BAS Degree Requirements
Students Entering Fall 2015 through Fall 2019
Below are the requirements for the BAS degree for students entering in Fall 2015 and beyond. This reflects a total of 40.5 course units. To see how courses can be scheduled out for the full four years, see the BAS sample curriculum.
Mathematics (5 course Units) |
(1.0) MATH 104 – Calculus 1 |
(1.0) MATH 114 – Calculus 2 |
(1.0) MATH 240 or ENM 240- Calculus 3 |
(1.0) MATH 241 or ENM 251- Calculus 4 |
(1.0) ENM 375 – Statistics* |
Science (7.5 course Units) |
(1.5) BIOL 121 – Molecular Biology I w/ lab (BIOL 123) |
(1.0) BIOL204, BIOL205, or BIOL221 (BIOL 215 is an option for students entering before 2016) |
(1.5) CHEM 101/53 – General Chemistry I w/ Lab |
(1.5) CHEM 102/54 – General Chemistry II w/ Lab |
(1.0) PHYS 140 – Mechanics |
(1.0) PHYS 141 – Electricity and Magnetism |
Engineering (12 course Units) |
(0.5) BE 100 – Intro to BE I |
(0.5) BE 100 – Intro to BE II |
(1.0) EAS/ENGR 105 – Intro to Computing (or CIS 120 or higher) |
(1.0) BE 200 – Biomechanics |
(1.0) BE 220 – Biomaterials |
(1.0) BE 305 – Engineering Physiology |
(1.0) BE 306 – Cell Engineering |
(1.0) BE 497 – Senior Thesis I |
(1.0) BE 498 – Senior Thesis II |
(1.0) BE 4XX/5XX |
(1.0) BE 4XX/5XX |
(2 x 1.0) BE 3XX/4XX/5XX |
Technical Electives (3 course Units) |
(3 x 1.0) Any Math, Science or Engineering course |
Career Path (3 course Units) |
(3 x 1.0) Any Math, Science, Engineering, Business or health-related course |
Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) (7 course Units) |
(2.0) Social Science |
(2.0) Humanities |
(2.0) Social Science, Humanities or Technology, Business and Society (1.0) Social Science or Humanities
-One of these courses must fulfill the Writing Requirement. -One of these courses must fulfill the Ethics Requirement. -Two of these courses must fulfill the SSH Depth Requirement. |
Free Electives (3 course Units) |
(3 x 1.0) Free Elective
*Can be fulfilled with ENM 321, STAT 431 (must have pre-req of STAT 430) or ESE 302 (must have pre-req of ESE 301) |
Undergraduate Program:
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Ms. Kacy M. Dadura
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