BSE Degree Requirements
Students Entering Fall 2020 and Beyond
Below are the requirements for the BSE 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 BSE sample curriculum.
Mathematics (4 course Units) |
(1.0) MATH 104 – Calculus 1 |
(1.0) MATH 114 – Calculus 2 |
(1.0) ENM 240 or MATH 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 (15.5 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 – BE Lab Principles |
(1.0) BE 301 – BE Signals & Systems |
(1.0) BE 306 – Cellular Engineering |
(1.0) BE 309 – MAD Lab I (Modeling, Analysis & Design) |
(1.0) BE 310 – MAD Lab II (Modeling, Analysis & Design) |
(1.0) BE 350 – Biotransport |
(1.0) BE 495 – Senior Design I |
(1.0) BE 496 – Senior Design II |
(1.0) BE 4xx/5xx |
(1.0) BE 4xx/5xx |
(1.0) Engineering XXX – Any engineering course |
(1.0) Engineering XXX – Any engineering 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
Undergraduate Program:
BE Advising Contact:
Ms. Kacy M. Dadura
Associate Director for Advising
Room 240 Skirkanich Hall
Phone: 215-573-6405