Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing
Biomedical Engineering Program
Bulletin Year: 2026-2027

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Semester One (16-18 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
	ENGL 101	Critical Reading and Composition (CC-CMW)	3	C
!	MATH 141	Calculus I3 (CC-ARP)	4	C		C or better in MATH 112/115/116 or through placement exam
!	CHEM 111	General Chemistry I (CC-SCI)	3	C		C or higher in MATH 111 or higher (or by placement into MATH 115 or higher); Prereq or Coreq: C or higher in CHEM 111L
!	CHEM 111L	General Chemistry I Lab (CC-SCI)	1	C		Prereq or Coreq: C or higher in CHEM 111
!	BIOL 101	Biological Principles I (CC-SCI)	3	C		Coreq: BIOL 101L
!	BIOL 101L	Biological Principles I Lab (CC-SCI)	1	C		Prereq or Coreq: BIOL 101
	BMEN 101 or ENCP 101	Intro. to Biomedical Engr. fall only or Introduction to Engineering (PR)	1-3		*

Semester Two (15 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
!	MATH 142	Calculus II (CC-ARP)	4	C		C or better in MATH 141
!	BMEN 212	Fundamentals of Biomedical Systems (PR)	3	C	*	C or better in MATH 115 or higher or through placement exam
!	PHYS 211	Essentials of Physics I (PR)	3	C		C or better in MATH 141; Coreq: PHYS 211L
!	PHYS 211L	Essentials of Physics I Lab (PR)	1	C		Prereq/Coreq: C or better in PHYS 211
!	CHEM 112	General Chemistry II (PR)	3	C		C or higher in MATH 111 or higher MATH (or by placement score into MATH 115 or higher); Prereq or Coreq: C or higher in CHEM 112L
!	CHEM 112L	General Chemistry II Lab (PR)	1	C		C or higher in CHEM 111L or CHEM 141L; Prereq or Coreq: C or higher in CHEM 112

Semester Three (17 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
	ENGL 102	Rhetoric and Composition (CC-CMW, CC-INF)	3			C or better in ENGL 101
!	BMEN 240	Cellular & Molecular Biol. with Engr. Applications fall only (PR)	4	C	*	C or better in BIOL 101
!	MATH 242	Elem. Differential Equations (PR)	3	C		C or better in MATH 142
!	CHEM 333	Organic Chemistry I (PR)	3			C or higher in CHEM 112 or 142
	CHEM 331L or CHEM 333L	Essentials of Organic Chem. Lab I or Compr. Org. Chem. Lab I (PR)	1-2			Coreq: CHEM 333; Prereq: C or better in CHEM 112L or CHEM 142L (CHEM 331L); Prereq: C or better in CHEM 112 or 142L; Pre/Coreq: C or higher in CHEM 333 (CHEM 333L)
!	STAT 509	Statistics for Engineers (PR)	3			MATH 142 or equivalent

Semester Four (13 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
!	BMEN 263	Introduction to Biomechanics spring only (MR)	3		*	C or better in BMEN 212 & PHYS 211
!	BMEN 290	Thermodynamics of Biomol. Sys. spring only (MR)	3	C	*	C or better in BMEN 240 & PHYS 211
!	BMEN 345	Human Anat. & Phys. for BMEN spring only (PR)	4		*	C or better in BMEN 240
		Carolina Core AIU4 (CC-AIU)	3

Semester Five (14-17 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
!	BMEN 271	Introduction to Biomaterials fall only (PR)	3		*	D or better in CHEM 333; C or better in BMEN 290 or ECHE 311
!	BMEN 321	Biomonitoring & Electrophysiology fall only (MR)	3		*	C or better in BMEN 212, BMEN 240, & MATH 242
!	BMEN 381	Biomedical Engineering Lab I fall only (MR)	2		*	D or better in BMEN 263, STAT 509; Prereq or Coreq: D or better in BMEN 271
		Biomedical Engineering Elective5 (PR)	3		*	See Bulletin listing.
		Carolina Core GSS4 (CC-GSS)	3
		Carolina Core CMS4 (CC-CMS)	0-3

Semester Six (17 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
	BMEN 302	Prof. Dev. & Ethics in BMEN spring only (MR)	2		*	D or better in BMEN 101 or ENCP 101
	BMEN 340	Biochemistry with Engr. Applications spring only (PR)	4		*	C or better in BMEN 240
!	BMEN 354	Biotransport spring only (MR)	3		*	D or better in BMEN 263 & C or better in MATH 242
!	BMEN 363	Biomed. Instrumentation spring only (MR)	3		*	D or better in BMEN 321 or 360
!	BMEN 382	Biomed. Engineering Lab II spring only (MR)	2		*	D or better in BMEN 321 & 381; Prereq or coreq: D or better in BMEN 363
		Biomedical Engineering Elective5 (PR)	3		*	See Bulletin listing.

Semester Seven (15-18 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
!	BMEN 427	Senior BMEN Design I fall only (MR, CC-INT)	3		*	D or better in BMEN 381 or 382
	BMEN 411	Modeling and Simulation of Biomedical Systems fall only (MR)	3		*	D or better in BMEN 271 & 354
	BMEN 391	Kinetics in Biomolecular Systems fall only (MR)	3		*	D or better in BMEN 340 or CHEM 550 or BIOL 541; C or better in BMEN 290 or ECHE 310 or EMCH 290, or ENCP 290; & C or better in MATH 242
		Biomedical Engineering Elective5 (PR)	3		*	See Bulletin listing.
		Program Elective6 (PR)	3		*	See Bulletin listing.
		Carolina Core GFL7 (CC-GFL)	0-3

Semester Eight (15-18 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
	BMEN 428	Senior BMEN Design II spring only (MR)	3		*	D or better in BMEN 427
		Program Elective6 (PR)	3		*	See Bulletin listing.
		Biomedical Engineering Elective5 (PR)	3		*	See Bulletin listing.
		Carolina Core VSR4 (CC-VSR)	3
		Carolina Core GHS4 (CC-GHS)	3
		Carolina Core GFL7 (CC-GFL)	0-3

Graduation Requirements Summary

Minimum Total Hours	Minimum Major Requirements Hours	College and Program Requirements Hours	Carolina Core Hours	Minimum Institutional GPA
122	33	55-57	34	2.00

1. Regardless of individual course grades, students must maintain a minimum 2.00 cumulative GPA.
2. Some colleges require a minimum GPA for major courses. Courses indicated in this column are included in the BMEN program GPA of 2.00.
3. Students who place into MATH 115 will be required to successfully complete it before taking MATH 141.
4. The Carolina Core provides the common core of knowledge, skill and academic experience for all Carolina undergraduate students.
5. Biomedical Engineering Electives (12 hours): BMEN 342, 346, 389, 392, 499, 532, 537, 546, 547, 548, 565, 572, 575, 589, ECHE 430; ELCT 391; EMCH 580, EXSC 335. At most 3 credit hours may come from BMEN 499. In addition, BMEN courses numbered 700 and above may be used to satisfy this requirement, provided the student is admitted to an Accelerated Bachelor’s/Graduate Program.
6. Program Electives (6 hours): The Program Elective may be satisfied by any Biomedical Engineering Elective, any CSCE course at a 200 level and above, as well as any ECHE, ELCT, EMCH, or INDE course at a 300 level and above, or any of the following: BIOL 102, 102L, 250, 250L, 270, 270L, 301, 302L, 303, 415, 460, 505, 530, 531 (or ENHS 661/EPID 661), 534, 553, 610, 612, 620, 635, 653, 655, 656, 662, 665, 667, 690; CHEM 321 or 322, 321L or 322L, 334, 332L, 340, 541, 541L, 542, 545, 550 (or BIOL 541), 550L (or BIOL 541L); CSCE 145, EMCH 111, EXSC 330, 562; MATH 241, 344 (or MATH 526), 374, 520, 524, 544, 546, 547, 550, 552; MGMT 371; MKTG 457; PHYS 212, 212L, 515, 516, 517; STAT 516, 518, 519, 520 (or MGSC 520), 523, 525 (or MGSC 525), 528, 530, 582 (or CSCE 582); UNIV 101 .
7. Students in the College of Engineering & Computing are required to demonstrate proficiency in one foreign language equivalent to the 121 course by 1) a score of two or better on the foreign language placement test; or 2) completion of the 109 & 110 courses in FREN, GERM, LATN, or SPAN or completion of the 121 course in another foreign language. Students who do not place out of the GFL requirement may need to take additional hours to meet this requirement.

Program Notes

• Courses identified as “critical” must be completed by the semester in which they are listed in order to ensure a timely graduation due to prerequisite requirements for subsequent required courses.
• All undergraduate students must take a 3-credit course or its equivalent with a passing grade that covers the founding documents. This course may fulfill any requirement in the program of study. Courses that meet this requirement are listed in the academic bulletin.
• A student cannot repeat courses from the Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing in which they earned a grade of C or better. In addition, a student cannot repeat any course from the College a second time. No more than four courses from the Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing may be repeated in order to satisfy the requirements for any degree from the College, regardless of satisfactory work. For this purpose, withdrawal from a course with a grade of W is not regarded as enrollment in that course. A student that does not satisfactorily complete a degree-required College course within two attempts must change major or transfer out of the Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing.
• The last 25% of a student’s degree must be completed in residence at the University, and at least half of the hours in the student’s major courses and in the student’s minor courses (if applicable) must be taken at the University.
• Disclaimer: Prerequisites on courses are subject to change. Please refer to Bulletin.

Code Definitions

University Requirements: Bachelor’s degree-seeking students must meet Carolina Core (general education) requirements.

Code	Definition
CC	Carolina Core
CC-AIU	Carolina Core – Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding
CC-ARP	Carolina Core – Analytical Reasoning and Problem-Solving
CC-CMS	Carolina Core – Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Spoken Component
CC-CMW	Carolina Core – Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Written Component
CC-GFL	Carolina Core – Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Foreign Language
CC-GHS	Carolina Core – Historical Thinking
CC-GSS	Carolina Core – Social Sciences
CC-INF	Carolina Core – Information Literacy
CC-INT	Carolina Core – Integrative Course
CC-SCI	Carolina Core – Scientific Literacy
CC-VSR	Carolina Core – Values, Ethics, and Social Responsibility
CR	College Requirement
MR	Major Requirement
PR	Program Requirement