Biomedical Engineering, B.S.
View ChecksheetMinimum Total Credit Hours: 130
Overall GPA - Combined and OU: 2.00
Major GPA - Combined and OU: 2.00
Curriculum GPA - Combined and OU: 2.00
Program Code: B108
Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the General Criteria and the Bioengineering, Biomedical and Similarly Named Program Criteria.
In order to progress in your curriculum in the Gallogly College of Engineering, and as a specific graduation requirement, a grade of C or better is required in each course in the curriculum, including all prerequisite courses.
Major Requirements
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Required Courses | ||
BME 1421 | Introduction to Biomedical Engineering | 1 |
BME 2333 | Biomedical Engineering Fundamentals | 3 |
BME 2433 | Signals and Systems for Biomedical Engineering | 3 |
BME 3143 | Biomechanics | 3 |
BME 3722 | Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering | 2 |
BME 3533 | Biomedical Instrumentation | 3 |
BME 3531 | Bioinstrumentation Lab | 1 |
BME 3171 | Biomedical Engineering Lab 1 | 1 |
BME 3123 | Biotransport | 3 |
BME 3233 | Biomaterials | 3 |
BME 4813 | Quantitative Physiology | 3 |
BME 3181 | Biomedical Engineering Lab 2 | 1 |
BME 4713 | Biomedical Engineering Design I | 3 |
BME 4823 | Biomedical Engineering Design II | 3 |
Total Credit Hours | 33 |
Major Support Requirements
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Math and Science | ||
BIOL 1124 | Intro Biol: Molecule/Cell/Phys | 4 |
CHEM 1415 | General Chemistry (Continued) | 5 |
C S 1213 | Programming for Non-Majors with Python | 3 |
ECE 2723 | Electrical Circuits I | 3 |
ISE 3293 | Applied Engineering Statistics | 3 |
MATH 2924 | Differential and Integral Calculus II | 4 |
MATH 2934 | Differential and Integral Calculus III | 4 |
MATH 3113 | Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations | 3 |
PHYS 2524 | General Physics for Engineering and Science Majors | 4 |
Upper-Division Biology Elective | ||
Course chosen per BME faculty approval | 3 | |
BME Electives | ||
Choose 12 hours of electives from the list of approved courses maintained by the department | 12 | |
Science, Math, and Engineering Electives | ||
Choose 6 hours of electives from the list of approved courses maintained by the department | 6 | |
Additional College Requirements | ||
ENGR 1411 | Pathways to Engineering Thinking 1 | 1 |
ENGR 2002 | Professional Development | 2 |
Total Credit Hours | 57 |
General Education and College Requirements
Courses designated as Core I, II, III, IV, or V are part of the General Education curriculum. Students must complete a minimum of 40 hours of General Education courses, chosen from the approved list, including at least one upper-division Gen. Ed. course outside of the student’s major. Courses graded P/NP will not apply.
A grade of C or better is required in each course in the curriculum, including all prerequisite courses.
UNIVERSITY-WIDE GENERAL EDUCATION (MINIMUM 40 HOURS) AND COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Core Area I: Symbolic and Oral Communication | ||
English Composition | ||
ENGL 1113 | Principles of English Composition | 3 |
ENGL 1213 | Principles of English Composition | 3 |
or EXPO 1213 | Expository Writing | |
Language (0-10 hours in the same language) | ||
This requirement can be met by two years of the same language in high school: | 0-10 | |
Beginning Course (0-5 hours) | ||
Beginning Course, continued (0-5 hours) | ||
Mathematics | ||
MATH 1914 | Differential and Integral Calculus I (Core I) 1, 2 | 4 |
Core Area II: Natural Science (including one laboratory) | ||
PHYS 2514 | General Physics for Engineering and Science Majors (Core II) 2 | 4 |
CHEM 1315 | General Chemistry (Core II-Lab) 2 | 5 |
or CHEM 1335 | General Chemistry I: Signature Course | |
Core Area III: Social Science | ||
P SC 1113 | American Federal Government | 3 |
Choose one course 3 | 3 | |
Core Area IV: Arts & Humanities | ||
Artistic Forms | ||
Choose one course 3 | 3 | |
Western Culture | ||
HIST 1483 | United States to 1865 | 3 |
or HIST 1493 | United States, 1865 to the Present | |
Choose one course (excluding HIST 1483 and HIST 1493) 3 | 3 | |
World Culture | ||
Choose one course 3 | 3 | |
Core Area V: First-Year Experience | ||
Choose one course 3 | 3 | |
Total Credit Hours | 40-50 |
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MATH 1914, MATH 2924, and MATH 2934 can be substituted with MATH 1823, MATH 2423, MATH 2433, and MATH 2443.
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Major support requirements that also satisfy University General Education requirements.
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To be chosen from the University-Wide General Education Approved Course List. Three of these hours must be upper-division (3000-4000). See list in the Class Schedule.
Free Electives
Electives to bring total applicable hours to the minimum total required for the degree including a minimum of 40 upper-division hours.
Suggested Semester Plan of Study
Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the General Criteria and the Bioengineering, Biomedical and Similarly Named Program Criteria.
In order to progress in your curriculum in the Gallogly College of Engineering, and as a specific graduation requirement, a grade of C or better is required in each course in the curriculum, including all prerequisite courses.
Two college-level courses in a single world language are required; this may be satisfied by successful completion of 2 years in a single world language in high school. Students who must take a language at the University will have an additional 6-10 hours of coursework.
Courses designated as Core I, II, III, IV or V are part of the General Education curriculum. Students must complete a minimum of 40 hours of General Education courses, chosen from the approved list.
Freshman | ||
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First Semester | Credit Hours | |
ENGL 1113 | Principles of English Composition (Core I) | 3 |
CHEM 1315 | General Chemistry (Core II-Lab) 1 | 5 |
MATH 1914 | Differential and Integral Calculus I (Core I) 2 | 4 |
ENGR 1411 | Pathways to Engineering Thinking 3 | 1 |
Approved Elective: First-Year Experience (Core V) 5 | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 16 | |
Second Semester | ||
ENGL 1213 or EXPO 1213 | Principles of English Composition (Core I) or Expository Writing | 3 |
CHEM 1415 | General Chemistry (Continued) (Core II-Lab) 1 | 5 |
MATH 2924 | Differential and Integral Calculus II 2 | 4 |
PHYS 2514 | General Physics for Engineering and Science Majors (Core II) | 4 |
BME 1421 | Introduction to Biomedical Engineering | 1 |
Credit Hours | 17 | |
Sophomore | ||
First Semester | ||
MATH 2934 | Differential and Integral Calculus III 2 | 4 |
PHYS 2524 | General Physics for Engineering and Science Majors | 4 |
BIOL 1124 | Intro Biol: Molecule/Cell/Phys (Core II-Lab) | 4 |
ENGR 2002 | Professional Development | 2 |
BME 2333 | Biomedical Engineering Fundamentals | 3 |
Credit Hours | 17 | |
Second Semester | ||
MATH 3113 | Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations | 3 |
C S 1213 | Programming for Non-Majors with Python | 3 |
HIST 1483 or HIST 1493 | United States to 1865 (Core IV) or United States, 1865 to the Present | 3 |
ECE 2723 | Electrical Circuits I | 3 |
BME 2433 | Signals and Systems for Biomedical Engineering | 3 |
ISE 3293 | Applied Engineering Statistics | 3 |
Credit Hours | 18 | |
Junior | ||
First Semester | ||
BME 3143 | Biomechanics | 3 |
BME 3722 | Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering | 2 |
BME 3533 | Biomedical Instrumentation | 3 |
BME 3531 | Bioinstrumentation Lab | 1 |
BME 3171 | Biomedical Engineering Lab 1 | 1 |
BME Elective 6 | 3 | |
Upper-Division Biology Elective (per BME faculty approval) | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 16 | |
Second Semester | ||
BME 3123 | Biotransport | 3 |
BME 3233 | Biomaterials | 3 |
BME 4813 | Quantitative Physiology | 3 |
BME 3181 | Biomedical Engineering Lab 2 | 1 |
BME Elective 6 | 3 | |
BME Elective 6 | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 16 | |
Senior | ||
First Semester | ||
BME 4713 | Biomedical Engineering Design I | 3 |
Science, Math, Engineering Elective (Per Advisor Approval) | 3 | |
Approved Elective: Social Science (Core III) 5 | 3 | |
Approved Elective: Western Culture (Core IV) 5 | 3 | |
Approved Elective: Artistic Forms (Core IV) 5 | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Second Semester | ||
BME 4823 | Biomedical Engineering Design II | 3 |
BME Elective 6 | 3 | |
Science, Math, Engineering Elective, (Per Advisor Approval) | 3 | |
P SC 1113 | American Federal Government (Core III) | 3 |
Approved Elective: World Culture (Core IV) 5 | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Total Credit Hours | 130 |
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CHEM 1315 and CHEM 1415 can be substituted with CHEM 1335 (Fall only) and CHEM 1435 (Spring only), respectively.
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MATH 1823, MATH 2423, MATH 2433, and MATH 2443 sequence can be substituted for MATH 1914, MATH 2924, and MATH 2934.
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Engineering transfer students may take ENGR 3511 in place of ENGR 1411.
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Pre-medical students should contact the OU Pre-Med Office, 415 Cate Center #1, (405) 325-2457.
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To be chosen from the University-Wide General Education Approved Course List. Three of these hours must be upper-division (3000-4000).
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BME Electives to be chosen from approved list of courses maintained by the School of Biomedical Engineering.