Biological Engineering Undergraduate Program Requirements

Sample Four-Year Plan*

*For current program requirements and other important information, it is crucial that students meet with their academic advisor regularly.

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Freshman Fall
BENG 1000* Intro to Undergrad. Research	1
BIOL 1610 Biology 1	3
BIOL 1615* Biology 1 Lab	1
CHEM 1210* Chemistry 1	4
CHEM 1215* Chemistry 1 Lab	1
MATH 1210* Calculus 1	4
General Education Breadth Creative Arts (BCA)	3
Total Credits	17

Freshman Spring
BENG 1880 Quantitative Biological Systems	3
ENGL 2010 Intermediate Writing	3
BENG 1200 SolidWorks for Biological Engineers	2
MATH 1220 Calculus 2	4
PHYS 2210 Physics 1	4
PHYS 2215 Physics 1 Lab	1

TOTAL Credits	17

Sophomore Fall
BENG 2330 Properties of Biomaterials	3
MATH 2250 Linear Algebra & Diff. Equations	4
CHEM 2300 Organic Chemistry 1	2
CHEM 2315 Organic Chemistry 1 Lab	1
ENGR 2010 Statics	3
General Education Breadth Course (BAI)	3

Total Credits	17

Sophomore Spring
BENG 2400 Thermodynamics	3
ENGR 2140 Mechanics of Materials	3
ENGR 2210 Fundamental Electronics	3
CHEM 3700 Introductory Biochemistry	3
CHEM 3710 Introductory Biochemistry Lab	1
GENERAL EDUCATION Breadth Course (BSS)	3

Total Credits	16

Junior Fall
BENG 3200 Intro to Unit Operations	3
BENG 3500 Fluid Mechanics in Biol. Engr.	3
CS 1400 Computer Science 1	3
STAT 3000 Statistics for Scientists	3
General Education Breadth Course (BHU)	3

Total Credits	16

Junior Spring
BENG 3000 Instrumentation for Biol. Sys.	3
BENG 3670 Transport Phenomena	3
BENG 3870 Biol. Engr. Design 1	1
ENGR 2450 Numerical Methods for Engineers	3
ENGR 3080 Technical Communication for Engineers (CI)	3
General Education Depth Humanities and Creative Arts (DHA)	2
Total Credits	15

Senior Fall
BENG 4880 Biological Engineering Design II (CI)	3
BENG 5020 Biol. Modeling & Controls	3
BENG ELECTIVE	3
BIOL 3300 General Microbiology	3
TECHNICAL ELECTIVE	2
FUND. OF ENGR. EXAM (FE) Graduation Requirement
Total Credits	14

Senior Spring
BENG ELECTIVE See approved list	3
BENG 4890 Biological Engineering Design III (CI)	3
TECHNICAL ELECTIVE See approved list	3
Engineering Elective Select a course from the list	3
GENERAL EDUCATION Depth Course (DSS)	3

Total Credits	15

*This is an example of a 4-year academic plan. For Current Requirements, please meet with an academic advisor.

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