About the Program
While bioengineering is a broad discipline, some of the core areas include biomechanics, biomaterials, biomedical engineering, systems biology and computational modeling, cell and tissue engineering and neural engineering. Examples of courses offered in the co-major include:
- Biomechanical Engineering
- Biomaterials
- Biochemical Engineering
- Human Movement Assessment
- Transport Phenomena in Biological Systems
Primary Major Options
Why a Co-Major?
Having a bioengineering specialization in addition to a primary engineering field provides depth and differentiation to your technical qualifications, providing a competitive advantage for post-graduate employment or graduate school.
Declaring the Co-Major
Students can apply to the bioengineering co-major on the admission application. Because co-majors must be paired with a primary major, students who apply to bioengineering will be placed in the Discover Engineering program as their primary major. Admitted students can change their primary major by contacting the Office of Recruitment and Admission, or enrolled students can meet with their advisor to declare either chemical engineering or mechanical engineering as their primary major.
Additional Information
With appropriate academic planning, you can complete a co-major within the standard eight semesters — even with the additional credits it requires. You and your holistic academic advisor can work together to plan your degree path. You also can use our online Transfer Credit Evaluation tool to find out which college credits you've already earned (e.g., transfer credit, CCP, AP/IB/CLEP exams) might apply to your undergraduate degree.
Please contact Kristen Krupa if you have additional questions about this co-major.
