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2015-2016 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Biomedical Engineering, B.S.


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Major Code: 7048 Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Science
Age Restriction: N Admission Status: undergraduate
Delivery Mode/s: classroom only Location/s: main campus

Educational Objectives

The educational objectives of the biomedical engineering program are that a few years after graduation, alumni can demonstrate they will (1) function in a technically competent manner to address challenges in biomedical engineering; (2) use their broad-based interdisciplinary education and effective communication skills to advance in their profession; (3) be prepared for engineering registration, successful advanced study in biomedical engineering or entry to graduate professional programs such as medicine, dentistry or business; and (4) be engaged in the design of biomedical products, processes and systems within the context of ethical, societal and environmental factors.

Admission Requirements

Science and engineering applicants should complete four years of mathematics, the minimum level including trigonometry, mathematics analysis, analytical geometry or precalculus. Science and engineering applicants are also expected to have taken four years of science, to include physics and chemistry. It is recommended that biomedical engineering majors take the most rigorous mathematics and science curriculum offered by their high school.

Degree Requirements

Candidates for a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering must complete 134 credit hours of curriculum. Electives are selected in consultation with the faculty adviser to reflect the knowledge a student needs either for employment or graduate school.

Curriculum

Candidates for a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering must complete the minimum course requirements as outlined in the following curriculum. For definitions of electives for engineering programs, see the Academic Overview  section of this catalog.

Freshman Year


Sophomore Year


Junior Year


Senior Year


Fall (18 Credit Hours)


Complete:


Spring (16 Credit Hours)


Total Credits Required: 134


Restricted electives must carry the BME prefix. A list of restricted electives is available from the program office.

Technical electives may be in any field of science or engineering, subject to department head approval. Courses classified as mathematics, basic science, applied science, engineering science, engineering design or some combination of these satisfies the requirement. These courses should be at a level appropriate to the level at which they appear in the program. Only one 3000-level course may be used as a Technical Elective.

Students interested in or planning to attend medical school are recommended to use Organic Chemistry 2 ( CHM 2002 ), Organic Chemistry Laboratory 1 (CHM 2011 ), Biochemistry 1 (BIO 4010 ), Introduction to Psychology (PSY 1411 ), and one Psychology elective in consultation with the premedical director for their Technical and Social Science electives.

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