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.
Universitywide Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide 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
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Engineering | ||
| BIOE 2350 | Biomechanics | 4 |
| BIOE 2355 | Quantitative Physiology for Bioengineers | 4 |
| BIOE 2365 and BIOE 2366 | Bioengineering Measurement, Experimentation, and Statistics and Lab for BIOE 2365 | 5 |
| BIOE 3210 | Bioelectricity | 4 |
| BIOE 3310 | Transport and Fluids for Bioengineers | 4 |
| BIOE 3380 | Biomolecular Dynamics and Control | 4 |
| BIOE 5410 | Molecular Bioengineering | 4 |
| BIOE 5420 | Cellular Engineering | 4 |
| BIOE 5430 | Principles and Applications of Tissue Engineering | 4 |
| Bioengineering Capstone | ||
| BIOE 4790 | Capstone Design 1 | 4 |
| BIOE 4792 | Capstone Design 2 | 4 |
| Supplemental Credit | ||
| 2 semester hours from the following course count toward the engineering requirement: | 2 | |
| Cornerstone of Engineering 1 1 | ||
| 3 semester hours from the following course count toward the engineering requirement: | 3 | |
| Cornerstone of Engineering 2 1 | ||
Mathematics/Science Requirement
| 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 1341 | Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering | 4 |
| MATH 1342 | Calculus 2 for Science and Engineering | 4 |
| MATH 2321 | Calculus 3 for Science and Engineering | 4 |
| MATH 2341 | Differential Equations and Linear Algebra for Engineering | 4 |
| 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 | |
| Cornerstone of Engineering 1 1 | ||
Professional Development
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Professional Development | ||
| GE 1000 | First-Year Seminar | 1 |
| ENCP 2000 | Introduction to Engineering Co-op Education | 1 |
| ENCP 3000 | Professional Issues in Engineering | 1 |
| Additional Required Courses | ||
| 1 semester hour from the following course counts toward the professional development requirement: | 1 | |
| Cornerstone of Engineering 1 1 | ||
| 1 semester hour from the following course counts toward the professional development requirement: | 1 | |
| Cornerstone of Engineering 2 1 | ||
Writing Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| A grade of C or higher is required: | ||
| ENGW 1111 | First-Year Writing | 4 |
| ENGW 3302 | Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions | 4 |
| or ENGW 3307 | Advanced Writing in the Sciences | |
| or ENGW 3315 | Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines | |
Required General Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 12 semester hours of academic, nonremedial, nonrepetitive courses. | 12 | |
Integrative Course
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| This course is already required above and also fulfills the integrative requirement. | ||
| BIOE 4790 | Capstone Design 1 | 4 |
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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| CHEM 1151 (ND) | 4 | GE 1502 (ER) | 4 | PHYS 1155 or 1175 (ND) | 3 | Vacation | |
| CHEM 1153 | 0 | MATH 1342 (FQ) | 4 | PHYS 1156 or 1176 (AD) | 1 | ||
| ENGW 1111 (WF) | 4 | PHYS 1171 or 1151 (ND) | 3 | PHYS 1157 or 1177 | 1 | ||
| GE 1000 | 1 | PHYS 1172 or 1152 (AD) | 1 | General elective | 4 | ||
| GE 1501 | 4 | PHYS 1173 or 1153 | 1 | ||||
| MATH 1341 (FQ) | 4 | General elective | 4 | ||||
| 17 | 17 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| BIOE 2355 | 4 | BIOE 2350 | 4 | Vacation | Vacation | ||
| BIOE 2365 (AD, WI) | 4 | BIOL 2301 (ND) | 4 | ||||
| BIOE 2366 | 1 | BIOL 2302 (AD) | 1 | ||||
| BIOL 1115 or 1111 (ND) | 4 | CHEM 2311 | 4 | ||||
| BIOL 1116 or 1112 | 1 | CHEM 2312 | 1 | ||||
| MATH 2341 | 4 | ENCP 2000 | 1 | ||||
| MATH 2321 (FQ) | 4 | ||||||
| 18 | 19 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| BIOE 3380 | 4 | BIOE 3210 | 4 | BIOE 3310 | 4 | Co-op | |
| CHEM 2313 | 4 | BIOE 5410, 5420, or 5430 | 4 | BIOE 4790 (EI, CE, WI) | 4 | ||
| CHEM 2314 | 1 | BIOE 5420, 5410, or 5430 | 4 | ||||
| ENGW 3302, 3307, or 3315 (WD) | 4 | BIOL 3611 | 4 | ||||
| General elective | 4 | BIOL 3612 (WI) | 1 | ||||
| 17 | 17 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| Co-op | BIOE 4792 (EI, CE, WI) | 4 | |||||
| BIOE 5430, 5410, or 5420 | 4 | ||||||
| ENCP 3000 | 1 | ||||||
| Advanced BIOL elective | 4 | ||||||
| Advanced CHEM elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 17 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 139 | |||||||
Four Years, One Co-op in Spring/Summer 1
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| CHEM 1151 (ND) | 4 | GE 1502 (ER) | 4 | PHYS 1155 or 1175 (ND) | 3 | Vacation | |
| CHEM 1153 | 0 | MATH 1342 (FQ) | 4 | PHYS 1156 or 1176 (AD) | 1 | ||
| ENGW 1111 (WF) | 4 | PHYS 1171 or 1151 (ND) | 3 | PHYS 1157 or 1177 | 1 | ||
| GE 1000 | 1 | PHYS 1172 or 1152 (AD) | 1 | General elective | 4 | ||
| GE 1501 | 4 | PHYS 1173 or 1153 | 1 | ||||
| MATH 1341 (FQ) | 4 | General elective | 4 | ||||
| 17 | 17 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| BIOE 2355 | 4 | BIOE 2350 | 4 | Vacation | Vacation | 0 | |
| BIOE 2365 (AD, WI) | 4 | BIOL 2301 (ND) | 4 | ||||
| BIOE 2366 | 1 | BIOL 2302 (AD) | 1 | ||||
| BIOL 1115 or 1111 (ND) | 4 | CHEM 2311 | 4 | ||||
| BIOL 1116 or 1112 | 1 | CHEM 2312 | 1 | ||||
| ENCP 2000 | 1 | MATH 2321 (FQ) | 4 | ||||
| MATH 2341 | 4 | ||||||
| 19 | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| BIOE 3310 | 4 | Co-op | Co-op | BIOE 4790 (EI, CE, WI) | 4 | ||
| BIOE 3380 | 4 | General elective | 4 | ||||
| CHEM 2313 | 4 | ||||||
| CHEM 2314 | 1 | ||||||
| ENGW 3302, 3307, or 3315 (WD) | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| BIOE 3210 | 4 | BIOE 5420, 5410, or 5430 | 4 | ||||
| BIOE 4792 (EI, CE, WI) | 4 | BIOE 5430, 5410, or 5420 | 4 | ||||
| BIOE 5410, 5420, or 5430 | 4 | Advanced BIOL elective | 4 | ||||
| BIOL 3611 | 4 | Advanced CHEM elective | 4 | ||||
| BIOL 3612 (WI) | 1 | ||||||
| ENCP 3000 | 1 | ||||||
| 18 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 139 | |||||||
Five Years, Three Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| CHEM 1151 (ND) | 4 | GE 1502 (ER) | 4 | Vacation | 0 | Vacation | 0 |
| CHEM 1153 | 0 | MATH 1342 (FQ) | 4 | ||||
| ENGW 1111 (WF) | 4 | PHYS 1171 or 1151 (ND) | 3 | ||||
| GE 1000 | 1 | PHYS 1172 or 1152 (AD) | 1 | ||||
| GE 1501 | 4 | PHYS 1173 or 1153 | 1 | ||||
| MATH 1341 (FQ) | 4 | General elective | 4 | ||||
| 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| BIOE 2365 (AD, WI) | 4 | BIOE 2355 | 4 | Vacation | 0 | Co-op | 0 |
| BIOE 2366 | 1 | BIOL 2301 (ND) | 4 | ||||
| BIOL 1115 or 1111 (ND) | 4 | BIOL 2302 (AD) | 1 | ||||
| BIOL 1116 or 1112 | 1 | CHEM 2311 | 4 | ||||
| MATH 2321 (FQ) | 4 | CHEM 2312 | 1 | ||||
| PHYS 1175 or 1155 (ND) | 3 | ENCP 2000 | 1 | ||||
| PHYS 1176 or 1156 (AD) | 1 | MATH 2341 | 4 | ||||
| PHYS 1177 or 1157 | 1 | ||||||
| 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Co-op | 0 | BIOE 2350 | 4 | BIOE 3310 | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| BIOE 3380 | 4 | BIOL 3611 | 4 | ||||
| CHEM 2313 | 4 | BIOL 3612 (WI) | 1 | ||||
| CHEM 2314 | 1 | ||||||
| ENGW 3302, 3307, or 3315 (WD) | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 17 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Co-op | 0 | BIOE 3210 | 4 | BIOE 4790 (EI, CE, WI) | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| BIOE 5410, 5420, or 5430 | 4 | General elective | 4 | ||||
| ENCP 3000 | 1 | ||||||
| Advanced BIOL or CHEM elective | 4 | ||||||
| General elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 17 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 5 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| Co-op | 0 | BIOE 4792 (EI, CE, WI) | 4 | ||||
| BIOE 5420, 5410, or 5430 | 4 | ||||||
| BIOE 5430, 5410, or 5420 | 4 | ||||||
| Advanced BIOL or CHEM elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 139 | |||||||
Five Years, Three Co-ops in Spring/Summer 1
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| CHEM 1151 (ND) | 4 | GE 1502 (ER) | 4 | Vacation | Vacation | ||
| CHEM 1153 | 0 | MATH 1342 (FQ) | 4 | ||||
| GE 1000 | 1 | PHYS 1171 or 1151 (ND) | 3 | ||||
| GE 1501 | 4 | PHYS 1172 or 1152 (AD) | 1 | ||||
| ENGW 1111 (WF) | 4 | PHYS 1173 or 1153 | 1 | ||||
| MATH 1341 (FQ) | 4 | General elective | 4 | ||||
| 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| BIOE 2365 (AD, WI) | 4 | Co-op | Co-op | Vacation | |||
| BIOE 2366 | 1 | ||||||
| BIOL 1115 or 1111 (ND) | 4 | ||||||
| BIOL 1116 or 1112 | 1 | ||||||
| ENCP 2000 | 1 | ||||||
| MATH 2321 (FQ) | 4 | ||||||
| PHYS 1175 or 1155 (ND) | 3 | ||||||
| PHYS 1176 or 1156 (AD) | 1 | ||||||
| PHYS 1177 or 1157 | 1 | ||||||
| 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| BIOE 2350 | 4 | Co-op | Co-op | BIOE 3210 | 4 | ||
| BIOE 2355 | 4 | CHEM 2313 | 4 | ||||
| CHEM 2311 | 4 | CHEM 2314 | 1 | ||||
| CHEM 2312 | 1 | ||||||
| MATH 2341 | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| BIOE 3310 | 4 | Co-op | Co-op | BIOE 4790 (EI, CE, WI) | 4 | ||
| BIOE 3380 | 4 | General elective | 4 | ||||
| BIOL 2301 (ND) | 4 | ||||||
| BIOL 2302 (AD) | 1 | ||||||
| ENGW 3302, 3307, or 3315 (WD) | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 5 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| BIOE 4792 (EI, CE, WI) | 4 | BIOE 5420, 5410, or 5430 | 4 | ||||
| BIOE 5410, 5420, or 5430 | 4 | BIOE 5430, 5410, or 5420 | 4 | ||||
| BIOL 3611 | 4 | Advanced BIOL elective | 4 | ||||
| BIOL 3612 (WI) | 1 | Advanced CHEM elective | 4 | ||||
| ENCP 3000 | 1 | ||||||
| General elective | 4 | ||||||
| 18 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 139 | |||||||