Biological Engineering Curriculum

The curriculum is 122 credits comprised of a Basic Program plus Electives which students select to meet both University Core requirements and requirements of the Biological Engineering degree.

Student Performance and Retention Requirements: Students are required by Board of Regents policy to achieve a C- or better grade in each class used to satisfy the Bachelor of Science degree requirements. Moreover, students must achieve a C- or better grade prior to taking follow-on courses.

Download printable pre-requisite flowchart for biological engineering (catalog 26-27)

Flowcharts from previous catalog years can be found at the bottom of this page.

Freshman Year

Fall Semester

Course	Credits
EBIO 100 - Intro to Biological Engr	2
CHMY 141 + CHMY 142 (lab) - College Chemistry I	4
M 171Q - Calculus I	4
US or W Core course	3
Univ Core Electives (IA, IH, IS or D)	3
Fall Total	16

Spring Semester

Course	Credits
CHMY 143 + CHMY 144 (lab) - College Chemistry II	4
BIOB 160 - Principles of Living Systems or BIOB 260 - Cell & Molecular Biology (5 credits)	4
M 172 - Calculus II	4
US or W Core course	3
Spring Total	15

Year Total: 31 credits

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester

Course	Credits
M 273 - Multivariable Calculus	4
PHSX 220 - Physics I (w/ calculus)	4
CHMY 211 + CHMY 212 (lab) - Elements of Organic Chemistry	5
ECHM 201 - Elementary Principles of Chemical and Biological Engineering	4
Fall Total	17

Spring Semester

Course	Credits
EBIO 316 - Elem Princ of Bioengineering	3
ECHM 321 - Chemical Engineering Fluid Mechanics Operations	3
M 274 - Introduction to Differential Equation	4
BIOM 360 - General Microbiology	5
Spring Total	15

Year Total: 32 credits

Junior Year

Fall Semester

Course	Credits
EBIO 438 - Bioprocess Engineering	3
EBIO 407 - Biological Engineering Thermodynamics	3
EGEN 350 - Applied Engineering Data Analysis	2
EGEN 102 - Intro to Engineering Computer Applications	3
Univ Core Electives (IA, IH, IS or D)	3
Fall Total	14

Spring Semester

Course	Credits
BCH 380 + BCH 381 (lab) - Biochemistry	5
EBIO 424 - Bioengineering Transport	3
EBIO 439 - Downstream Processing	3
Univ Core Electives (IA, IH, IS or D)	3
Spring Total	14

Year Total: 28 credits

Senior Year

Fall Semester

Course	Credits
EBIO 442 - Bioengineering Lab I	3
EBIO 411R - Biological Engineer Design I	3
EMAT 464 - Biomedical Materials Engineering	3
PHSX 222 - Physics II (w/ calculus)	4
Technical Elective	3
Fall Total	16

Spring Semester

Course	Credits
EBIO 412R - Biological Engineer Design II	3
EBIO 443 - Bioengineering Lab II	3
ECHM 451 - Chemical Engineering Process Dynamics and Control	3
Technical Elective	3
Univ Core Electives (IA, IH, IS or D)	3
Spring Total	15