Academics
The Curriculum
Biomedical engineering, BS degree, typical course sequence
(Total Quarter Credit Hours: 198)
First Year
- First-Year Enrichment (2 quarters)
- BME Seminar (1 quarter)
- Intro to BME I & II (2 quarters)
- General Chemistry plus labs (3 quarters)
- University Physics with lab (2 quarters)
- Calculus (3 quarters)
- Liberal Arts (2 quarters)
Second Year
- Functional Anatomy & Lab (1 quarter)
- Engineering Analysis I (1 quarter)
- Cell & Molecular Biology for Engineers I, II & Lab (2 quarters)
- Chemical Process Analysis (1 quarter)
- Biomaterial Science & Lab (1 quarter)
- Electricity & Magnetism in Biological Systems & Lab (1 quarter)
- Biocompatibility & the Immune System (1 quarter)
- Fluid Mechanics I (1 quarter)
- Multiple Variable Calculus (1 quarter)
- Differential Equations (1 quarter)
- Wellness Education (2 quarters)
Third Year
- System Physiology I, II & Lab (2 quarters)
- Biomedical Signals and Analysis & Lab (1 quarter)
- Probability & Statistics for Engineers I & II (2 quarters)
- Engineering Analysis II (1 quarter)
- Liberal Arts (2 quarters)
- Co-op (Spring and Summer quarters)
Fourth Year
- System Physiology III & Lab (1 quarter)
- Biomedical Device Engineering (1 quarter)
- Design of Experiments for BME (1 quarter)
- Dynamics and Control of Biomed Systems & Lab (1 quarter)
- Professional Technical Elective (1 quarter)
- Liberal Arts (2 quarters)
- Free Elective (1 quarter)
- Co-op (winter and summer quarters)
Fifth Year
- Multidisciplinary Design (2 quarters)
- Professional Technical Electives (2 quarters)
- Liberal Arts Concentration (2 quarters)
- Free Electives (2 quarters)
- Co-op (1 quarter)