The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering - BME Degree Requirements

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Degree Requirements

Students may satisfy the requirements for the B.S. BME degree by meeting all the requirements listed in any one of the catalog years in effect during the period of their enrollment in the Institute or during their last two years (prior to their enrollment at Georgia Tech) in the program at one of the RETP schools. The suggested schedule for the current degree requirements is listed in the following table

FIRST YEAR - FALL	HRS
MATH 1501 CALCULUS I	4
CHEM 1310 GENERAL CHEMISTRY	4
BIOL 1510 BIOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES	4
ENGL 1101 ENGLISH COMPOSITION I	3
WELLNESS	2
TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS =	17

FIRST YEAR - SPRING	HRS
MATH 1502 CALCULUS II	4
CHEM 1315 SURVEY OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY	3
PHYS 2211 INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS I	4
BMED 1300 PROBLEMS IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING I	3
ENGL 1102 ENGLISH COMPOSITION II	3
TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS =	17

SECOND YEAR - FALL	HRS
MATH 2401 CALCULUS III	4
CHEM 3511 SURVEY OF BIOCHEMISTRY	3
PHYS 2212 INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS II	4
CS 1371 COMPUTING FOR ENGINEERS	3
HIST 2111 or 2112 or POL 1101 or PUBP 3000 or INTA 1200	3
TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS =	17

SECOND YEAR - SPRING	HRS
MATH 2403 DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS	4
BMED 2210 CONSERVATION PRINCIPALS IN BME	4
COE 2001 STATICS	2
ECE 3710 CIRCUITS & ELECTRONICS	2
BMED 2300 PROBLEMS IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING II	3
TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS =	15

THIRD YEAR - FALL	HRS
BMED 3160 SYSTEMS PHYSIOLOGY I	4
BMED 3400 INTRODUCTION TO BIOMECHANICS	4
ECE 2025 INTRODUCTION TO SIGNAL PROCESSING	4
ECE 3741 INSTRUMENTATION & ELECTRONICS LAB	1
CEE / MATH / ISYE 3770 STATISTICS & APPLICATIONS	3
TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS =	16

THIRD YEAR - SPRING	HRS
BMED 3500 BIOMEDICAL SENSORS & INSTRUMENTATION	3
BMED 3161 SYSTEMS PHYSIOLOGY II	4
BMED 3300 BIOTRANSPORT	4
HUMANITIES ELECTIVE(S)*	3
LCC 3401 TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION PRACTICES	2
TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS =	16

FOURTH YEAR - FALL	HRS
MSE 2001 PRIN & APPL ENGINEERING MATERIALS	3
BMED 4600 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT I	2
BME TECHNICAL ELECTIVE(S)	6
HUMANITIES ELECTIVE(S)*	3
FREE ELECTIVE(S)	3
TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS =	17

FOURTH YEAR - SPRING	HRS
BMED 4601 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT II	3
BME TECHNICAL ELECTIVE(S)	3
ECON 2100 or 2105 or 2106	3
HUMANITIES / SOCIAL SCIENCE ELECTIVE(S)*	6
FREE ELECTIVE(S)	2
TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS =	17

Total program hours = 130 semester hours plus Wellness (2 hours)

*Students must include an ethics course, selected from an approved list, as one of their social science or humanities electives.

Older degree requirements are archived on the Registrar's Website.

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