BME Course Guidesheet 2023-24

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MCAT Preparation

These suggested course tracks are based on undergraduate requirements from the class entering in the 2023-24 academic year. These are only suggestions, refer to the University Bulletin for the official requirements for each major.

For archived requirements, refer to the University Bulletin Archives. Select the desired year, then click Digital archive acess, under the heading View Online. 

For more information on graduate-level requirements go here.

Please make note of Pre- or Co-requisites

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Year 1

Engineering Design Division - The freshman year is common to all engineering majors

Fall

General Education Elective (A, D, G, N)
Body/Wellness

Spring

General Education Elective (A, D, G, N)

Or

Body/Wellness

Year 2

Fall

Or

General Education Elective (A, D, G, N)

Spring

General Education Elective (A, D, G, N)

Year 3

BME Depth Electives are chosen from your concentration.
Science Electives inlcude: PSYC 111, PSYC 220, ANTH 243 and ANTH 240 (summer and winter online courses), any 300 level and above course in BCHM, CHEM, BIOL, or PSYC.

Fall 

BME Depth or Science Elective

Spring

General Education Elective (A, D, G, N)

Year 4

BME Depth Electives are chosen from your concentration.
Science Electives inlcude: PSYC 111, PSYC 220, ANTH 243 and ANTH 240 (summer and winter online courses), any 300 level and above course in BCHM, CHEM, BIOL, or PSYC.

Fall

BME Depth Elective

Spring

BME Depth or Science Elective
BME Depth Elective

BME with MCAT Preparation

Year 1

Engineering Design Division - The Freshman Year is common to all engineering majors.

Fall

General Education Elective (A, D, G, N)
Body/Wellness

Spring

Body/Wellness

Year 2

Fall

General Education Elective (GER-OW)

Spring

Pre-Med Elective

Year 3

Fall

Pre-Med Elective

Spring

Pre-Med Elective
Pre-Med Elective

MCAT

Typically taken after Junior Year
Before the MCAT, you are suggested to take:

Year 4

Fall

BME Depth Elective chosen from your concentration.

Spring

Either of the following courses:

BME Depth Elective chosen from your concentration.
General Education Elective (A, D, G, N)
General Education Elective (A, D, G, N)

Pre-Med Electives

Any 300-level or above course in BCHM, CHEM, BIOL, and PSYCH, as well asany course from the following list:

BME Major Concentrations

Students are required to select an area of emphasis to gain more in-depth knowledge and specialty training in biomedical engineering. Students must take any two courses from the list of courses prescribed in each concentration to declare their concentration. Courses from a concentration fulfill the BME Depth Electives.

Biomaterials and Bio-pharmaceutical Technology Concentration
Choose two courses to declare this concentration.

Biomedical Devices and Instrumentations Concentration
Choose two courses to declare this concentration.

Computational Biosystems Concentration
Choose two courses to declare this concentration.

Pre-Med Concentration
Students who wish to complete the pre-health concentration, but are not planning on taking the MCAT, must complete two courses from the pre-health concentration below, in addition to any two engineering depth electives from the other three BME concentrations.

Students who plan on taking the MCAT should follow the BME MCAT Preparation Guidesheet to complete the suggested courses prior to taking the MCAT Exam.