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2024-2025 Binghamton University Academic Guide
Biomedical Engineering, BS
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 Return to: Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science
The Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering program (BS) builds upon the base provided by the first-year engineering program at Watson College. The first-year core curriculum provides students with a broad foundation in engineering fundamentals, natural sciences, and mathematics. Depth in biomedical engineering is subsequently obtained through a series of required courses. The biomedical engineering curriculum is designed to offer students solid training in core engineering subjects (through core courses) while at the same time providing students with in-depth training in specific areas (through biomedical science and engineering electives).
There are four concentrations a student can choose to pursue their career and professional skill training in the department:
- Pre-Health Concentration: Offers students training opportunities to pursue medical professions
- Biomaterials and Bio-pharmaceutical Technology Concentration: Offers students training opportunities to pursue biotechnology professions
- Biomedical Devices and Instrumentations Concentration: Offers students training opportunities to pursue biomedical and biomanufacturing professions
- Computational Biosystems Concentration: Offers students training opportunities to pursue medical bioinformatics and computational industrial professions
The educational objectives of the undergraduate program in biomedical engineering are to ensure that our graduates are prepared for the workforce in the broad field encompassed by biomedical engineering and to pursue graduate studies in biomedical or other engineering fields, the sciences, or other disciplines such as business, law, or medicine.
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Admission Requirements
The department serves incoming first-year students, community college graduates, and transfer students from other institutions seeking a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering.
University General Education Requirements
All Binghamton University undergraduate students are required to fulfill this set of university-wide requirements to ensure that every graduate acquires the essential core of a SUNY university undergraduate education. Please refer to the General Education page for more information.
Watson College Requirements
For Watson College requirements, please refer to the Requirements for Degrees section in the Watson College Undergraduate Information.
Major Requirements
To receive the BS in Biomedical Engineering degree, students must complete a minimum of 126 credit hours in the courses outlined below with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 (C) and a minimum 2.0 grade point average in required biomedical engineering courses.
In the requirements listed below, the courses listed in the first year/fall semester and first year/spring semester constitute Watson College’s common first-year program for engineering students. The common first year is administered by the Engineering Design Division, as described in the Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science page of the Academic Guide. The four-year curriculum listed below provides one possible sequence of coursework. Other course sequences are possible if students meet the prerequisite or corequisite requirements. For more details, consult the Watson College Advising Office or the undergraduate program director for biomedical engineering.
A Four-Year Graduation Plan for Non-Pre-Med BME Students
Fall Semester (17 Credits)
Spring Semester (17 Credits)
Fall Semester (15 Credits)
Spring Semester (18 Credits)
Fall Semester (16 Credits)
Spring Semester (15 Credits)
Fall Semester (15 Credits)
Spring Semester (13 Credits)
- BME 451 - Biomedical Eng Design II
- Science Elective (must be 4 credit hours)** (Credits: 4)
- BME Depth Elective* or Science Elective** (Credits: 3)
- BME Depth Elective* (Credits: 3)
Notes:
* BME depth electives are chosen from your concentration
** Science electives include: PSYC 111, PSYC 220, ANTH 240, ANTH 243, any 300-level or higher course in BCHM, BIOL, CHEM, or PSYC.
Students must complete 30 credits of college-level math and basic science appropriate to biomedical engineering. If students fail to meet the minimum 30 credits, additional math and/or science electives will be required. It is important that students meet with their major department to discuss options.
General Education electives must be selected to satisfy the Binghamton University General Education requirements.
A Four-Year Graduation Plan for Pre-Med BME Students with MCAT Preparation
Fall Semester (17 Credits)
Spring Semester (17 Credits)
Fall Semester (15 Credits)
Spring Semester (18 Credits)
Fall Semester (18 Credits)
Spring Semester (15 Credits)
Fall Semester (18 Credits)
Spring Semester (18 Credits)
Notes:
* Pre-med electives: BIOL 114, BIOL 403, CHEM 332, CHEM 335, PSYC 111, ANTH 240, ANTH 243, any 300-level or higher course in BCHM, BIOL, CHEM, or PSYC.
** Students who plan to take the MCAT must choose two additional BME depth electives from any of the BME concentrations except pre-health, if needed, to satisfy the requirement to take 45 credit hours of engineering coursework.
The MCAT is typically taken after the third year. Before the MCAT is taken, it is suggested that the following courses are completed: BIOL 113, BIOL 114, BIOL 403, CHEM 111, CHEM 231, CHEM 332 and 335 (L), CHEM 341, PHYS 131, PHYS 132, PSYC 111, BME 340, ANTH 240, and ANTH 243.
Students must complete 30 credits of college-level math and basic science appropriate to biomedical engineering. If students fail to meet the minimum 30 credits, additional math and/or science electives will be required. It is important that students meet with their major department to discuss options.
General Education electives must be selected to satisfy the Binghamton University General Education requirements.
BME Concentrations
Students are required to select a concentration area to gain more in-depth knowledge and specialty training in biomedical engineering. Students must complete any two courses from the courses listed within a concentration to officially complete the required concentration. Courses chosen from a concentration fulfill the BME depth electives.
Biomaterials and Bio-pharmaceutical Technology Concentration
Biomedical Devices and Instrumentations Concentration
Computational Biosystems Concentration
Pre-Health Concentration
Students who wish to complete the pre-health concentration, but do not plan to take the MCAT, must complete two courses from the pre-health concentration (below) in addition to any two engineering depth electives from any of the other three BME concentrations. The two additional depth electives are required to satisfy the requirement to take 45 credit hours of engineering coursework.
Note:
If a student prefers to take a non-BME course somewhere else and wishes to transfer it to count toward the BS BME degree at Binghamton University, then the course must be listed here for equivalency prescribed by Binghamton University.
Required Course Prerequisites
The following courses, or their equivalent(s), are required prerequisites for the major:
- If students do not place into MATH 224, then MATH 223 (or its equivalent) and, if needed, MATH 108 (or its equivalent) and, if needed, MATH 107 (or its equivalent) and, if needed, MATH 106 (or its equivalent) are required prerequisites for completion of the major.
- Students who have not had adequate course preparation may need to take CHEM 100 prior to taking CHEM 104 or CHEM 111.
- While EDD 103/111/104/112 is preferred, in rare cases, under advisement from the Watson Advising Office, a first-year composition course and an introduction to computer programming course may be used to meet the EDD 103/111/104/112 requirement.
Honors Program
The honors program in Biomedical Engineering (BME) is designed for high-caliber students interested in more vigorous and in-depth academic challenges. Students enrolled in this program will have access to a variety of research opportunities unavailable to other students. To graduate with honors in BME, a student must attain a 3.5 GPA for all courses necessary for graduation. Students in the BME honors program must complete a 3-credit hour biomedical engineering honors research project course. The student must propose a research project in conjunction with a faculty advisor who will sponsor the work, conduct the study, and write and defend an honors thesis. An honors research advisory committee composed of at least three BME faculty members will evaluate the work and thesis and will determine whether the student satisfactorily completes the honors thesis work. Alternatively, students can choose to present their honors thesis work in the BME Honors Thesis Symposium organized by the Department Honors Program Committee. In this case, the Department Honors Program Committee will evaluate the work and thesis and will determine whether each student satisfactorily completes the honors thesis work. The 3-credit hour honors research course can be counted as a BME engineering elective to satisfy the undergraduate degree requirement. For more information, visit the Biomedical Engineering website. Non-BME majors or exceptional students who lack one or more BME major requirements may petition the undergraduate program director for acceptance into the BME Honors Program.
Additional Information about the Program
The Bachelor of Science program in Biomedical Engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org, under the commission’s General Criteria and Program Criteria for Bioengineering, Biomedical, and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.
For more information on the Biomedical Engineering BS program, please refer to the Biomedical Engineering Undergraduate Program website. To apply to the Biomedical Engineering BS program, please visit the University Undergraduate Admissions website.
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