Undergraduate Bulletin

Requirements for the Minor in Bioengineering (BNG)

To declare the minor in Bioengineering, students must complete PHY 131, PHY 132, PHY 133, and PHY 134 with grades of C or higher (Note: the following alternate physics sequences are acceptable: PHY 125, PHY 126, PHY 127, PHY 133 and PHY 134 or PHY 141, PHY 142, PHY 133 and PHY 134.).

Priority is given to students with a grade point average of 3.00 or higher. Admission is competitive and contingent upon program capacity. 

All courses for the minor must be passed with a letter grade of C or higher. Completion of the minor requires 21-23 credits as outlined below.

A. Required Courses for each Track

1. 1. BME 100 Introduction to Biomedical Engineering
   2. BME 120 Programming Fundamentals in Biomedical Engineering

B. Specialization Tracks

1. Biomaterials/Biomechanics
   1. BME 260 Statics and Dynamics in Biological Systems
   2. BME 303 Biomechanics
   3. Calculus III (AMS 261, MAT 203 or MAT 205)
   4. Either BME 353 Biomaterials or BME 381 Nanofabrication in Biomedical Applications
      
      
2. Bioelectricity
   1. BME 271 Introduction to Electric Circuits and Bioelectricity
   2. BME 301 Bioelectricity
   3. Linear Algebra (AMS 210 or MAT 211)
   4. Either BME 311 Bioimaging or BME 313 Bioinstrumentation or BME 481 Biosensors
      
      
3. Molecular/Cellular
   1. BME 304 Genetic Engineering
   2. BME 381 Nanofabrication in Biomedical Applications
   3. PICK TWO: BME 404 Essentials of Tissue Engineering or BME 402 Contemporary Biotechnology or BME 371 Biological Microfluidics

C. Upper Division Courses

1. 1. One advanced biology lecture course
   2. One advanced biology laboratory course