Biomedical Engineering (B.S.)

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Student Learning Outcomes

94 Major Hours, 132 Degree Hours

Students in this major must also complete requirements for a degree in the College of Arts & Sciences.

Departmental Requirements (58 hours):

Required Support Courses (18 hours):

BME 225 - Biomedical Engineering Cell & Molecular Biology
MATH 125 - Calculus II (C) [SGR #5, HSDC]
MATH 225 - Calculus III (C) [SGR #5, HSDC]
MATH 321 - Differential Equations (C)
MATH 381 Introduction to Probability and Statistics (at SDSM&T)
Or
MATH 481 - Probability and Statistics (C)

Required Supplemental Coursework (Select 18 hours from the below list):

Biomedical Engineering Electives (9 hours):

Choose 9 credit hours from the list of courses below (or other electives as approved by department chair):
BME 307 - Experimental Design (C)
BME 307L - Experimental Design Lab (C)
BME 308 - Biomedical Engineering for Global Health (C)
BME 402 - Computational Biomedical Engineering (C)
BME 402L - Computational Biomedical Engineering Lab (C)
BME 404 - Biomedical Signal and Imaging (C)
BME 404L - Biomedical Signal and Imaging Lab (C)
BME 405 - Cell and Tissue Engineering (C)
BME 405L - Cell and Tissue Engineering Lab (C)
BME 408 - Biomedical Engineering (C)
BME 425 - Medical Product Development
BME 450 - Regulatory Pathways for Medical Product Development
CBE 486 (also taught as BME 586)-Immuno-Engineering 2/3 cr hrs (taken at SDSM&T)
BME 406 (also taught as BME 506)-Occupational Biomechanics 3 cr hrs (taken at SDSM&T)
BME 528/528L (also taught as ME 428/L)-Applied Finite Element Analysis/Lab 3/1 cr hrs (taken at SDSM&T)

Humanities and Social Sciences (6 hours)

To fulfill Arts & Sciences B.S. requirements, take two supplemental humanities or social science courses (minimum six credit hours) from among the following prefixes: ANTH, CJUS, CLHU, CMST, DCOM, ENGL, FREN, GEOG, GER, GREE, HIST, INTS, LAKL, LATI, LDR, LING, MCOM, MFL, MSL, NATV, PHIL,POLS, selected PSYC (per Psychology section of the catalog), REL, RUSS, SOC, SPAN, selected SUST (per Sustainability section of the catalog), and WMST.

Introduction to Literature (3 hours)

To fulfill Arts & Sciences B.S. requirements, take Introduction to Literature.

ENGL 210 - Introduction to Literature (C) [SGR #4, HSDC]

USD General Education (34 credit hours)

ENGL 101 - Composition I (C) [SGR #1, HSDC] 3cr
Advanced Composition SGR#1 3cr
CMST 101 - Foundations of Communication (C) [SGR #2, HSDC] 3cr
Social Science 2 courses/diff prefix 6cr
Humanities/Fine Arts 1 course each from list 6cr
MATH 123 - Calculus I (C) [SGR #5, HSDC] (5 credit hours required)
BIOL 151 - General Biology I (C) [SGR #6, HSDC] 3cr
BIOL 151L - General Biology I Lab (C) [SGR #6, HSDC] 1cr
CHEM 112 - General Chemistry I (C) [SGR #6, HSDC] 3cr
CHEM 112L - General Chemistry I Laboratory (C) [SGR #6, HSDC] 1cr

B.S. / M.S. Accelerated Option

Undergraduate BME majors may elect to complete both the B.S. and M.S. concurrently. Students who pursue the accelerated option will be awarded their undergraduate degree first but may be awarded both degrees upon completion of the graduate requirements. Students may apply for admission to the M.S. program after completing 75 undergraduate credit hours and may begin taking graduate-level courses upon completion of 90 undergraduate credit hours and acceptance into the accelerated graduate program. Additional information about the accelerated degree can be found on the accelerated program catalog page for the M.S. in BME.

Four-Year Program Guides and Costs

USD encourages students to take 15 credits per semester or 30 credits within the year in order to graduate in 4 years. To help students complete their academic degree program in four years, we provide a sample academic plan. Please work with your academic advisor to confirm your plan.

Biomedical Engineering, B.S. 4-year plan guide

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Biomedical Engineering, B.S. 4-year plan guide at USD-Sioux Falls

State Authorization - It Matters Where You Live

If your learning placement course (internship, externship, clinical, rotation, practicum, independent study, study away, etc.) or your online course will be taken outside South Dakota, please reference USD’s State Authorization webpage.

State Authorization