BAS Sample Curriculum

Students Entering Fall 2015 through Fall 2019

Below is a sample curriculum outlining classes taken for the four years of the BAS degree. This sample reflects the degree requirements for students entering in Fall 2015 and beyond. When making your schedule, keep in mind that electives need to be selected to fulfill distributional requirements in BE, Engineering, Career Path/Technical Electives and free categories, according to the e-CPG. Premeds should visit the Premed Office website to be sure they are choosing the right electives.

First Year Fall Semester (5 CU) First Year Spring Semester (5 CU)
(1.0) MATH 1400
(1.5) CHEM 1012/1101
(1.0) PHYS 0140 (Lecture only)
(0.5) BE 1000
(1.0) Social Science
(1.0) MATH 1410
(1.5) CHEM 1022/1102
(1.0) PHYS 0141
(0.5) BE 1010
(1.0) Social Science
Sophomore Fall Semester (5.5 CU) Sophomore Spring Semester (5 CU)
(1.0) MATH 2400 or ENM 2400
(1.0) BE 2000 (Biomechanics)
(1.0) ENGR 1050 (Intro to Computing) (or CIS 1200 or higher)
(1.5) BIOL 1121(Molecular Biology I) w/ lab (BIOL 1123)
(1.0) SS, H or TBS
(1.0) MATH 2410 or ENM 2510
(1.0) BE 2200 (Biomaterials)
(1.0) ENM 3750 (Statistics)***(1.0) BIOL****
(1.0) SS, H or TBS
Junior Fall Semester (5 CU) Junior Spring Semester (5 CU)
(1.0) Technical Elective*
(1.0) BE 3XXX/4XXX/5XXX
(1.0) Technical Elective*
(1.0) Career **
(1.0) Free Elective
(1.0) BE 3050 (Engineering Physiology)
(1.0) BE 3XXX/4XXX/5XXX
(1.0) Career**
(1.0) Career**
(1.0) Humanities
Senior Fall Semester (5 CU) Senior Spring Semester (5 CU)
(1.0) BE 3060 (Cell Engineering)
(1.0) BE 4970 (Senior Thesis)
(1.0) BE 4XXX/5XXX
(1.0) Social Science or Humanities
(1.0) Free Elective
(1.0) BE 4980 (Senior Thesis)
(1.0) BE 4XXX/5XXX
(1.0) Technical Elective*
(1.0) Free Elective
(1.0) Humanities

*A Technical Elective is any math, science, or engineering course.
**A Career Elective is any math, science, engineering, business, or health-related course.
***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))
****Can choose from BIOL 204, BIOL 205, or BIOL 221. BIOL 204 requires a co-req or pre-req of CHEM 241. BIOL 205 is offered during fall term and can be swapped with an elective for curriculum planning. BIOL 215 is an option for students entering before 2016.

-In SSH category- one must fulfill writing requirement, one must fulfill ethics requirement and two must fulfill the SSH depth requirement.