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BME Major

B.S. in Biomedical Engineering (126 Credits)

1st Semester
APMA 111 Single Variable Calculus 4
CHEM 151 Introductory Chemistry for Engineers 3
CHEM 151L Intro Chemistry Lab 1
ENGR 162 Intro to Engineering 4
TCC 101 Lang, Comm & Tech Society 3
  TOTAL 15
2nd Semester
APMA 212 Multivariate Calculus 4
PHYS 142E General Physics I 4
CS 101 Intro to Computer Science 3
  Science Elective I (1) 3
  HSS Elective (2) 3
  TOTAL 17
3rd Semester
APMA 213 Ordinary Differential Equations 4
PHYS 241E General Physics II 3
PHYS 241L General Physics Lab I 1
BIOM 200 Intro to BME Design & Discovery 3
BIOM 201 Physiology I 3
  Unrestricted Elective (3) 3
  TOTAL 17
4th Semester
BIOM 202 Physiology II 3
BIOM 204 Cell and Molecular Biology 3
BIOM 322 Biomechanics and Biotransport 3
  Engineering Elective 3
  TCC Elective 3
  TOTAL 15
5th Semester
APMA 311 Applied Statistics and Probability 3
BIOM 310 BME Systems Analysis and Design 3
BIOM 380 Integrated BME Laboratory I 4
  HSS Elective (2) 3
  Technical Elective 3
  TOTAL 16
6th Semester
BIOM 390 Integrated BME Laboratory II 4
BIOM 315 BME Modeling and Simulation 3
  Engineering Elective 3
  Unrestricted Elective (3) 3
  Technical Elective 3
  TOTAL 16
7th Semester
BIOM 463 BME Capstone Design I 3
  BIOM elective 3
TCC 401 Western Technology and Culture 3
  Unrestricted Elective (3) 3
  HSS Elective (2) 3
  TOTAL 15
8th Semester
TCC 402 The Engineer in Society 3
BIOM 464 BME Capstone Design II 3
  Bioengineering Elective (4) 3
  BIOM Elective 3
  Unrestricted Elective (3) 3
  TOTAL 15
(1) Chosen from: BIOL 201, BIOL 202 (if pre-med); Chem 152; ECE 200; and MSE 209.
(2) Chosen from the approved list available in A122 Thornton Hall.
(3) Unrestricted electives may be chosen from any graded course in the University except mathematics courses below MATH 131 and courses that substantially duplicate any others offered for the degree, including PHYS 201, 202; CS 110, 120; or any introductory programming course. APMA 109 counts as a 3-credit unrestricted elective.
(4) Chosen from an approved list of technical engineering electives, 300-level or higher, with a substantial bioengineering component. List available in the BME Office (MR5 Room 2010)