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    Mar 29, 2024  
2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Biomedical Engineering, BS


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Degree requirements

Hours required and general/college requirements


A minimum of 120 semester hours, of which 36 must be advanced courses, and fulfillment of degree requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree as specified in the University Core Curriculum  in the Academics  section of this catalog and the College of Engineering .

Major requirements


A minimum of 62 semester hours, including:

Biomedical engineering electives, 12 or 17 hours


Four or six advanced, 3000 and/or 4000-level, organized BMEN courses. Depends on chosen track.

Additional electives, 12 or 18 hours (minimum)


Choose one from the options below:

Option 1: Additional engineering electives, 18 hours


18 hours to fulfill one of eight tracks:

  • Comprehensive Biomedical Engineering: 18 hours in BMEN courses
  • Biomedical instrumentation: 18 hours in EENG courses
  • Biomechanics: 18 hours in MEEN courses
  • Biocomputing: 18 hours in CSCE courses
  • Biotechnology: 18 hours in BIOC/BIOL courses
  • Pre-med: 18 hours in BIOC/BIOL courses+ additional courses as deemed necessary by the Pre-med program
  • Biomaterials: 18 hours in MTSE courses
  • Computational Epidemiology: 18 hours in CSCE courses, including CSCE 1035 ; CSCE 1045 ; CSCE 2100 ; CSCE 2110 ; CSCE 3850 ; CSCE 4820 .

Option 2: Business electives, 12 hours


12 hours to fulfill one of four tracks:

  • Business Foundations Track: 12 hours in Business Foundations courses
  • Management: 12 hours in Management courses
  • Marketing: 12 hours in Marketing courses
  • Entrepreneurship: 12 hours in Entrepreneurship courses

Students choosing Business electives will need to complete 18 hours of Biomedical Engineering (BMEN) Electives.

Minor


Through careful selection of engineering, mathematics electives and electives taken toward one of the five optional tracks (see below), it may be possible for a student to fulfill the requirements for a minor in mathematics and a minor in computer science and computer engineering, material science and engineering, electrical engineering, or mechanical and energy engineering.

Other requirements


Foundation courses


BMEN foundation courses include BMEN 1300 , BMEN 1400 , BMEN 2210 , BMEN 2320 , MATH 1710 MATH 1720 ENGL 1310  or TECM 1700 ; TECM 2700 ; PHYS 1710 , PHYS 1730 ; CHEM 1410  /CHEM 1430  or CHEM 1415  /CHEM 1435 ; BIOL 2301 /BIOL 2311  or PHYS 2220 /PHYS 2240  or CHEM 1420 /CHEM 1440 .

Successful completion of foundation courses is based on achieving a C or higher in each course and cumulative GPA of 2.0.

Major transfer policy


Students enrolled at UNT can transfer into Biomedical Engineering if they have completed the following courses with a C or better and with a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5.

Department policies


Policy on Academic Performance, Progression, and Dismissal in the College of Engineering

Students in the College of Engineering will conduct themselves in a professional manner in their interaction with their peers, faculty, staff and the community in general. A student may be dismissed from the college for inappropriate conduct (please refer to the Code of Student Conduct).

Each semester, students are required to take engineering foundation courses and/or prerequisites to the engineering foundation courses until all foundation courses are successfully completed. Successful completion is a 2.5 GPA for all engineering foundation courses with a C or better in each course.

Successful completion of the foundation courses is required for enrollment in all 3000 and 4000 level courses.

A student will graduate with a degree in Biomedical Engineering, provided the following conditions are satisfied:

  1. The student has an overall GPA ≥ 2.0
  2. The student has a GPA of 2.0 in Biomedical Engineering Foundation courses and all have been passed with a grade of C or better.
  3. The student has a GPA ≥ 2.0 in all degree major courses including but not limited to, engineering, math, sciences, laboratory sciences and technical electives.
  4. The student has completed all required courses in the student’s degree plan.
  5. The student has satisfied all College of Engineering and UNT criteria for graduation.

A student must maintain good academic standing within the university. Please see “Academic status” and “Regulations governing students under academic suspension” in the Academics section of this catalog.

Four-year degree plan (example)


The following four-year plan is one example of a variety of ways in which you can complete your chosen degree in four years, and will serve as a guide for you to design your pathway to degree completion. Variations will depend on whether you need to take prerequisites or have college credit from exams or dual enrollment.

                

Year 1

Semester 1 Semester 2
BMEN 1300 - Discover Biomedical Engineering   3 hours   BMEN 1400 - Software for Biomedical Engineers   4 hours  
MATH 1710 - Calculus I   4 hours   MATH 1720 - Calculus II   3 hours  
Communication core   3 hours TECM 2700 - Technical Writing   3 hours  
Creative Arts core   3 hours Major science selection* 4 hours
CHEM selection* 4 hours    
Total 17 hours Total 14 hours

 

Year 2

Semester 1 Semester 2
BMEN 2210 - Biomedical Circuits and Data Acquisition Best Practices   3 hours   BMEN 2320 - Biomedical Instrumentation I   3 hours  
MATH 2700 - Linear Algebra and Vector Geometry   3 hours   MATH 3410 - Differential Equations I   3 hours  
PHYS 1710 - Mechanics   3 hours   American History core   3 hours
PHYS 1730 - Laboratory in Mechanics   1 hour   Political Science core   3 hours
American History core   3 hours Major math selection* 3 hours
Political Science core   3 hours    
Total 16 hours Total 15 hours

 

Year 3

Semester 1 Semester 2
BMEN 3310 - Engineering Measurements from Human Systems   3 hours   BMEN 3312 - Introduction to Biomechanics   3 hours  
BMEN 3311 - Biomedical Signal Analysis   3 hours   BMEN 3321 - Biomaterials   3 hours  
BMEN 3350 - Biomedical Transport Phenomena   3 hours   MATH 3680 - Applied Statistics   3 hours  
Business track elective** 3 hours Language, Philosophy and Culture core   3 hours
Business track elective** 3 hours Business track elective** 3 hours
Total 15 hours Total 15 hours

 

Year 4

Semester 1 Semester 2
BMEN 4212 - Senior Design I   1 hour   BMEN 4222 - Senior Design II   3 hours  
BMEN elective-4000 level 3 hours Social and Behavioral Sciences core   3 hours
BMEN elective-4000 level 3 hours BMEN elective-4000 level 3 hours
BMEN elective-4000 level 3 hours BMEN elective-4000 level 3 hours
Business track elective** 3 hours BMEN elective-4000 level 3 hours
Total 13 hours Total 15 hours

Notes

*See “Other required courses” section above and consult with an advisor.

**See “Option 2” under “Additional electives” above.

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