Academic Catalog
Bioengineering (B.S.) 2023-2024 Catalog Year
U.A. Whitaker College of Engineering
Bioengineering, Civil Engineering, and Environmental Engineering
Website: https://www.fgcu.edu/eng/bioengineering-civilengineering-environmentalengineering/bioengineering-bs
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Bioengineering plays an important role in transforming discoveries at the intersection of engineering, the life sciences, and health care into innovative new products and capabilities. By combining engineering principles with biology and physiology from the molecular, cell, and tissue level up to the human form, bioengineers solve problems to help improve human health and quality of life. Upon graduation, bioengineers can work in the medical device and biotechnology industries, in health care and research, and for government agencies, such as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
The Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Bioengineering emphasizes the application of new technology to biomaterials, biomechanics, and biomedical tools and procedures. Students learn how to solve problems associated with interactions between living and non-living materials and systems. They complete core courses common to all engineering majors as well as specialized courses in bioengineering. With the addition of another 4-credit general biology course, graduates will also meet the pre-requisites for most medical schools.
Program Progression and Additional Graduation Requirements
Students admitted to FGCU as a degree seeking student in good academic standing may declare a major in engineering. All engineering majors must satisfy the academic milestones as described in the student guidebook. Refer to the Bioengineering (B.S.) Student Guidebook for further information on milestones.
In addition to the program requirements, students must:
- Complete a minimum of 129 credits.
- Complete at least 48 of the 129 credits at the upper division (3000-4999 level).
- Earn a cumulative GPA of 2.0 for all coursework attempted at FGCU.
- Satisfy the College-Level Skills and foreign language entrance requirements.
- Satisfy the Service-Learning requirement. See: https://www.fgcu.edu/studentlife/servicelearning/.
- Satisfy Civic Literacy requirement.
- Satisfy the residency requirement: 32 of the last 60 credits, including 12 credits in the major must be completed at FGCU. Also, BME 4884 and BME 4885 must be taken at FGCU.
- Complete the summer course enrollment requirement.
- Submit an application for graduation by the deadline listed in the FGCU Academic Calendar.
Program Requirements
- FGCU General Education Program (https://www.fgcu.edu/academics/undergraduatestudies/generaleducation/)
To prevent or minimize excess hours, select general education courses that satisfy common prerequisite requirements for your intended major. - Common Program Prerequisites
For this major, common prerequisite courses with an asterisk (*) require prior knowledge and skills demonstrated through degree acceleration programs (e.g., the College Board's Advanced Placement Program [AP], International Baccalaureate Program [IB], College-Level Examination Program [CLEP], Advanced International Certificate of Education Program [AICE]); dual enrollment; placement exam; or college coursework.
FGCU Course: BSC 1010C Gen’l Biology w/Lab I (4) Minimum grade of C
Acceptable Substitute: [BSCX010 and (BSCX010L or BSCX044L)] or BSCX010C
FGCU Course: *CHM 1045 General Chemistry I (3) and CHM 1045L General Chemistry I Lab (1) Minimum grade of C
Acceptable Substitute: (CHMX045 and CHMX045L) or CHMX045C or CHSX440C or (CHMX095 and CHMX095L) or (CHSX440 and CHSX440L)[Prerequisites of MAT 1033 minimum grade of C then MAC 1105 minimum grade of C; or relevant accelerated credit; or placement exam]
FGCU Course: CHM 1046 General Chemistry II (3) and CHM 1046L General Chemistry II Lab (1) Minimum grade of C
Acceptable Substitute: CHMX046C or (CHMX046 and CHMX046L) or (CHMX096 and CHMX096L)
FGCU Course: CHM 2210 Organic Chemistry I (3) and CHM 2210L Organic Chemistry I Laboratory (1) Minimum grade of C
Acceptable Substitute: CHMX210C or (CHMX210 and CHMX210L) or CHMX217
FGCU Course: *MAC 2311 Calculus I (4) and MAC 2312 Calculus II (4) and MAC 2313 Calculus III (4) Minimum grade of C
Acceptable Substitute: (MACX311 and MACX312 and MACX313) or (MACX281 and MACX282 and MACX283)
[Prerequisites of MAT 1033 minimum grade of C then MAC 1105 minimum grade of C then MAC 1147 minimum grade of C; or relevant accelerated credit; or placement exam]
FGCU Course: MAP 2302 Differential Equations (3) Minimum grade of C
Acceptable Substitute: MAPX302 or MAPX305 or ECHX301
FGCU Course: PHY 2048 General Physics I (3) and PHY 2048L General Physics I Laboratory (1) Minimum grade of C
Acceptable Substitute: PHYX048C or [PHYX048 and (PHYX048L or PHYX064L)]
FGCU Course: PHY 2049 General Physics II (3) and PHY 2049L General Physics II Laboratory (1) Minimum grade of C
Acceptable Substitute: PHYX049C or [PHYX049 and (PHYX049L or PHYX064L)]
FGCU Course: STA 2023 Statistical Methods (3) Minimum grade of C
Acceptable Substitute : STAX023 or STAX037 - Engineering Common Core (10 credits)
A minimum grade of C is required in each course
EGM 3420C Engineering Mechanics (4)
EGN 1041C Computational Tools for Eng (2)
EGN 3060C Intro to Mechatronic Design (3)
EGS 1006L Intro to the Engineering Prof. (1) - Required Courses in the Major (47 credits)
A minimum grade of C is required in each course
BME 3100C Introduction to Biomaterials (3)
BME 3261C Biofluid Mechanics (3)
BME 3403C Human Physiology Engineers I (3)
BME 3404C Human Physiology Engineers II (3)
BME 3506C Circuits for Bioengineers (3)
BME 3507C Signals Syst Bioengineers (3)
BME 4211C Biomechanics (3)
BME 4332C Cellular & Tissue Engineering (3)
BME 4503C Biomedical Instrumentation (3)
BME 4632C Biotransport Phenomena (3)
BME 4722 Health Care Engineering (3)
BME 4800C Bioengineering Product Design (3)
BME 4884 Bioengineering Senior Design I (2)
BME 4885 Bioengineering Sr Design II (3)
EGN 3433C Design for Manufacturing (3)
Complete one from the following:
BME 3101C Bio Performance of Materials (3)^
BME 4504C Bioelectricity (3)^
BME 4513C Bioengineering Data Acqn&Ctrl (3)^
BME 4930 Special Topics Bioengineering (3)^
^Courses used to satisfy a required course in the major cannot be used to satisfy a restricted elective. - Restricted Electives in the Major (6 credits)
A minimum grade of C is required in each course
The Restricted Electives must total a minimum of 6 credits, are typically upper division (3000-4999 level), and can include any of the following or other selected courses as approved by the Academic Unit housing the degree program or major (assuming all course prerequisites are fulfilled). Restricted electives in general should provide increased depth in engineering, science, business, entrepreneurship, mathematics or another area that is pertinent to a career served by the Bioengineering (B.S.) degree.
For depth in engineering and bioengineering
BME 3101C Bio Performance of Materials (3)^
BME 4504C Bioelectricity (3)^
BME 4513C Bioengineering Data Acqn&Ctrl (3)^
BME 4930 Special Topics Bioengineering (1-3)^
EGN 3343C Thermodynamics (3)
EGN 3441C Data Sci & Eng Sys Analysis (3)
EGN 3641C Engineering Entrepreneurship (3)
For depth in biology and biotechnology
PCB 2336 Human Genetics (3)
PCB 3023C Cell Biology (4)
PCB 3063C Genetics (4)
PCB 4233C Immunology (3)
MCB 2010C Microbiology with Lab (4)
MCB 3020C General Microbiology (4)
For depth in chemistry and biochemistry
BCH 3023C Biochemistry (3)
CHM 2211C Organic Chem w/Lab II (4)
CHM 3120 Analytical Chemistry (3)
CHM 3120L Analytical Chemistry Lab (1)
For depth in mathematics, modeling, and computation
MAD 3107 Discrete Mathematics (3)
MAD 4401 Numerical Analysis (3)
MAP 3161 Math for Science & Engineering (3)
MAS 3105 Linear Algebra (3)
MHF 2191 Mathematical Foundations (3)
For depth in business and entrepreneurship
ENT 3004 Entrepreneurship & Creativity (3)
MAN 3025 Principles of Management (3)
MAN 3046 Leading Teams (3)
MAN 3600 International Business (3)
MAR 3023 Introduction to Marketing (3) (junior standing required)
Pre-med and other health professions students should typically take
BCH 3023C Biochemistry (3)
CHM 2211C Organic Chem w/Lab II (4)
^Courses used to satisfy a required course in the major cannot be used to satisfy a restricted elective. - University Requirements (3 credits)
IDS 3920 University Colloquium (3) - Additional Electives - as needed to reach total credit hours required for the degree
Total Credits Required: 129
