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 1400 – Calculus 1 |
(1.0) MATH 1410 – Calculus 2 |
(1.0) ENM 2400 or MATH 2400- Calculus 3 |
(1.0) ENM 3750 – Statistics* |
Science (7.5 course Units) |
(1.5) BIOL 1121 – Molecular Biology I w/ lab (BIOL 1123) |
(1.0) BIOL 3310- Physiology |
(1.5) CHEM 1012/1101 – General Chemistry I w/ Lab |
(1.5) CHEM 1022/1102- General Chemistry II w/ Lab |
(1.0) PHYS 0140 – Mechanics |
(1.0) PHYS 0141 – Electricity and Magnetism |
Engineering (12.5 course Units) |
(0.5) BE 1000 – Intro to BE |
(1.0) ENGR 1050 – Intro to Computing (or CIS 1200 or higher) |
(1.0) BE 2000 – Biomechanics |
(1.0) BE 2200 – Biomaterials |
(1.0) BE 2700- Lab Principles |
(1.0) BE 3010, 3060 or 3500 |
(1.0) BE 3090 – MAD Lab (Modeling, Analysis & Design) |
(1.0) BE 4970 – Senior Thesis I |
(1.0) BE 4980 – Senior Thesis II |
(1.0) BE 4XXX/5XXX |
(1.0) BE 4XXX/5XXX |
(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 4020, STAT 4310 or ENM 3210
Ethics Requirement Options: EAS 2030, HSOC 1330 or 2457, LGST 1000 or 2200, NURS 3300 or 5250, PHIL 1342 or 4330.
Undergraduate Program:
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Ms. Kacy M. Dadura
Associate Director for Advising
Room 240 Skirkanich Hall
Phone: 215-573-6405