Curriculum: Biological Engineering

Concentration: Bioprocessing Engineering

Degree earned: Bachelor of Science in Biological Engineering: Bioprocessing 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 Elective 2
MA 241 Calculus II1
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 Bio

4
3

3
3
4

17

 
JUNIOR YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit
BAE 402 Transport Phenomena
BAE Elective5
MB 351 General Microbiology
MAE 308 Fluid Mechanics or
CE 382 Hydraulics
ECE 331 Princ Elect Engr I

3
3
3

3
3

15

 

BAE 315 Prop Biol Eng Materials
BAE 422 Intro Food Processing Engr
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 Elective6
Ethics (GEP IP Requirement*)7
ENG 331 Comm Engr & Tech or
ENG 333 Comm Sci & Res

3
3
3
3
3

15

 

BAE 425 Industrial Microbiology & Bioprocess
BAE 452 Engr Design II
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 220; or CH 221 & 222.
3 Choose from EC 201 or 205, or ARE 201.
4 Students should follow either CE 214 – 215 – 382 – 313 or MAE 206 – 208 – 308 – 314.
5 Choose from BAE 361, 471, or 481.
6 Choose from CHE 435 or MAE 435.
7 Choose from IDS 201, STS 301, 304 or 320, which satisfies 3 hours of the Interdisciplinary Perspectives GEP 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 (ARE 201 or EC 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.