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 25-26)
Flowcharts from previous catalog years can be found at the bottom of this page.
| Freshman Year | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Spring | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Year Total: | 16 | 15 |
| Sophomore Year | Credits | |
| Fall | Spring | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Year Total: | 17 | 15 |
| Junior Year | Credits | |
| Fall | Spring | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Year Total: | 14 | 14 |
| Senior Year | Credits | |
| Fall | Spring | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Year Total: | 16 | 15 |
| Total Program Credits: | 122 | |
A minimum of 122 credits is required for graduation; 42 of which must be in courses numbered 300 and above.
ChBE Prerequisite Waiver Request Policy
Previous Catalog Year Biological Engineering Flowcharts
Biological Engineering 2024-2025
Biological Engineering 2023-2024
Biological Engineering 2022-2023
Biological Engineering 2021-2022
Biological Engineering 2019-20 and 2020-21
Biological Engineering 2018-19
Biological Engineering 2017-18
Biological Engineering 2016-17
Biological Engineering 2015-16