BSE Sample Curriculum
Students Entering Fall 2015 through Fall 2019
Below is a sample curriculum outlining classes taken for the four years of the BSE degree. This sample reflects the degree requirements for students entering 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.
First Year Fall Semester | First Year Spring Semester |
(1.0) MATH 1400 (1.5) CHEM 1012/1101 (1.0) PHYS 0140 (Lecture only) (0.5) BE 1000 (1.0) Social Sciences |
(1.0) MATH 1410 (1.5) CHEM 1022/1102 (1.0) PHYS 0141 (0.5) BE 1010 (1.0) Humanities |
Sophomore Fall Semester | Sophomore Spring Semester |
(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) Social Sciences |
(1.0) MATH 2410 or ENM 2510 (1.0) BE 2200 (Biomaterials) (1.0) ENM 3750 (Statistics)** (1.0) BIOL*** (1.0) Humanities |
Junior Fall Semester | Junior Spring Semester |
(1.0) Technical Elective* (1.0) BE 3010 (Systems) (1.0) BE 3090 (BE Lab I) (1.0) BE 3240**** (1.0) Social Sciences or Humanities |
(1.0) BE 3050 (Engineering Physiology) (1.0) BE 3100 (BE Lab II) (1.0) BE 3500 (Biotransport) (1.0) Technical Elective* (1.0) Free Elective |
Senior Fall Semester | Senior Spring Semester |
(1.0) BE 3060 (Cell Engineering) (1.0) BE 4950 (Senior Design) (1.0) BE 4XXX/5XXX (1.0) Social Sciences, Humanities, or Technology, Business, and Society (1.0) Free Elective |
(1.0) BE 4960 (Senior Design) (1.0) BE 4XXX/5XXX (1.0) Engineering XXXX (1.0) Social Sciences, Humanities, or Technology, Business, and Society (1.0) Free Elective |
One of your Social Sciences or Humanities courses must fulfill the writing requirement.
One of your SSH cu’s must fulfill the Ethics Requirement (from list of options on eCPG).
*A Technical Elective is any math, science, or engineering 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.
****BE 324 is no longer offered. If you have not taken BE 324, you must choose a course from the list of approved alternatives: BE 559, CBE 231, CBE 353, CBE 511, CBE 555, MSE 430.
Undergraduate Program:
BE Advising Contact:
Ms. Kacy M. Dadura
Associate Director for Advising
Room 240 Skirkanich Hall