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), Understanding Societies and Institutions (SI), Engaging Differences and Diversity (DD), and Integrating Knowledge and Skills Through Experience (EX) are not explicitly satisfied by required engineering coursework. Successful completion of a cooperative education experience may fulfill the EX requirement. Students are responsible for satisfying unfulfilled NUpath requirements with general elective coursework.  

Engineering Requirements

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
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
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 Requirements

Required Mathematics/Science
BIOL 1111
and BIOL 1112
General Biology 1
and Lab for BIOL 1111
5
BIOL 2301
and BIOL 2302
Genetics and Molecular Biology
and Lab for BIOL 2301
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
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
Complete one of the following:5
Physics for Engineering 1
and Lab for PHYS 1151
and Interactive Learning Seminar for PHYS 1151
Physics 1 for Bioscience and Bioengineering
and Lab for PHYS 1171
and Interactive Learning Seminar for PHYS 1171
Complete one of the following:5
Physics for Engineering 2
and Lab for PHYS 1155
and Interactive Learning Seminar for PHYS 1155
Physics 2 for Bioscience and Bioengineering
and Lab for PHYS 1175
and Interactive Learning Seminar for PHYS 1175
PSYC 1101Foundations of Psychology4
Behavioral Neuroscience Electives
Complete two of the following:8
Current Topics in Behavioral Neuroscience
Neural Systems and Behavior
Developmental Neurobiology
Neurobiology of Cognitive Decline
Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
Comparative Neurobiology
Cell and Molecular Neuroscience
Multidisciplinary Approaches in Motor Control
Neuropsychology of Fear
Behavioral Endocrinology
Brain, Behavior, and Immunity
Psychopharmacology
Neuropsychology
Clinical Neuroscience
Behavioral Genetics
Supplemental Credit
1 semester hour from the following course counts toward the mathematics/science requirement:1
Cornerstone of Engineering 1 1

Concentration in Bioengineering of Neural Structure and Function

Required Courses
BIOL 3405Neurobiology4
PSYC 3200Clinical Neuroanatomy4-5
or PT 5410
and PT 5411
Functional Human Neuroanatomy
and Lab for PT 5410
PSYC 3458Biological Psychology4
Electives
Complete two of the following:8
Research
Dynamical Systems in Biological Engineering
Biomedical Imaging
Regulatory and Quality Aspects of Medical Device Design
Molecular Bioengineering
Applied Molecular Bioengineering
Cellular Engineering
Principles and Applications of Tissue Engineering
Physiological Fluid Mechanics
Computational Biomechanics
Biomedical Optics
Multiscale Biomechanics
Integrative Mechanobiology
Experimental Systems and Synthetic Bioengineering
Physical Bioengineering
Modeling and Inference in Bioengineering
Systems, Signals, and Controls for Bioengineers
Design of Biomedical Instrumentation

Professional Development

Professional Development
ENCP 2000Introduction to Engineering Co-op Education1
ENCP 3000Professional Issues in Engineering1
GE 1000First-Year Seminar1
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

A grade of C or higher is required:
ENGW 1111First-Year Writing4
ENGW 3302Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions4

Required General Electives

Complete 8 semester hours of academic, nonremedial, nonrepetitive courses.8

Integrative Courses

These courses are already required above and also fulfill the integrative requirement:
Capstone Design 1
Capstone Design 2
1

Students can substitute Engineering Design (GE 1110) and Engineering Problem Solving and Computation (GE 1111) for Cornerstone of Engineering 1 (GE 1501) and Cornerstone of Engineering 2 (GE 1502) in approved situations.

Major GPA Requirement

2.000 minimum GPA required

Program Requirement

137 total semester hours required

Sample Plans of Study

Four Years, One Co-op in Summer Second Half/Fall

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CHEM 1151 (ND)4MATH 1342 (FQ)4PHYS 1155 or 1175 (ND)3Vacation
CHEM 11530PSYC 1101 (SI)4PHYS 1156 or 1176 (AD)1 
MATH 1341 (FQ)4PHYS 1171 or 1151 (ND)3PHYS 1157 or 11771 
GE 15014PHYS 1172 or 1152 (AD)1BIOL 11114 
ENGW 1111 (WF)4PHYS 1173 or 11531BIOL 11121 
GE 10001GE 1502 (ER)4  
 17 17 10 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
PSYC 34584BIOE 23554VacationVacation
BIOE 23504PSYC 3200 or PT 5410 and PT 54114-5  
BIOE 2365 (AD, WI)4CHEM 23114  
BIOE 23661CHEM 23121  
MATH 23414MATH 2321 (FQ)4  
 ENCP 20001  
 17 18-19 0 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
BIOE 33804BIOE 32104BIOE 33104Co-op0
BIOL 34054BIOE elective4BIOE 4790 (EI, CE, WI)4 
BIOL 23014BNS elective4  
BIOL 23021General elective4  
General elective4   
 17 16 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-op0BIOE elective4  
 BNS elective4  
 BIOE 4792 (EI, CE, WI)4  
 ENCP 30001  
 ENGW 3302 or 3315 (WD)4  
 0 17  
Total Hours: 137-138

Four Years, One Co-op in Spring/Summer First Half

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CHEM 1151 (ND)4MATH 1342 (FQ)4PHYS 1155 or 1175 (ND)3Vacation
CHEM 11530PSYC 1101 (SI)4PHYS 1156 or 1176 (AD)1 
MATH 1341 (FQ)4PHYS 1171 or 1151 (ND)3PHYS 1157 or 11771 
GE 15014PHYS 1172 or 1152 (AD)1BIOL 11114 
ENGW 1111 (WF)4PHYS 1173 or 11531BIOL 11121 
GE 10001GE 1502 (ER)4  
 17 17 10 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
PSYC 34584BIOE 23554VacationVacation
BIOE 23504PSYC 3200 or PT 5410 and PT 54114-5  
BIOE 2365 (AD, WI)4CHEM 23114  
BIOE 23661CHEM 23121  
MATH 23414MATH 2321 (FQ)4  
 ENCP 20001  
 17 18-19 0 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
BIOE 33804Co-op0Co-op0BIOE 32104
BIOL 34054  BIOE 47904
BIOL 23014   
BIOL 23021   
General elective4   
 17 0 0 8
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
BIOE 33104BIOE elective4  
BNS elective4BIOE elective4  
BIOE 47924BNS elective4  
ENCP 30001General elective4  
ENGW 3302 or 3315 (WD)4   
 17 16  
Total Hours: 137-138

 Five Years, Three Co-ops in Summer Second Half/Fall

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CHEM 1151 (ND)4MATH 1342 (FQ)4BIOL 11114Vacation
CHEM 11530PSYC 1101 (SI)4BIOL 11121 
MATH 1341 (FQ)4PHYS 1171 or 1151 (ND)3PHYS 1155 or 11753 
GE 15014PHYS 1172 or 1152 (AD)1PHYS 1156 or 11761 
ENGW 1111 (WF)4PHYS 1173 or 11531PHYS 1157 or 11771 
GE 10001GE 1502 (ER)4  
 17 17 10 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
PSYC 34584BIOE 23554VacationCo-op0
BIOE 23504PSYC 3200 or PT 5410 and PT 54114-5  
BIOE 2365 (AD, WI)4CHEM 23114  
BIOE 23661CHEM 23121  
MATH 23414MATH 23214  
 ENCP 20001  
 17 18-19 0 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0BIOE 33804VacationCo-op0
 BIOL 34054  
 BIOL 23014  
 BIOL 23021  
 ENGW 3302 or 33154  
 0 17 0 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0BIOE 32104BIOE 33104Co-op0
 BIOE elective4BIOE 47904 
 BNS elective4  
 General elective4  
 ENCP 30001  
 0 17 8 0
Year 5
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-op0BIOE elective4  
 BNS elective4  
 BIOE 47924  
 General elective4  
 0 16  
Total Hours: 137-138

 Five Years, Three Co-ops in Spring/Summer First Half

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CHEM 1151 (ND)4MATH 1342 (FQ)4BIOL 11114Vacation
CHEM 11530PSYC 1101 (SI)4BIOL 11121 
MATH 1341 (FQ)4PHYS 1171 or 1151 (ND)3PHYS 1155 or 11753 
GE 15014PHYS 1172 or 1152 (AD)1PHYS 1156 or 11761 
ENGW 1111 (WF)4PHYS 1173 or 11531PHYS 1157 or 11771 
GE 10001GE 1502 (ER)4  
 17 17 10 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
BIOE 23504Co-op0Co-op0Vacation
BIOE 2365 (AD, WI)4   
BIOE 23661   
MATH 23414   
ENCP 20001   
General elective4   
 18 0 0 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
PSYC 34584Co-op0Co-op0Vacation
BIOE 23554   
BIOL 23014   
BIOL 23021   
MATH 23214   
 17 0 0 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
BIOE 33804Co-op0Co-op0BIOE 32104
BIOL 34054  BIOE 47904
CHEM 23114   
CHEM 23121   
PSYC 3200 or PT 5410 and PT 54114-5   
 17-18 0 0 8
Year 5
FallHoursSpringHours  
BIOE 33104BIOE elective4  
BNS elective4BIOE elective4  
BIOE 47924BNS elective4  
ENCP 30001General elective4  
ENGW 3302 or 3315 (WD)4   
 17 16  
Total Hours: 137-138