              Advancements and Applications in Genome
              As published: “Advancements and Applications in Genome Editing and Engineering”
            21. CBE 5540
            22. CBE 5570
              Stem Cells, Proteomics and Drug Delivery
              As published: “Stem Cells, Proteomics and Drug Delivery - Soft Matter Fundamentals”
            23. MEAM 6630
            24. BIOL 5262
              Biological Foundations for Bioengineering
              As published: “Biological Foundations for Bioengineering and Biotechnology: Genomics and Omics Technologies”

            Neuroengineering

            26 items
            1. Select 2 courses in:
              Not resolved to a course
              2
            2. BE 4900
              Independent Project in Bioengineering
              As published: “Independent Project in Bioengineering ***”
            3. BE 5060
            4. BE 5210
            5. BE 5300
              Theoretical and Computational
              As published: “Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience”
            6. BE 5660
              0.5
            7. BE 5850
            8. BE 5950
            9. BE 6100
            10. Select 2 additional courses in:
              Not resolved to a course
              2
            11. BE 4900
              Independent Project in Bioengineering
              As published: “Independent Project in Bioengineering ***”
            12. BE 5060
            13. BE 5210
            14. BE 5300
              Theoretical and Computational
              As published: “Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience”
            15. BE 5660
              0.5
            16. BE 5850
            17. BE 5950
            18. BE 6100
            19. NRSC 2249
              / Cognitive Neuroscience
              As published: “Cognitive Neuroscience”
              or: PSYC 1230 Cognitive Neuroscience
              1
            20. NRSC 2110
              Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology
              or: BIOL 2110 Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology
              2
            21. BIOL 4110
              Neural Systems and Behavior
              or: BIOL 5110 Neural Systems and Behavior
            22. BIOL 4142
              Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
              As published: “Neurobiology of Learning and Memory *”
            23. NRSC 2205
              Cellular Basis of Learning and Memory
              As published: “Cellular Basis of Learning and Memory *”
            24. NRSC 3334
            25. NGG 5720
            26. NGG 5730

            Multiscale Biomechanics

            14 items
            1. Select 2 courses in:
              Not resolved to a course
              2
            2. BE 4900
              Independent Project in Bioengineering
              As published: “Independent Project in Bioengineering ***”
            3. BE 5100
            4. BE 5140
            5. BE 5500
            6. BE 5700
            7. BE 5610
              Musculoskeletal Biology and
              As published: “Musculoskeletal Biology and Bioengineering”
            8. Select 2 additional courses in:
              Not resolved to a course
              2
            9. BE 4900
            10. BE 5100
            11. BE 5140
            12. BE 5500
            13. BE 5700
            14. BE 5610
              Musculoskeletal Biology and
              As published: “Musculoskeletal Biology and Bioengineering”

            Therapeutics, Drug Delivery & Nanomedicine

            15 items
            1. Select 2 courses in:
              Not resolved to a course
              2
            2. BE 4900
              Independent Project in Bioengineering
              As published: “Independent Project in Bioengineering ***”
            3. BE 5550
              Nanoscale Systems Biology
              or: CBE 5550 Nanoscale Systems Biology
              or: MEAM 5550 Nanoscale Systems Biology
            4. BE 5570
            5. BE 5620
            6. BE 5780
            7. Select 2 additional courses in:
              Not resolved to a course
              2
            8. BE 4900
            9. BE 5550
              Nanoscale Systems Biology
              or: CBE 5550 Nanoscale Systems Biology
              or: MEAM 5550 Nanoscale Systems Biology
            10. BE 5570
            11. BE 5620
            12. BE 5780
            13. BIOL 4810
            14. CBE 5570
              Stem Cells, Proteomics and Drug Delivery
              As published: “Stem Cells, Proteomics and Drug Delivery - Soft Matter Fundamentals”
            15. CBE 5640
              Drug Delivery Systems: Targeted
              As published: “Drug Delivery Systems: Targeted Therapeutics and Translational Nanomedicine”

            Immune Engineering

            17 items
            1. Select 2 courses in:
              Not resolved to a course
              2
            2. BE 4900
              Independent Project in Bioengineering
              As published: “Independent Project in Bioengineering ***”
            3. BE 5120
            4. BE 4260
              Immunology for Bioengineers (students
              As published: “Immunology for Bioengineers (students cannot count both BIOL 4004 and BE 4260/BE 5260 towards concentration)”
              or: BE 5260 Immunology for Bioengineers
              or: BIOL 4004 Immunobiology
              2
            5. BE 5270
              4
            6. BE 5570
            7. Select two additional courses in:
              Not resolved to a course
              2
            8. BE 4900
              Independent Project in Bioengineering
              As published: “Independent Project in Bioengineering ***”
            9. BE 5120
            10. BE 4260
              Immunology for Bioengineers (students
              As published: “Immunology for Bioengineers (students cannot count both BIOL 4004 and BE 4260/BE 5260 towards concentration)”
              or: BE 5260 Immunology for Bioengineers
              or: BIOL 4004 Immunobiology
              2
            11. BE 5270
              4
            12. BE 5570
            13. ENGR 4500
            14. IMUN 5060
            15. IMUN 5070
            16. IMUN 6090
              Vaccines and Immune Therapeutics
              or: CAMB 6090 Vaccines and Immune Therapeutics
            17. REG 6180
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