Curriculum: Biological Engineering

Concentration:

Degree earned: Bachelor of Science in Biological Engineering

Effective: 07/2009
Updated:

FRESHMAN YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit
CH 101 Chemistry, A Molecular Science1
CH 102 General Chemistry Lab1
E 101 Introduction to Engr & Prob Solv1
E 115 Intro to Computing Environ
ENG 101 Academic Writing & Research 1
MA 141 Calculus I1
PE 1** Fitness & Wellness Course*

3
1
1
1
4
4
1

15

   BAE 100 Intro to Biol. Engr
Chemistry Elective2
MA 241 Calculus II2
PY 205 Physics for Engr & Sci I1
EC 205 Economics (GEP Soc Sci Req*)3

1
4
4
4
3

16
 
SOPHOMORE YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit
BAE 200 Comp Meth in Biol Engr
MAE 206 Engineering Statis or
CE 214 Engineering Mechanics-Statics4
MA 242 Calculus III
PY 208 Physics for Engr & Sc II
GEP Requirement*

2
3

4
4
3

16

   BAE 202 Intro to BAE Methods
MAE 208 Engineering Dynamics or CE 215 Engr Mechanics-Dynamics
MA 341 Applied Diff Equations
MAE 301 Engr Thermodynamics I
BIO 181 Intro Bio: Ecol, Evol & Biodiv or
BIO 183 Intro Bio: Cell & Mol Biol

4
3

3
3
4

17
 
JUNIOR YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit
BAE 402 Transport Phenomena
BAE Elective5
MAE 308 Fluid Mechanics or
CE 382 Hydraulics
ECE 331 Princ Elect Engr I
Biol Science Elective6

3
3
3

3
3

15

   BAE 315 Prop Biol Engr Materials
BAE Elective5
MAE 314 Solid Mechanics or
CE 313 Mechanics of Solids
ST 370 Prob & Statistics for Engr
GEP Requirement*
PE/Healthy Living Elective*

3
3
3

3
3
1

16
 
SENIOR YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit
BAE 401 Bioinstrumentation
BAE 451 Engr Design I
Engr Elective7
Ethics (GEP IP Requirement*)8
ENG 331 Comm Engr & Tech or
ENG 333 Comm Sci & Res

3
3
3
3
3

15

   BAE 452 Engr Design II
Engr Elective7
GEP Requirement*
GEP Requirement*
GEP Requirement*

3
3
3
2-3
3

14-15
 
Minimum Credit Hours Required for Graduation*: 124
 
Footnotes:        
 

Major/Program requirements and footnotes:

1 Must be completed with a grade of C- or higher.
2 Choose from CH 201& 202; CH 220; or CH 221 & 222.
3 Choose from EC 205, ARE 201 or EC 201.
4 Students should follow either CE 214 – 215 – 382 – 313 or MAE 206 – 208 – 308 – 314.
5 Choose from BAE 361, 422, 471, or 481.
6 Choose from ANS 150, BCH 451, FS 402, FS 421, GN 411, HS 462, MB 351/352, PB 200, or SSC 200.
7 Choose from BAE 361, 422, 425, 462, 471, 472, 473, 481 or 578; or CHE 435; or ISE 311; or MAE 435.
8 Choose from IDS 201, STS 301, 304 or 320; satisfies 3 hours of GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives requirement.

*General Education Program (GEP) requirements:

To complete the requirements for graduation and the General Education Program, the following credit hours and co-requisites must be satisfied. University approved GEP course lists for each category can be found at http://www.ncsu.edu/uap/academic-standards/gep/courselists/index.html .

PHYSICAL EDUCATION - 2 hours to be selected from the approved GEP Physical Education list.
a. One fitness and wellness course (any PE 100-level course).
b. One additional credit hour of PE activity courses.
HUMANITIES - 6 credits to be selected from two different disciplines from the approved GEP Humanities list.
SOCIAL SCIENCES  - 3 credits to be selected in a discipline other than economics from the approved GEP Social Sciences list. EC 205 (EC 201 or ARE 201) taken as part of the Major requirements satisfies 3 credit hours of the 6 credit hours needed to fulfill the GEP Social Sciences requirement.
ADDITIONAL BREADTH - 3 credits to be selected from the approved GEP Humanities, Social Sciences or Visual and Performing Arts lists.
INTERDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES  - 2-3 credits to be selected from the approved GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives list.

Co-requisites:
U.S. Diversity and Global Knowledge co-requisites must be satisfied to complete the General Education requirements. Choose course(s) that are identified on the approved GEP course lists as meeting the U.S. Diversity and Global Knowledge co-requisites.
Foreign Language proficiency at the FL_102 level will be required for graduation.