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Variation 1: Tab View (Default)
Four-Year Plan
Sample Degree/Major Plan
1
st
year
32 credits
2
nd
year
34 credits
3
rd
year
33 credits
4
th
year
29 credits
Fall semester (16 credits)
INTEREGR 170
OR
Liberal Studies Elective (med)
3
MATH 221
– Calculus And Analytic Geometry 1
5
Communications A
3
CHEM 109
OR
(
CHEM 103
AND
CHEM 104
)
5
Spring semester (16 credits)
INTEREGR 170
OR
Liberal Studies Elective (Med)
3
MATH 222
– Calculus And Analytic Geometry 2
4
E M A 201
OR
PHYSICS 201
OR
PHYSICS 207
3
CHEM 343
– Organic Chemistry I
3
COMP SCI 200
OR
COMP SCI 220
OR
COMP SCI 300
3
Fall semester (17 credits)
B M E 200
– Biomedical Engineering Design
2
MATH 234
– Calculus–functions Of Several Variables
4
PHYSICS 202
OR
208
5
Science Elective (Med)
3
B M E 325
OR
STAT 324
OR
STAT 431
3
Spring semester (17 credits)
B M E 201
– Biomedical Engineering Design And Fundamentals
3
MATH 320
OR
319
3
E M A 303
– Mechanics Of Materials
3
Liberal Studies Elective
3
Free-General Elective CreditsMed
– Free-General Elective Credits (Med)
2
B M E 310
– Bioinstrumentation
3
Fall semester (17 credits)
B M E 300
– Biomedical Engineering Design And Leadership
3
Zoology/Biology 101
OR
ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY 102
OR
ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY 151 (med)
OR
(
BIOCORE 381
AND
BIOCORE 382
)
5
Liberal Studies Elective
3
B M E 315
– Biomechanics
3
Area-Required Engineering Technical Elective
3
Spring semester (16 credits)
(
B M E 301
AND
Free General Elective
)
OR
Zoology/Biology/Botany (med) 152
OR
(
Biocore 383
AND
Biocore 384
)
5
Liberal Studies Elective
3
Free-Engineering Technical Elective
2
B M E/PHM SCI 430
– Biological Interactions With Materials
3
Area-Engineering Technical Elective
3
Fall semester (14 credits)
B M E 400
– Capstone Design Course In Biomedical Engineering
3
ANAT&PHY 335
OR
(
BIOCORE 485
AND
BIOCORE 486
)
5
Area-Engineering Technical Elective
3
Area-Engineering Technical Elective
3
Spring semester (15 credits)
B M E 402
– Biomedical Engineering Capstone Design II
3
Advanced Biology/Life Science Elective
3
Liberal Studies Elective (med)
3
Advanced Biomedical Engineering Technical Elective
3
Area-Engineering Technical Elective
3
Variation 2: Credit View (Chart + Summary)
Degree Requirements
Credit Distribution
See how credits are distributed across your four-year plan.
Sample Degree/Major Plan
Credit Distribution by Semester
16
Fall
1
st
year
13
Spring
1
st
year
16
Fall
2
nd
year
13
Spring
2
nd
year
16
Fall
3
rd
year
17
Spring
3
rd
year
16
Fall
4
th
year
16
Spring
4
th
year
123
Total Credits
15
Avg per Semester
17
Highest Semester
13
Lowest Semester
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