The Major

The department offers an undergraduate degree program that lead to a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering. The educational objectives of the curricula are to develop engineers who think critically, creatively, and rigorously; who employ engineering methods to identify and solve important problems in healthcare, industry, business, government, and academe; who communicate effectively and function cooperatively in professional contexts; who approach professional practice responsibly and ethically and with an awareness of business, environmental, safety, cultural, societal, and global concerns; who demonstrate professional leadership; and who employ their engineering education as a foundation for advanced study, life-long learning, and career development in engineering, management, and other professional fields.

Admission to the Major 

College of Engineering students are eligible to be admitted to the Biomedical Engineering major if they have cumulative and most recent semester GPAs of 2.0 or higher and have completed with grades of C or better: MATH 131; MATH 132; ENGIN 114 (or ENGIN 100, 110, 111, 112, or 113); ECE 122 or CS 121; PHYSICS 151; CHEM 111 or PHYSICS 152; and ENGLWRIT 112. Students not yet admitted to BME major must be granted permission by the department to enroll in BME courses.

Requirements
In addition to the requirements listed in the previous paragraph, students must also satisfy the following requirements and the general university graduation requirements.

No course taken on a Pass/Fail basis may be applied to General Education, major or PR-ENGIN requirements.

Biomedical Engineering Courses

BME 210 Bioengineering
BME 230 Statics and Dynamics
BME 310 Introduction to Laboratory Techniques
BME 320 Instrumentation
BME 330 Quantitative Physiology
BME 415 Capstone Project
BME 430 Systems Biology
BME 470 Ethics and Regulations

Other Courses

CHEM 111 Chemistry I
CHEM 112 Chemistry II
PHYSICS 152 General Physics II
MATH 233 Multivariate Calculus
MATH 331 Differential Equations
KIN 270 Anatomy and Physiology I
MIE 211 Strength of Materials
ChE 226 Thermodynamics
ENGIN 351 Writing in Engineering
STAT 515 Statistics I


Foundation and Elective Courses

BME students are also required to earn credit in a set of eight foundation and elective courses approved by the Undergraduate Program Director. These courses include foundation courses in Biomechanics, Biomaterials and Instrumentation and electives chosen from among advanced courses in BME, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Electrical Engineering, Kinesiology, Microbiology and Mechanical Engineering.

Course Prerequisites
All students must meet the listed prerequisites for a course or obtain permission of the instructor. Students may be dropped from any course for which they have not met the prerequisites and, in the instructor’s opinion, do not have adequate preparation.

Curriculum Approval and Modifications
Students must obtain written approval from the Undergraduate Program Director for foundation and elective course selection and for any curriculum modifications.

Honors Program
THe BME program supports a departmental honors program. Information on the Honors Program can be found in the Commonwealth Honors College section in this Guide. Students interested in the departmental honors program should contact the undergraduate program director.