The B.S. in Bioengineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the General Criteria and the Bioengineering Program Criteria. In order to earn the degree of Bachelor of Science with a major in Bioengineering, students must complete a minimum of 129 credits including satisfying general education requirements. Bioengineering students must also complete all listed requirements for the following sections: Mathematics & Sciences, Engineering Core, and Required Professional Subjects.

Students will also broaden their knowledge in a specific area of Bioengineering by completing elective courses in the professional tracks requirement.

Students in this program are not required to complete the College of Arts and Sciences exploratory requirements but must complete the General Education Requirements including capstone and writing intensive courses.

Program Educational Objectives

The objectives of the Bioengineering program are to produce graduates who:

have the interdisciplinary knowledge and transferable skills necessary to establish themselves as practicing professionals in bioengineering or biotechnology industries or a related field,
engage in the continued pursuit of knowledge in new and emerging fields related to bioengineering, and
have an awareness of ethical responsibility, and have the communication, problem-solving and teamwork skills necessary to function effectively in the modern multidisciplinary workplace.

Requirements for Bioengineering, B.S.

General Education - 28 credits

In order to graduate on-schedule without taking additional courses, it is highly recommended that students meet with an Undergraduate Academic Adviser concerning the selection of all of their General Education courses.

Each candidate for an Oakland University baccalaureate will need to satisfactorily complete approved courses in each of the following areas: Foundations, Explorations, and Integration. For details, refer to the General Education Requirements section of the catalog. In order to satisfy both general education and other program requirements, in some of the general education areas students should select from the courses listed below:

Foundations:

Writing Foundations course
Formal Reasoning (satisfied by course; see Mathematics and Sciences section)

Explorations: 1 Course from Each of the 7 Explorations Areas:

Arts
Language and Culture
Global Perspective
Literature
Natural Science and Technology (satisfied by course or course; see Engineering Core)
Social Science (satisfied by course, course, or course; see Additional Major Requirements)
Western Civilization (satisfied by course Introduction to Ethics in Science and Engineering; see Additional Major Requirements)

Integration:

Knowledge Applications (satisfied by course, see Mathematics and Sciences)
Capstone (satisfied by course; see Required Professional Subjects)

U.S. Diversity:

May be met by an approved course in the Explorations Area

Writing Intensive:

Writing Intensive in the Major (satisfied by course; see Required Professional Subjects)
Writing Intensive in General Education (may be met by an approved course in the Explorations Area)

Additional Major Requirements:

All bioengineering students must meet the following requirements. Courses from these selections can meet general education exploration areas above.

Professional Ethics: course Introduction to Ethics in Science and Engineering
Economics: Choose 1 from course, course, or course

Mathematics and Sciences

course Calculus I (4)
course Calculus II (4)
course Introduction to Differential Equations with Matrix Algebra (4)
course Multivariable Calculus (4)
or course Discrete Mathematics (4)
course Biology I (4)
course Biology Laboratory (1)
course Human Physiology (4)
course Physiology Laboratory (1)
course Introductory Physics I (4)
course Introductory Physics II (4)
course Biological Physics (4)
course General Chemistry I (4) and course General Chemistry Laboratory I (1)
course General Chemistry II (4) and course General Chemistry Laboratory II (1)
course Organic Chemistry I (4)

Engineering Core

course Engineering Graphics and CAD (1)
course Computer Problem Solving in Engineering (4)
course Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering (4)
course Introduction to Thermal Engineering (4)
course Introduction to Industrial and Systems Engineering (4)
course Design and Analysis of Electromechanical Systems (4)

Required Professional Subjects

course Bioinstrumentation (4)
course Introduction to Bioengineering (4)
course Research Project/Capstone Design (4)

Professional Tracks

Students must complete 16 credits of elective courses from the Professional Tracks below. Courses can be selected from within 1 track if the student has a particular area of interest or any combination of courses listed under different tracks. A minimum of 12 credits used toward the professional track requirement must be from courses with engineering-based material.

Track 1: Biomedical Imaging and Signal Processing

course Biomedical Signal Processing (4)
course Medical Imaging (4)
course Medical Image Analysis (4)
course Medical Physics (4)

Track 2: Bioinformatics and Genome Engineering

course Genetic and Genomic Engineering (4)
course Functional Genomics and Bioinformatics (4)
course Database Design and Implementation (4)
course Bioinformatics (4)

Track 3: Molecular Engineering

course Bioprocess Engineering (4)
course General Microbiology (4)
- This course does not satisfy the engineering-based material requirement
course Microbial Biotechnology (4)
course Introduction to Fluid and Thermal Energy Transport (4)

Track 4: Tissue Engineering

course Tissue Engineering (4)
course Bioengineering Organs and Tissues (4)
course Mechanics of Materials (4)
course Analysis and Design of Mechanical Structures (4)
course, course and course may also be selected to meet curriculum requirements. Prior approval is required to take these courses.

Track 5: Human Movement Engineering

Required Courses (12 credits):

Elective Courses (choose minimum of 4 credits):

course Spinal Orthotics (2) *
course Upper Extremity Orthotics (2) *
course Lower Extremity Orthotics (3) *
course Upper Extremity Prosthetics (2) *
course Lower Extremity Prosthetics (3) *

* Course does not satisfy the engineering-based material requirement

No Track Option

Any 16 credits chosen from the tracks above. A minimum of 12 credits must be engineering-based material

Major Standing

To enroll in 3000 or higher-level courses and to become candidates for the B.S. in Bioengineering, students must gain major standing. An application for major standing should be submitted prior to intended enrollment in 3000 or higher-level courses. Forms may be obtained from the SECS Undergraduate advising office or from the SECS website. At the time that major standing is approved, students with majors of Pre-Bioengineering will have their major changed to Bioengineering. Approval of both a major standing application and change of major to Bioengineering is required prior to enrolling in any 3000- or higher-level courses.

To gain major standing and be considered for a degree in Bioengineering, students must:

A) have an average of at least C in the following mathematics and sciences courses: course, course, course, course, course, course, and course.

B) have an average of at least C in the following engineering core courses: course, course, course, course, course and course.

C) have no more than 2 grades below C in the courses listed in A and B above

D) have not attempted any course listed in A and B above more than 3 times.

E) have not repeated more than 3 different courses listed in A and B. Courses in which a W (withdrawal) grade is recorded will not be counted

Conditional major standing may be granted in the semester in which the student will complete the courses listed in A and B above.

Performance Requirements

Satisfactory completion of the program requires a GPA of at least 2.0 within each group: mathematics and sciences, engineering core, required professional subjects, and professional tracks and a grade of C or better in the research project/capstone design course (course). For required professional subjects and professional track courses, at most 2 grades below C are permitted, at most 2 different courses may be repeated, and a total of 3 attempts per course are permitted.

Sample Bioengineering Schedule

Students may follow a schedule such as the one indicated below

Freshman Year

Fall Semester - 17 credits

course Biology I (4)
course Biology Laboratory (1)
course Computer Problem Solving in Engineering (4)
course Calculus I (4)
General Education (4)

Winter Semester - 17 credits

course Engineering Graphics and CAD (1)
course Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering (4)
course Calculus II (4)
course Introductory Physics I (4)
General Education (4)

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester - 17 credits

course Introduction to Differential Equations with Matrix Algebra (4)
course General Chemistry I (4)
course General Chemistry Laboratory I (1)
course Introduction to Industrial and Systems Engineering (4)
General Education (4)

Winter Semester - 16 credits

course Introduction to Thermal Engineering (4)
course Design and Analysis of Electromechanical Systems (4)
course Multivariable Calculus (4)
or course Discrete Mathematics (4)
General Education (4)

Junior Year

Fall Semester - 17 credits

course General Chemistry II (4)
course General Chemistry Laboratory II (1)
course Bioinstrumentation (4)
course Introduction to Bioengineering (4)
General Education (4)

Winter Semester - 17 credits

course Human Physiology (4)
course Physiology Laboratory (1)
course Organic Chemistry I (4)
course Introductory Physics II (4)
General Education (4)

Senior Year

Fall Semester -16 credits

Professional Track (4)
Professional Track (4)
Professional Track (4)
General Education (4)

Winter Semester - 12 credits

course Research Project/Capstone Design (4)
course Biological Physics (4)
Professional Track (4)

Applicable Minors

All Minors are applicable to this major with the exception of the following Minor(s): Child Welfare, International Orientation for EGR/CS, and Sustainability Engineering.

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