Suggested Plan of Study - Effective Fall 2017

Credit hours required for graduation: 130

 

Freshman Year
First Semester Second Semester
(4) MA 16500 Analytical Geom. & Calc. I (4) MA 16600 Analytical Geom. & Calc. II
(4) CHM 11500 General Chemistry (4) CHM 11600 General Chemistry
(2) ENGR 13100 Transform Ideas to Innov I (4) PHYS 17200 Modern Mechanics
(3) Oral or Written Communication (2) ENGR 13200 Transform Ideas to Innov II
    (3) Oral or Written Communication
13   17  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Sophomore Year
Third Semester   Fourth Semester 
(3) BME 20100 Biomolecules (3) BME 20400 Biomech Hard/ Soft Tissue
(1) BME 20500 Biomolec & Cellular Syst Lab (1) BME 20600 Biomech & Biomat Lab 
(3) BIOL 23000 Biology of the Living Cell (3) BME 25600 Physiol Model Human Health
(1) BME 29000 Frontiers in BME (3) PHYS 24100 Electricity and Optics
(4) MA 26100 Multivariate Calculus (4) MA 26200+ Lin. Algebra & Ordinary Diff. Eq.
(3) ME 27000 Basic Mechanics I (3) ABE 202/24200^ Thermodynamics in Bio Sys II
(3) CS 15900 Programming Apps for ENGRS    
18   17  
 

Junior Year
Fifth Semester  Sixth Semester 
(3) BME 30100 Bioelectricity (2) BME 30600 Biotransport Lab
(3) BME 30400 Biomedical Transport Fund (2) BME 39000 Profes Devlp & Design in BME
(3) BME 30500 Bioinstrumentation Circuit Lab (3) ECE 30100 Signals and Systems
(3) STAT 35000 Intro to Statistics (or equivalent^^) (3) Technical Elective
(3) Gen. Ed. or Ethics/ Policy Elective  (3) Technical Elective (Quantitative Breadth++)
    (3) Gen. Ed. or Ethics/ Policy Elective
15   16  
 

Senior Year
Seventh Semester  Eighth Semester 
(3) BME 48901 Senior Design Lab (3) Technical Elective            
(1) BME 49000 Profess Elements of Design (3) Technical Elective
(3) Technical Elective (Quantitative Breadth++) (3) Life Science Elective
(3) Life Science Elective (3) General Education Elective
(3) General Education Elective (3) General Education Elective
(3) General Education Elective (3) Unrestricted Elective
16   18  
 
 
Note: ENGR 141/142 fulfills ENGR 131/132 and CS 159; ENGR 161/162 fulfils ENGR 131/132 and PHYS 172
+ MA 26500: Linear Algebra AND MA 26600: Ordinary Differential Equations combined fulfill the MA 26200 requirement.
++ Taken from the list of Quantitative Breadth courses.
^ ME 200 is equivalent to ABE 20200/24200. ABE 24200 is a new course number; Thermodynamics for BME and BIOE majors
^^ Equivalents include CHE 32000, IE 33000, STAT 51100, or STAT 41600 and STAT 41700
 

B.S. BME Degree Program Requirements (130 credits required for graduation)

First Year Engineering Courses (30 credit hours):

All required First Year Engineering courses must be completed with a C- or above for entry into the BME undergraduate program. No more than 8 credit hours of first-year calculus can be applied toward the BME degree.

 

Core Biomedical Engineering (BME) Courses (24 credit hours):

BME 20100, 20400, 20500, 20600, 25600, 29000, 30100, 30400, 30500, 30600, 39000
 

Science Selectives (3 credit hours#): 

CHM 11600 and CS 15900

 

BME Breadth Requirement (28 credit hours):

Core Engineering:  ABE 24200, ECE 30100, and ME 27000 = 9 credits
Technical Engineering Electives†: Five (5) additional BME or other Engineering course. At most 6 credits at the 300 level; must include at least one 3-credit 400-level BME course; must include at least two 3-credit courses chosen from the Quantitative breadth list†.  = 15 credits. 
Senior Design Capstone Requirements: BME 48901 (3), 49000 (1) = 4 credits

Advanced Science and Math, (23 credit hours):

BIOL 23000, PHYS 24100, MA 26100 and MA 26200 or (MA 26500 and MA 26600), STAT 35000 (or equivalent) and two (2) additional Life Science courses†

General Education Program (18 credits**):

  • University Core Curriculum Foundational Learning Outcomes:
    • Students must select from the university’s list of courses to satisfy the following UCC FLOs: written communication, oral communication, information literacy, human cultures: humanities, human cultures: behavioral/social sciences, and science, technology and society.
    • Students must earn a C- or better in order to receive credit towards the Foundational Learning Outcome
  • Programmatic Requirements:
    • Sufficient credit hours to meet the minimum 18 credit hour requirement†
    • At least 12 credit hours must be in the College of Liberal Arts, Krannert School of Management, and/or Honors College Courses†
    • At least 6 credit hours must be non-introductory (courses at the 30000-level or above, or with a required prerequisite in the same department)
    • At least one 3 credit ethics, medical or healthcare policy elective to be chosen from our Ethics and Policy Healthcare (EPH) List†

** In addition to the 6 credits of Written Communication and Oral Communication foundational learning outcomes from the University Core Curriculum taken in First Year Engineering.

Unrestricted Electives (4 credit hours):

Unrestricted elective credits are intended for curricular flexibility counted towards the total number of credits required for graduation.

GPA Requirement:

A minimum Graduation Index of at least 2.0 is required for graduation with a BSBME. A minimum BME Major GPA of at least 2.0 is also required for graduation with a BSBME.. Courses included in BME Major GPA: BME 20100, BME 20400, BME 20500, BME 20600, BME 25600, BME 29000, BME 30100, BME 30400, BME 30500, BME 30600, BME 39000, BME 48900, BME 49000, ABE 24200 (or ABE 20200, or ME 20000), ME 27000, ECE 30100, STAT 51100, (BME 48800, MSE 23000 if applicable)

# 3-4 science selective credits will count toward the 30 credits of First Year Engineering requirements.

† Selected from a list of courses approved by the Biomedical Engineering Undergraduate Curriculum Committee and maintained by the undergraduate advising office. Must complete a 40000-level BME elective with at least a B- or above before student can take a BME 50000-level course as a technical elective.