UNDERGRADUATE
CERTIFICATE
IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
The Undergraduate Enhancement Certificate
in Biomedical Engineering provides students
an opportunity to obtain academic training
in the field of Biomedical Engineering and
receive recognition for their endeavors.
Students in the program must fulfill all the
requirements for an Engineering
Undergraduate Degree (any departmental major
can be pursued) and also meet the additional
requirements for the Certificate program
listed below. Please note that the
Enhancement Certificate is granted
simultaneously with the B.S. Degree in the
engineering discipline of choice, i.e., the
certificate cannot be awarded after the B.S.
degree has been granted. The certificate is
not available to non-engineering majors.
To Earn the certificate, students must
complete the following coursework:
Chemistry/Biology (8 hours min.)
Students must take the following biology
and organic chemistry courses:
BSC 2010 Biology II -
Cellular Processes*
One of the following Organic Chemistry
sequences:
Either:
CHM 2210
Organic Chemistry I *
CHM 2211
ORganic Chemistry II *
Or:
CHM 2200
Organic Chemstry ***
Human Services (3 hours min.)
One of the following (or related approved
course):
PSY 3044
Experimental Psychology **
PET 3310
Kinesiology
PET 3351 Exercise Physiology I
EXP 4104 Sensory Processes
PSB 4013C Neuropsychology
Engineering (9 hours min.****)
Students can select from the following
courses, or substitute approved
engineering-prefix courses:
BME 5746 Intro to Biomedical Engineering
EIN 4313L Human Factors
EIN 5245 Work Physiology & Biomechanics
ECH 4751 Engineering of Biological Systems
ECH 5747 Selected Topics in Chemical
Engineering
Biotechnology
BME 5748 Selected Topics in Biomedical
Engineering
* These courses are typically required
for Medical School admission. Note that
there may be other required courses, such as
a course in Human Genetics and the Organic
Chemistry laboratories.
** These courses are not normally
required for Medical School admission, but
are often "highly recommended."
*** This is a single semester course in
Organic Chemistry. This course does not
normally satisfy Chemical Engineering degree
(in these cases, students must take the full
year sequence).
**** It is important to note that these
engineering course are above and beyond
courses necessary to satisfy the B.S. house
requirement. That is, these courses will not
qualify as engineering electives towards the
B.S. requirements for any of the
departmental degree programs. However, these
courses can count toward a graduate degree
in BME.
