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Bioengineering and Biochemistry, BSBioE

2021-2022 Edition

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    • D'Amore-​McKim School of Business
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      • First Year Engineering
      • Interdisciplinary Minors
      • Bioengineering
        • Bioengineering, BSBioE
        • Bioengineering and Biochemistry, BSBioE
        • Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, BSChE
      • Chemical Engineering
      • Civil and Environmental Engineering
      • Electrical and Computer Engineering
      • Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
      • Accelerated Bachelor/​Graduate Degree Programs
    • Bouvé College of Health Sciences
    • College of Science
    • College of Social Sciences and Humanities
    • Faculty
    • Appendix
  • College of Professional Studies Undergraduate
  • Graduate
  • Course Descriptions
  • Catalog Archives
  • Overview
  • Program Requirements
  • Plan of Study

This combined major from the College of Engineering and College of Science serves students who wish to develop both a scientific and an engineering mindset to solve problems in bioengineering and biochemistry. The program includes fundamentals and electives in the science of biochemistry; a complete and rigorous bioengineering core; and a series of molecular, cellular, and tissue engineering courses that allow for synthesis of the two. The curriculum aligns well with the coursework required to apply to medical school or other clinical graduate programs and aims to provide the knowledge, skills, and perspective to pursue careers in academia or industry.

Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.

University-Wide Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the University-Wide Requirements.

NUpath Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.

NUpath requirements Interpreting Culture (IC), Societies and Institutions (SI), and Differences and Diversity (DD) are not explicitly satisfied by required engineering courses. Students are responsible for satisfying these requirements with general electives.

Engineering

Course List
Code Title Hours
Required Engineering
BIOE 2350Biomechanics4
BIOE 2355Quantitative Physiology for Bioengineers4
BIOE 2365
and BIOE 2366
Bioengineering Measurement, Experimentation, and Statistics
and Lab for BIOE 2365
5
BIOE 3210Bioelectricity4
BIOE 3310Transport and Fluids for Bioengineers4
BIOE 3380Biomolecular Dynamics and Control4
BIOE 5410Molecular Bioengineering4
BIOE 5420Cellular Engineering4
BIOE 5430Principles and Applications of Tissue Engineering4
Bioengineering Capstone
BIOE 4790Capstone Design 14
BIOE 4792Capstone Design 24
Supplemental Credit
2 semester hours from the following course count toward the engineering requirement:2
GE 1501
Cornerstone of Engineering 1 1
3 semester hours from the following course count toward the engineering requirement:3
GE 1502
Cornerstone of Engineering 2 1

Mathematics/Science Requirement

Course List
Code Title Hours
Required Mathematics/Science
BIOL 1115
and BIOL 1116
General Biology 1 for Engineers
and Lab for BIOL 1115
5
or BIOL 1111
and BIOL 1112
General Biology 1
and Lab for BIOL 1111
BIOL 2301
and BIOL 2302
Genetics and Molecular Biology
and Lab for BIOL 2301
5
BIOL 3611
and BIOL 3612
Biochemistry
and Lab for BIOL 3611
5
CHEM 1151
and CHEM 1153
General Chemistry for Engineers
and Recitation for CHEM 1151
4
CHEM 2311
and CHEM 2312
Organic Chemistry 1
and Lab for CHEM 2311
5
CHEM 2313
and CHEM 2314
Organic Chemistry 2
and Lab for CHEM 2313
5
MATH 1341Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering4
MATH 1342Calculus 2 for Science and Engineering4
MATH 2321Calculus 3 for Science and Engineering4
MATH 2341Differential Equations and Linear Algebra for Engineering4
PHYS 1171
and PHYS 1172
and PHYS 1173
Physics 1 for Bioscience and Bioengineering
and Lab for PHYS 1171
and Interactive Learning Seminar for PHYS 1171
5
or PHYS 1151
and PHYS 1152
and PHYS 1153
Physics for Engineering 1
and Lab for PHYS 1151
and Interactive Learning Seminar for PHYS 1151
PHYS 1175
and PHYS 1176
and PHYS 1177
Physics 2 for Bioscience and Bioengineering
and Lab for PHYS 1175
and Interactive Learning Seminar for PHYS 1175
5
or PHYS 1155
and PHYS 1156
and PHYS 1157
Physics for Engineering 2
and Lab for PHYS 1155
and Interactive Learning Seminar for PHYS 1155
Advanced Biology Elective
Complete one course in the following range:4
BIOL 2311 to BIOL 5999
Advanced Chemistry Elective
Complete one course in the following range:4
CHEM 2310 to CHEM 5999
Supplemental Credit
1 semester hour from the following course counts toward the mathematics/science requirement:1
GE 1501
Cornerstone of Engineering 1 1

Professional Development

Course List
Code Title Hours
Professional Development
GE 1000Introduction to the Study of Engineering1
ENCP 2000Introduction to Engineering Co-op Education1
ENCP 3000Professional Issues in Engineering1
Additional Required Courses
1 semester hour from the following course counts toward the professional development requirement:1
GE 1501
Cornerstone of Engineering 1 1
1 semester hour from the following course counts toward the professional development requirement:1
GE 1502
Cornerstone of Engineering 2 1

Writing Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
A grade of C or higher is required:
ENGW 1111First-Year Writing4
ENGW 3302Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions4
or ENGW 3307 Advanced Writing in the Sciences
or ENGW 3315 Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

Required General Electives

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete 12 semester hours of academic, nonremedial, nonrepetitive courses.12

Integrative Course

Course List
Code Title Hours
This course is already required above and also fulfills the integrative requirement.
BIOE 4790Capstone Design 14

Major GPA Requirement

2.000 minimum required in BIOE courses

Program Requirement

139 total semester hours required

1 Students can substitute GE 1110 and GE 1111 for GE 1501 and 1502 in approved situations.


Four Years, One Co-op in Summer 2/Fall

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CHEM 1151 (ND)4GE 1502 (ER)4PHYS 1155 or 1175 (ND)3Vacation
CHEM 11530MATH 1342 (FQ)4PHYS 1156 or 1176 (AD)1 
ENGW 1111 (WF)4PHYS 1171 or 1151 (ND)3PHYS 1157 or 11771 
GE 10001PHYS 1172 or 1152 (AD)1General elective4 
GE 15014PHYS 1173 or 11531  
MATH 1341 (FQ)4General elective4  
 17 17 9 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
BIOE 23554BIOE 23504VacationVacation
BIOE 2365 (AD, WI)4BIOL 2301 (ND)4  
BIOE 23661BIOL 2302 (AD)1  
BIOL 1115 or 1111 (ND)4CHEM 23114  
BIOL 1116 or 11121CHEM 23121  
MATH 23414ENCP 20001  
 MATH 2321 (FQ)4  
 18 19 0 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
BIOE 33804BIOE 32104BIOE 33104Co-op
CHEM 23134BIOE 5410, 5420, or 54304BIOE 4790 (EI, CE, WI)4 
CHEM 23141BIOE 5420, 5410, or 54304  
ENGW 3302, 3307, or 3315 (WD)4BIOL 36114  
General elective4BIOL 3612 (WI)1  
 17 17 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-opBIOE 4792 (EI, CE, WI)4  
 BIOE 5430, 5410, or 54204  
 ENCP 30001  
 Advanced BIOL elective4  
 Advanced CHEM elective4  
 0 17  
Total Hours: 139

Four Years, One Co-op in Spring/Summer 1

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CHEM 1151 (ND)4GE 1502 (ER)4PHYS 1155 or 1175 (ND)3Vacation
CHEM 11530MATH 1342 (FQ)4PHYS 1156 or 1176 (AD)1 
ENGW 1111 (WF)4PHYS 1171 or 1151 (ND)3PHYS 1157 or 11771 
GE 10001PHYS 1172 or 1152 (AD)1General elective4 
GE 15014PHYS 1173 or 11531  
MATH 1341 (FQ)4General elective4  
 17 17 9 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
BIOE 23554BIOE 23504Vacation Vacation0
BIOE 2365 (AD, WI)4BIOL 2301 (ND)4  
BIOE 23661BIOL 2302 (AD)1  
BIOL 1115 or 1111 (ND)4CHEM 23114  
BIOL 1116 or 11121CHEM 23121  
ENCP 20001MATH 2321 (FQ)4  
MATH 23414   
 19 18 0 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
BIOE 33104Co-opCo-opBIOE 4790 (EI, CE, WI)4
BIOE 33804  General elective4
CHEM 23134   
CHEM 23141   
ENGW 3302, 3307, or 3315 (WD)4   
 17 0 0 8
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
BIOE 32104BIOE 5420, 5410, or 54304  
BIOE 4792 (EI, CE, WI)4BIOE 5430, 5410, or 54204  
BIOE 5410, 5420, or 54304Advanced BIOL elective4  
BIOL 36114Advanced CHEM elective4  
BIOL 3612 (WI)1   
ENCP 30001   
 18 16  
Total Hours: 139

Five Years, Three Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CHEM 1151 (ND)4GE 1502 (ER)4Vacation0Vacation0
CHEM 11530MATH 1342 (FQ)4  
ENGW 1111 (WF)4PHYS 1171 or 1151 (ND)3  
GE 10001PHYS 1172 or 1152 (AD)1  
GE 15014PHYS 1173 or 11531  
MATH 1341 (FQ)4General elective4  
 17 17 0 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
BIOE 2365 (AD, WI)4BIOE 23554Vacation 0Co-op0
BIOE 23661BIOL 2301 (ND)4  
BIOL 1115 or 1111 (ND)4BIOL 2302 (AD)1  
BIOL 1116 or 11121CHEM 23114  
MATH 2321 (FQ)4CHEM 23121  
PHYS 1175 or 1155 (ND)3ENCP 20001  
PHYS 1176 or 1156 (AD)1MATH 23414  
PHYS 1177 or 11571   
 19 19 0 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0BIOE 23504BIOE 33104Co-op0
 BIOE 33804BIOL 36114 
 CHEM 23134BIOL 3612 (WI)1 
 CHEM 23141  
 ENGW 3302, 3307, or 3315 (WD)4  
 0 17 9 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0BIOE 32104BIOE 4790 (EI, CE, WI)4Co-op0
 BIOE 5410, 5420, or 54304General elective4 
 ENCP 30001  
 Advanced BIOL or CHEM elective4  
 General elective4  
 0 17 8 0
Year 5
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-op0BIOE 4792 (EI, CE, WI)4  
 BIOE 5420, 5410, or 54304  
 BIOE 5430, 5410, or 54204  
 Advanced BIOL or CHEM elective4  
 0 16  
Total Hours: 139

Five Years, Three Co-ops in Spring/Summer 1

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CHEM 1151 (ND)4GE 1502 (ER)4VacationVacation
CHEM 11530MATH 1342 (FQ)4  
GE 10001PHYS 1171 or 1151 (ND)3  
GE 15014PHYS 1172 or 1152 (AD)1  
ENGW 1111 (WF)4PHYS 1173 or 11531  
MATH 1341 (FQ)4General elective4  
 17 17 0 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
BIOE 2365 (AD, WI)4Co-opCo-opVacation
BIOE 23661   
BIOL 1115 or 1111 (ND)4   
BIOL 1116 or 11121   
ENCP 20001   
MATH 2321 (FQ)4   
PHYS 1175 or 1155 (ND)3   
PHYS 1176 or 1156 (AD)1   
PHYS 1177 or 11571   
 20 0 0 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
BIOE 23504Co-opCo-opBIOE 32104
BIOE 23554  CHEM 23134
CHEM 23114  CHEM 23141
CHEM 23121   
MATH 23414   
 17 0 0 9
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
BIOE 33104Co-opCo-opBIOE 4790 (EI, CE, WI)4
BIOE 33804  General elective4
BIOL 2301 (ND)4   
BIOL 2302 (AD)1   
ENGW 3302, 3307, or 3315 (WD)4   
 17 0 0 8
Year 5
FallHoursSpringHours  
BIOE 4792 (EI, CE, WI)4BIOE 5420, 5410, or 54304  
BIOE 5410, 5420, or 54304BIOE 5430, 5410, or 54204  
BIOL 36114Advanced BIOL elective4  
BIOL 3612 (WI)1Advanced CHEM elective4  
ENCP 30001   
General elective4   
 18 16  
Total Hours: 139
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