Bioengineering Science Major (Bachelor of Science)

Core Requirements (41)

BIOL 141General Biology

4

BIOL 142General Biology

4

BIOL 143General Biology

4

BIOL 216Introduction to Biological Research I

3

BIOL 316Introduction to Biological Research II

1-2; 2

BIOL 381Cell Biology I: Structure and Bioenergetics

4

BIOL 416Research in Biology

1-4; 4

BIOL 495Colloquium

0

CPTR 141Fundamentals of Programming I

4

ENGR 120Introduction to Bioengineering

2

ENGR 221Engineering Mechanics

3

ENGR 222Engineering Mechanics

3

ENGR 223Engineering Mechanics

3

ENGR 228Circuit Analysis

4

ENGR 495Colloquium

0

BIOL 495 and ENGR 495: 2-4 quarters each. Six quarters of Colloquium are required.

Electives: A total of 32 credits must be chosen between Core Elective, Bioengineering Electives, and Electives.

Core Elective (Choose one of the following courses) (4)

ENGR 321Mechanics of Materials

4

ENGR 331Fluid Mechanics

4

ENGR 350Linear Systems Analysis

4

Bioengineering Electives (8 credits)

BIOL 382Cell Biology II: Genetics and Molecular Biology

4

BIOL 470/PHYS 470Biophysics

4

CHEM 301Chemical Equilibrium and Analysis

3

CHEM 350Physical Chemistry

3

or

PHYS 310Modern Physics I

3

and

PHYS 314Modern Physics Laboratory I

1

CHEM 431Foundations of Biochemistry

4

CPTR 142Fundamentals of Programming II

4

PHYS 312/ENGR 312Physical Electronics

3

and

PHYS 315/ENGR 315Physical Electronics Laboratory

1

PHYS 313Thermodynamics

4

Electives (17 must be upper-division) (20)

Selected Courses

8-12

Selected Courses

8-12

Technical Electives

0-4

Selected courses from MATH, PHYS, CHEM, CPTR

Total Credit Hours:73

Electives must be approved by the Bioengineering Committee after consideration of the total student program.

Cognates:

CHEM 141General Chemistry

3

CHEM 142General Chemistry

3

CHEM 143General Chemistry

3

CHEM 144General Chemistry Laboratory

1

CHEM 145General Chemistry Laboratory

1

CHEM 146General Chemistry Laboratory

1

CHEM 321Organic Chemistry

4

CHEM 322Organic Chemistry

4

CHEM 324Organic Chemistry Laboratory

1

CHEM 325Organic Chemistry Laboratory

1

MATH 181Calculus I

4

MATH 281Calculus II

4

MATH 282Calculus III

4

MATH 283Calculus IV

4

MATH 312Ordinary Differential Equations

4

MATH 315Probability and Statistics

4

PHYS 251Principles of Physics

3

PHYS 252Principles of Physics

3

PHYS 253Principles of Physics

3

PHYS 254Principles of Physics Laboratory

1

PHYS 255Principles of Physics Laboratory

1

PHYS 256Principles of Physics Laboratory

1

CHEM 321 and CHEM 322: While the first two quarters are required as cognates for the major, a complete, year-long sequence may be necessary to fulfill course prerequisites or requirements for advanced studies.