4 Sample Biomedical Engineering Plan of Study

Here is a sample plan of study, a plan few students follow exactly but a useful starting point for planning. The best order of classes will depend on the needs of the student and the Undergraduate Advising can assist in selection of courses. Note: many students use the summer semesters for courses in the Sciences and Math and for the Gen Ed requirements. Descriptions of Bioengineering Department courses can be found at www.bioen.utah.edu/

Fall Semester			Spring Semester
Course #	Title	Hrs	Course #	Title	Hrs
Freshman Year
BIOEN 1101	Funds of Bioeng I	3	BIOEN 1102	Funds of Bioeng II	3
CHEM 1210	General Chemistry I	4	CHEM 1220	General Chemistry II	4
CHEM 1215	General Chemistry Lab I	1	CHEM 1225	General Chemistry Lab II	1
MATH 1270	Accel Eng Calc I$^{(1)}$	4	MATH 1280	Accel Eng Calc II$^{(1)}$	4
WRTG 2010	College Writing	3		Gen Ed Elective 1	3
Total		15			15
Sophomore Year (Spring Entry in Program)
BIOEN 2000	Careers in Biomed Eng	1	BIOEN 3301	Computational Methods	3
BIOL 2020	Cell Biology$^{(2)}$	3	BIOEN 3091	Current Research in BME	1
CHEM 2310	Organic Chemistry I	4	BIOEN 3101	Biosignals Analysis	3
CHEM 2315	Org. Chem I Lab	2	PHYCS 2220	Physics for Scientists II	4
MATH 2250	Diff Eq/Lin Alg	4		Gen Ed Elective 2	3
PHYCS 2210	Physics for Scientists I	4
Total		18			14
Junior Year
BIOEN 3202	Physiology for Engineers	4	BIOEN 3801	BME Design I	3
BIOEN 5101	Biosystems Anal./Model.	4	BIOEN 5301	Biomaterials	4
BIOEN 3070	Statistics for Eng$^{(3)}$	3	BIOEN 4200$^{(4)}$	Bioengineering Research	1
	Engineering Track 1	3		Engineering Track 2	3
	Gen Ed Elective 3	3		Gen Ed Elective 4	3
				Amer. Institut. Elective	3
Total		17			17
Senior Year
BIOEN 4801	BME Design II	3	BIOEN 5001	Biotransport/Biomol.	4
BIOEN 4201	BME Project I	2	BIOEN 4202	BME Project II	2
BIOEN 5201	Biomechanics	4		Engineering Track 5	3
	Engineering Track 3	3		Gen Ed Elective 5	3
	Engineering Track 4	3		Gen Ed Elective 6	3
Total		15			15
Grand total					126

4.1 Additional Notes

$^{(1)}$

As an alternative to this math sequence, students may take MATH 1250 and 1260 or the three-semester calculus series MATH 1210, 1220, and 2210.

$^{(2)}$

Students who have not had AP Biology in high school (with a score of 4 or 5) should take BIOL 1210 as a prerequisite to BIOL 2020.

$^{(3)}$

Math 3070 is an acceptable replacement for BIOEN 3070. However, taking the Math edition increases the track class requirement for College of Engineering courses from 5 of 15 hours to 8 of 15 hours.

$^{(4)}$

All students must take BIOEN 4200 least once before they begin the senior project (BIOEN 4201). Students may also repeat BIOEN 4200 up to once and apply that credit to the track requirements. Students who perform a research internship outside of the University of Utah or with a faculty mentor who is not a member of the Department of Bioengineering must seek prior approval for BIOEN 4200 and, upon completion, a grade from the Major Advisor.

4.2 Prerequisites

While there are many variations on the plan laid out above, there are some courses which must be taken in certain orders. Such sequences are aimed at ensuring suitable preparation for all students and more productive and fulfilling experiences in the intermediate and advanced classes.

The current set of prerequisites and class sequences among the BME core classes are as follows: