Biomedical Engineering, B.S. in BME

Admission to Major

Admission to Washkewicz College of Engineering

Hours Required for Degree

Minimum hours required for degree: 128

College Requirements

See college page  for college requirements.

Major Requirements

Grade restrictions: Biomedical Engineering students are limited to a combined maximum of two grades of D in ESC and BME classes counted for the degree to be eligible for graduation.

Honors Program/University Scholars Requirements

• Honors or University Scholars Students majoring in BME are required to complete an Honors thesis (3 cr. h.; BME 598; P/F grading), and at least 6 additional credits of approved Upper Division Courses and/or Independent Studies. Such credits could fulfill graduation requirements within the traditional program by substituting for senior BME electives.
• The upper division Honors and University Scholars program in BME is to be tailored for each individual student, to address the student’s specific educational goals (e.g., preparation for industry, graduate school, professional schools). Students will select, or be assigned, an Upper Division adviser who will assist the student in formulating a Plan of Study designed to achieve the student’s educational goal. This plan of study must be formulated by the first semester of the student’s junior year and filed with the student’s academic records and the Honors and University Scholars Programs Office.
• Students in the Honors program can fulfill the 6 credits requisite of upper-level technical electives by enrolling in two 500-level graduate courses in BME. One of these courses could be substituted with an independent study (3 cr. h.) that is not research or thesis oriented. Students in the Upper Division are allowed to enroll in a graduate level course so long as the prerequisites are met or approval from the course instructor is secured. These courses will fulfill the two Biomedical Engineering Electives graduation requirement.
• All BME Honors/Scholars students are required to write and present a thesis in their senior year, as a culmination of their honors experience. Students completing this requirement should register for BME 598 (Master’s Project). Thesis work will be performed under the guidance of a faculty member of the department of chemical and biomedical engineering and may take the form of a proposal, a research paper, a business plan, or a design project, representing the work and interest of the student. At the outset, the topic and scope of the thesis will be detailed and approved by the student’s academic and Honors/Scholars adviser(s).
• Conference attendance: Senior honors students will have the opportunity to travel to a regional, national, or international meeting with his or her project adviser. If appropriate, students will be encouraged to present work performed towards completion of the Honors Thesis. Funds will be available to support travel and/or conference fees.
• Replaced courses: Credits from the honors courses can be used to replace two BME electives.
• Accelerated MS Program: Students in the Honors and University Scholars Programs are eligible to participate in the Accelerated MS Programs available in the College of Engineering. For the Upper Division coursework to be applicable towards these accelerated programs, students must be admitted to the corresponding Accelerated MS Program prior to registering for the applicable courses.