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Suggested Arrangement of Courses, Biomedical Engineering (BSBiomedE)

RequirementsHours
1st Semester
BME 303LIntroduction to Biomedical Engineering Design (Major)3
CH 301Principles of Chemistry I (Core) 0303
BIO 311CIntroductory Biology I (Core) 0933
BIO 206LIntroductory Laboratory Experiments in Biology (Major)2
M 408CDifferential and Integral Calculus (Core) 0204
UGS 302First-Year Signature Course (Core) 0903
or UGS 303 First-Year Signature Course
2nd Semester
BME 303Introduction to Computing (Major)3
CH 302Principles of Chemistry II (Core) 0303
CH 204Introduction to Chemical Practice (Major)2
M 408DSequences, Series, and Multivariable Calculus (General Education)4
PHY 303K
PHY 105M
Engineering Physics I
and Laboratory For Physics 302K, 303K, and 317K (General Education)
4
RHE 306Rhetoric and Writing (Core) 0103
3rd Semester
BME 214LComputational Fundamentals of Biomedical Engineering Design (Major)2
BME 311Network Analysis in Biomedical Engineering (Major)3
CH 328MOrganic Chemistry I (Major)3
or CH 320M Organic Chemistry I
M 427JDifferential Equations with Linear Algebra (General Education)4
PHY 303L
PHY 105N
Engineering Physics II
and Laboratory For Physics 302L, 303L, and 317L (General Education)
4
4th Semester
E S 333TEngineering Communication (General Education)3
BME 313LIntroduction to Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering (Major)3
BME 335Engineering Probability and Statistics (Major)3
BME 344Biomechanics3
BCH 369Fundamentals of Biochemistry (Major)3
Social and Behavioral Sciences (Core) 0803
5th Semester
BME 245LExperimental Principles of Biomedical Engineering Design (Major)2
BME 343Biomedical Engineering Signal and Systems Analysis (Major)3
BME 365RQuantitative Engineering Physiology I (Major)3
BME 352Engineering Biomaterials (Major)3
Elective (Major)3
E 316LBritish Literature (Core) 0403
or E 316M American Literature
or E 316N World Literature
or E 316P Masterworks of Literature
6th Semester
BME 261LDevelopment and Analysis in Biomedical Engineering Design (Major)2
BME 349Biomedical Instrumentation (Major)3
BME 365SQuantitative Engineering Physiology II (Major)3
BME 353Transport Phenomena in Living Systems (Major)3
BME 355Molecular Engineering (Major)3
Elective (Major)3
7th Semester
BME 370Biomedical Engineering Capstone Design I (Major)3
Elective (Major)3
GOV 310LAmerican and Texas Government 0703
U.S. History (Core) 0603
Visual and Performing Arts (Core) 0503
8th Semester
BME 371Biomedical Engineering Capstone Design II (Major)3
Elective (Major)3
GOV 312LIssues and Policies in American Government (Core) 0703
U.S. History (Core) 0603
Total Hours132

Four-year degree suggestion (for planning purposes only). 

Currently enrolled students should meet with their academic advisor.

Course categories: Core, General Education, Major, Elective, Opportunity

Core Component Areas010 Communication; 020 Mathematics; 030 Natural Science and Technology, Part I; 040 Humanities; 050 Visual and Performing Arts; 060 U.S. History; 070 American and Texas Government; 080 Social and Behavioral Sciences; 090 First-Year Signature Course; 093 Natural Science and Technology, Part II

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