BAS Degree Requirements

Students Entering Fall 2020 and Beyond

Below are the requirements for the BAS degree for students entering in Fall 2020 and beyond. This reflects a total of 37 course units. To see how courses can be scheduled out for the full four years, see the BAS sample curriculum.

Mathematics (4 course Units)
(1.0) MATH 104 – Calculus 1
(1.0) MATH 114 – Calculus 2
(1.0) ENM 240- Calculus 3
(1.0) ENM 375 – Statistics*

Science (7.5 course Units)
(1.5) BIOL 121 – Molecular Biology I w/ lab (BIOL 123)
(1.0) BIOL 215- Physiology
(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 (12.5 course Units)
(0.5) BE 100 – Intro to BE
(1.0) ENGR 105 – Intro to Computing (or CIS 120 or higher)
(1.0) BE 200 – Biomechanics
(1.0) BE 220 – Biomaterials
(1.0) BE 270- Lab I
(1.0) BE 305, 306 or 350
(1.0) BE 309 – Lab II
(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) Engineering

Professional Electives (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.

Free Electives (3 course Units)
(3 x 1.0) Free Elective

*Can be fulfilled with ESE 402, STAT 431 or ENM 321