Biomedical Engineering Degree Requirements

Biomedical engineering requirements include concentrations in optics, biomedical instrumentation and medical imaging.

Required 125 Credits (36 of which must be numbered 300 or above) including:

I. Essential Studies Requirements (see University ES Listing)

II. Biomedical Engineering Required Courses

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
BME 180	Biomedical Engineering Innovation-Based Learning I ^‡	2
BME 181	Biomedical Engineering Innovation-Based Learning II ^‡	2
BME 280	Biomedical Engineering Innovation-Based Learning III ^‡	2
BME 281	Biomedical Engineering Innovation-Based Learning IV ^‡	2
BME 380	Junior Innovation-Based Learning I ^‡	2
BME 381	Junior Innovation-Based Learning II ^‡	2
BME 450	Biomedical Instrumentation (Medical IoT Innovation I)	3
BME 480	Senior Innovation Based Learning I ^‡	3
BME 481	Senior Innovation Based Learning II ^‡	3
Total Credits		21

III. College of Engineering and Mines Core Program Requirements

One course from each block must be completed with the exception of Engineering Core Courses, where both must be completed. College of Engineering and Mines Core Program course recommendations for those students pursuing a double major or concentration are provided within the concentration requirements.

1. Programming Course (one of the following):

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
ENGR 200	Computer Applications in Engineering	2
CSCI 130	Introduction to Scientific Programming	4
CSCI 160	Computer Science I	4
EE 304	Computer Aided Measurement and Controls	3

2. Electrical Engineering Foundations (one of the following):

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
ENGR 206	Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering	3
EE 221 & 221L	Electric Circuits I and Electric Circuits I Laboratory	4

3. Statistics Elective (one of the following):

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
CHE 315	Engineering Statistics and Design of Experiments	3
EE 385	Engineering Data Analysis	3
MATH 321	Applied Statistical Methods	3

4. Engineering Core Courses (must take both):

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
ENGR 340	Professional Integrity in Engineering	3
ENGR 460	Engineering Economy	3

IV. Requirements Outside of the College of Engineering and Mines

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
CHEM 121 & 121L	General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Laboratory ^‡	4
MATH 165	Calculus I ^‡	4
MATH 166	Calculus II ^‡	4
MATH 265	Calculus III ^‡	4
MATH 266	Elementary Differential Equations ^‡	3
PHYS 251	University Physics I ^‡	4
PHYS 252	University Physics II ^‡	4
PSYC 111	Introduction to Psychology	3
Total Credits		30

V. Program Required Electives

1.Biomedical Electives (9 credits from the following)**:

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
BME 397	Cooperative Education ^*	1-2
BME 421	Software for Biomedical Engineering	3
BME 422	Introduction to NeuroEngineering	3
BME 424	Computational NeuroEngineering of Innovation	3
BME 425	Biomedical Applications of RF/Microwaves	3
BME 430	Fundamentals of Biomedical Imaging	3
BME 432	Fundamentals of Biomedical Optics	3
BME 444	Advanced Imaging Systems in Biomedicine	3
BME 451	Medical IoT Innovation II: Digital Data Use	3
BME 460	Computational Biology	3
BME 471	Medical Device Regulatory and Commercialization	3
BME 472	Quality Engineering	3
BME 473	Risk Management	3
BME 474	Good Manufacturing Practice	3
BME 475	Medical Device Commercialization	3
BME 476	Product Safety	3
BME 477	FDA Regulatory Approval Pathways	3
BME 478	Verification Validation	3
BME 490	Special Topics	3
CHE 505	Biochemical and Biomaterial Engineering	3
ME 515	Advanced Processing of Materials and Biomaterials	3

2. Technical Electives (36 credits)**:

A list of approved technical electives is available upon request from the program director. A minimum of 24 credits of technical electives must be taken from the College of Engineering and Mines. Students may take up to 12 credit hours outside the college with approval from the program director.

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Technical Electives		36

Chemical Concentration (Required 125 Credits)

Students who pursue this concentration can fulfill a portion of the technical elective requirements with the following concentration specific requirements. The remaining technical electives must be chosen from the program approved list. Students who pursue this option are strongly encouraged to consider a double major.

Required courses:

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
CHEM 122 & 122L	General Chemistry II and General Chemistry II Laboratory	4
CHEM 340 & 340L	Survey of Organic Chemistry and Survey of Organic Chemistry Laboratory	5
CHE 201	Chemical Engineering Fundamentals	3
CHE 206	Unit Operations in Chemical Engineering	3
CHE 232	Chemical Engineering Laboratory I	2
CHE 301	Introduction to Transport Phenomena	4
CHE 303	Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics	4
CHE 331	Chemical Engineering Laboratory II	2
CHE 332	Chemical Engineering Laboratory III	2
Total Credits		29

Students fulfill technical electives with the above listed requirements. For students pursuing a Chemical Concentration, the following courses are recommended to fulfill the College of Engineering and Mines Core Program Requirements with the following courses: ENGR 200 Computer Applications in Engineering, ENGR 206 Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering, and CHE 315 Engineering Statistics and Design of Experiments

Electrical Concentration (Required 127 Credits)

Required courses:

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
EE 111 & 111L	Digital Circuits and Digital Circuits Laboratory	4
EE 211	Embedded Systems	3
EE 222 & 222L	Electric Circuits II and Electric Circuits II Laboratory	4
EE 321 & 321L	Electronics I and Electronics Laboratory I	4
EE 322	Electronics II	3
EE 360	Signals and Systems	3
MATH 207	Introduction to Linear Algebra	2
Total Credits		23

Students fulfill technical electives with the above listed requirements. For students pursuing an Electrical Concentration, the following courses are recommended to fulfill the College of Engineering and Mines Core Program Requirements: CSCI 160 Computer Science I, EE 221 Electric Circuits I/EE 221L Electric Circuits I Laboratory, and EE 385 Engineering Data Analysis

Mechanical Concentration (Required 125 Credits)

Students who follow pursue this concentration can fulfill a portion of the technical elective requirements with the following concentration specific requirements. The remaining technical electives must be chosen from the program approved list. Students who pursue this option are strongly encouraged to consider a double major.

Required courses:

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
ENGR 201	Statics	3
ENGR 202	Dynamics	3
ENGR 203	Mechanics of Materials	3
ME 101	Introduction to Mechanical Engineering	3
ME 201	Student Design	2
ME 301	Materials Science	3
ME 306	Fluid Mechanics	3
ME 322	Design of Machinery	3
ME 323 & 323L	Machine Component Design and Machine Component Design Laboratory	4
ME 341	Thermodynamics	3
Total Credits		30

Students fulfill technical electives with the above listed requirements. For students pursuing a Mechanical Concentration, the following courses are recommended to fulfill the College of Engineering and Mines Core Program Requirements: ENGR 200 Computer Applications in Engineering, ENGR 206 Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering, and MATH 321 Applied Statistical Methods

Pre-Medicine

Students who are planning on applying to medical school may pursue this route as it contains critical information for students who plan on taking the MCAT. This is not a concentration and will not be added to the transcript as such.

II. Biomedical Engineering Required Courses (as listed above)

III. College of Engineering and Mines Core Program Requirements (as listed above)

IV. Requirements Outside of the College of Engineering and Mines (as listed above)

VI. Technical Electives

Students need to complete 45 credits of approved program technical electives. A list of approved technical electives is available from the program director. Students may take up to 12 credit hours outside the college with approval from the program director. For students planning on taking the MCAT exam, the following 12 credits are recommended and approved to count towards technical electives in the program:

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
BIOL 341 & 341L	Cell Biology and Cell Biol Lab	4
CHEM 341 & 341L	Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry I Laboratory	4
CHEM 342 & 342L	Organic Chemistry II and Organic Chemistry II Laboratory	4
or BIMD 301	Biochemistry
Total Credits		12

‡: Grade of "C" or better in these courses is required for graduation.
*: Students must ensure all appropriate pre-requisites are met prior to registering for all courses in the curriculum. BME 397 credits are unique. Registering for and successfully completing two (2) credits of BME 397 Cooperative Education (40 hours/week) will count as 3 credits towards the Program Required Electives (2 transcript credits + 1 waived credit). requirement. Students are allowed to register for/complete up to 4 total credit hours of BME 397 Cooperative Education (completing 4 credit hours of BME 397 would count as 6 credits of Program Required Electives).
**: Students may petition program director for alternative courses to fulfill requirements.
: Credit totals per concentration may vary 1-2 credit hours based on student course selection.

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Biomedical Engineering Licensure Requirements

UND Engineering programs are designed to help prepare students for various careers in engineering and may serve as an important step in the pathway for licensure. Students enrolled in, and planning on graduating from, one of the College of Engineering & Mines’ ABET-accredited majors are invited to take the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam, a multiple-choice, knowledge-based exam administered by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES).

The FE Exam covers subject matter taught in a typical baccalaureate engineering program accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET. Students may choose from computer-based exams in chemical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and other disciplines. Professional licensing in every U.S. state and territory requires, as the first step, that a student successfully pass the FE exam.

After passing the FE exam, in order to receive licensure in the field students must obtain at least four years of experience deemed acceptable to their licensing board and successfully pass a Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE) exam. The PE exams go beyond testing academic knowledge and require knowledge gained in engineering practice. If you are planning to seek professional licensure or certification in an engineering-related field, it is strongly recommended that you contact the appropriate licensing entity in the state in which you are located or plan to locate to in order to seek information and guidance regarding additional licensure or certification requirements.

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