Biomedical Engineering BS Degree Typical Four-year Outline

The uAchieve Interactive Degree Audit is the official method for tracking the completion of your specific degree requirements. Please be aware that there are multiple ways for students to progress through this major. This is just one sample and adjustments may be required due to curriculum changes. Students should work with their advisor to develop their individual plan. A full list of undergraduate course descriptions is available.

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General Notes

• Prerequisite courses are noted by a plain arrow. The prerequisite course must be successfully completed PRIOR to taking the subsequent course. Concurrent Prerequisites ~ (C) ~ may be taken at the same time, although it is not necessary if the prerequisite course is completed first. Required Corequisite courses that MUST be taken together in the same semester.
• Free Electives: Any credits that are 1000-level or above, not on the Activities for Well-being and Success list, and not non-repeatable, duplicated or equivalent courses, are acceptable towards free elective credits.

Essential Education Requirements

• 24 total credits
• Required courses are

  • UN 1015-Composition (3 credits),

  • a Foundations in the Human World course (3 credits),

  • a Communication Intensive course (3 credits),

  • an Arts and Culture course (3 credits),

  • an Intercultural Competency (3000+) course (3 credits),

  • a SHAPE course (EC 3400, 3 credits),

  • an Essential Education Experience (3000+) course (3 credits),

  • 3 credits of Activities for Wellbeing and Success.

• Activities for Well-being and Success: Mainly physical education courses with some additions. Three credits are required for graduation. These credits will be included as earned hours and may be used to determine full-time enrollment status.

Biomedical Requirements

• The Biomedical Degree Plan is very prescriptive. If you think you need to deviate from the plan, please visit your Academic Advisor.
• A grade of ‘C’ or better in CH 1150, MA2160 & PH 2100 is required as a prerequisite for BE 2700 and BE 3800.

Math Requirements

• Students are initially placed into a math course based on their ACT/SAT math scores, results from the online ALEKS assessment, or credit earned through a math placement exam (such as AP, IB, or CLEP). To fulfill the Calculus I requirement, students may take either MA 1160 (4 credits) or MA 1161 (5 credits).
• MA 2321 – Accelerated Linear Algebra is taught during the first half of the semester, and MA 3521– Accelerated Differential Equations during the second half. Students must register for both MA 2321 and MA 3521 under the same section number within the same semester. If a student does not feel comfortable taking the accelerated versions, they may take MA 2320 & MA 3520, which are the full semester versions.

Science Elective

• Must be a 2000+ level course in Chemistry (CH), Computer Science (CS), Physics (PH), Biology (BL) and Kinesiology & Integrative Physiology (KIP).

Technical Elective

• Must be a 3000+ level course in any engineering field.