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
FlowChart
Honors Tracking Sheet (for catalog years 2020-21 to present)

Catalog years 2017-18 and 2018-19:

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.

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
FlowChart
Honors Tracking Sheet (for catalog years 2020-21 to present)

Catalog year 2018-19:

Premedicine 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 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.

Bioengineering Honors College

Minimum 24 credits with a grade B or higher in each course

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
REQUIRED (15/16 Credits)
EGR 111H	Introduction to Engineering and Computing	3
ENL 101H	Critical Writing and Reading I	3
ENL 102H	Critical Writing and Reading II	3
HON 301 (US 4C)	Research Across Disciplines (Thesis Preparation Seminar)	3
HON 490/EGR 497H + 498H	Thesis Project/Bioengineering Capstone Design	3/4
ELECTIVE (9 credits)

ENL 266H	Technical Communications	3
US 3A (or 3B)H	Approved “Literature” course	3
US 3B (or 3A)H	Approved “Visual and Performing Arts” Course	3
BNG 255H	Biology for Engineers	3
BNG 219H	Chemical Methods in Bioengineering	3
BNG 220H	Biochemical Thermodynamics	3
BNG 311H	Statistics for Bioengineering	3
BNG 315H	Biomechanics	3
BNG 316H	Biomaterials	3

HON 490 is recommended for students who will pursue graduate study

No more than six credits of "Honors contract"

Timeline

By the time you have completed...	Requirement
15 total credits (including transfer and AP credits), or one semester at UMD, whichever comes first.	At least three Honors credits.
30 total credits, or two semesters at UMD, whichever comes first.	At least six Honors credits.
60 total credits, or four semesters at UMD, whichever comes first.	At least twelve Honors credits.
90 total credits, or six semesters at UMD, whichever comes first.	At least eighteen Honors credits, including Honors 301, and submission of thesis project proposal.
120 total credits, or eight semesters at UMassD, whichever comes first.	All 24 credits with minimum GPA 3.2.

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:

Effective Fall 2014, students who transfer to the University with 24 or more transfer credits will follow the Transfer Substitution policy for University Studies.