Curriculum and Courses

Bioengineering BS Program

You’ll take 120 credits including:

66 credits in engineering (including general, electrical and bioengineering)
7 credits in chemistry
47 credits in an array of course work: Math (15), Physics (8), English (9), University Studies (15)

Bioengineering Major Curriculum and Flow Charts

Select the curriculum below based on your entering year to the University. Check with your faculty advisor or ES³ if you are unsure which requirements you are following.

Catalog years 2019-20 to present

Curriculum (PDF)
FlowChart (PDF)

Biomedical Engineering (BME) Concentration

The Biomedical Engineering (BME) Concentration is offered to students who wish to expand their education on medical applications of bioengineering, including biomedical device development and tissue engineering. Students interested in the concentration can either apply as an incoming student or after they are admitted to the university, and are required to submit the BME Concentration Approval Form (PDF).

The BME concentration consists of a set of eight Biomedical Engineering Foundation Core courses, one Biomedical Engineering Core course, and two electives chosen from an approved list of either Cell & Tissue Engineering or Medical Devices & Manufacturing. Students in the BME concentration will also choose a related senior capstone design project. In order to graduate with the concentration, students must have a 2.000 bioengineering major GPA and a 2.700 BME GPA.

Catalog years 2019-20 to present

Curriculum (PDF)
FlowChart (PDF)

Pre-medicine Track (or "Premed")

This undergraduate program in bioengineering is designed so that students can easily fulfill the requirements for medical school admission and at the same time receive an outstanding engineering education.

Students interested in the pre-medicine track (PDF) should meet with the pre-health advisor and their faculty advisor early in the program to ensure appropriate courses are completed in a timely manner.

Student research opportunities are available at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.

University Studies Requirements for BNG

BNG students are required to meet the University Studies requirements by choosing an approved course from the following University Studies Clusters:

Students who enter the University with 24 or more transfer credits will follow the Transfer Substitution Policy for University Studies.

Transfer students may use an appropriate disciplinary transfer course to meet selected University Studies requirements listed above. Humanities courses can be used to meet Clusters 3A, 3B, and 4A and Social Science courses can be used to meet Clusters 4A, 4B, and 4C. If students cannot meet a requirement with a course transferred under this policy at the time of matriculation, they must take an approved University Studies course.

Students who do not have an equivalent course to EGR 111 at the time of matriculation must complete the requirement by successfully completing a 200-level or higher Engineering, Computing, Science, or Math course prior to graduation.