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Biological Engineering - B.S.B.E.

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Degree Requirements

Entrance Requirements for the Major

General Education Core Curriculum
(Selected with the advice of an academic advisor)
Areas I II III IV V
Area VI
Major Requirements
College-wide Requirements must be satisfied in order to graduate with this major
TOTAL DEGREE HOURS 130 hours
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I. Foundation Courses (9 hours)
ENGL 1101 or ENGL 1101E or ENGL 1101S 
ENGL 1102 or ENGL 1102E or ENGL 1103 or ENGL 1050H or ENGL 1060H  
MATH 2200 or MATH 2250 or MATH 2250E or MATH 2300H or MATH 2400 or MATH 2400H or MATH 2410 or MATH 2410H or STAT 2000 or STAT 2000E
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II. Sciences (7-8 hours)

At least one of the physical science or life science courses must include a laboratory.
Physical Sciences (3-4 hours)
Preferred Course(s):
Life Sciences (3-4 hours)
Preferred Course(s):

(BIOL 1107,* BIOL 1107L*) or (BIOL 2107H,* BIOL 2107L*) 



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III. Quantitative Reasoning (3-4 hours)

Preferred Course(s): MATH 2260*

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IV. World Languages and Global Culture, Humanities and the Arts (12 hours)

Note: Course credit received as a result of a score on a departmental foreign language placement test will not satisfy the General Education Core Curriculum requirements in Area IV, World Languages and Global Culture, Humanities and the Arts.
World Languages and Global Culture (9 hours)
No preferred courses for this area. See Core Curriculum view.

Humanities and the Arts (3 hours)
Preferred Course(s):  COMM 1110 or COMM 2150H  
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V. Social Sciences (9 hours)

  • Students who have not met the Georgia and U.S. Constitution requirement by examination should enroll in POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101H.
  • A passing grade on an examination on the history of the United States and Georgia is required to satisfy the United States and Georgia History Requirement for all persons receiving a baccalaureate degree from the University, unless exempted by one of the following courses: HIST 2111, HIST 2111E, HIST 2111H, HIST 2112, HIST 2112E, HIST 2112H, HIST 3080H. Examinations are given at University Testing Services. Reexamination is permitted. Contact University Testing Services at (706) 542-3183 for information.
No preferred courses for this area. See Core Curriculum view.

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Area VI
(CHEM 1212-1212D,* CHEM 1212L*) or (CHEM 1312H*, CHEM 1312L*)
MATH 2500*
MATH 2700*
PHYS 1211-1211L* or PHYS 1251* 
PHYS 1212-1212L* or PHYS 1252* 


If any of the courses in Area VI have been used to satisfy Areas II-V of the Core Curriculum, General Electives may be taken here. (Refer to College-wide requirements when selecting General Electives) 
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Entrance Requirements

 

Entrance Requirements Effective Fall 2024:

Applicants are initially admitted as "Intended Biological Engineering” majors. To be admitted into the major, students must satisfy the following criteria:

- Completion of the following courses with a grade of "C" (2.0) or better: BIOL 1107, BIOL 1107L, CHEM 1212-1212D, CHEM 1212L, ENGL 1101, ENGR 2120, MATH 2250, MATH 2260, and (PHYS 1211-1211L or PHYS 1251)

- Minimum grade point average of 2.75 in the following courses: BIOL 1107, BIOL 1107L, CHEM 1212-1212D, CHEM 1212L, and ENGR 2120

- Current resume

- Career Goals Statement describing the student’s career goals, strengths that help the student achieve their career goals, challenges that the student is/will be facing that hinder them from achieving their career goals, how the student plans to overcome the challenges to achieve their career goal, how the College may assist the student to overcome the challenges, and the student’s plan for participating in experiential learning outside of the classroom by time of graduation (internship, co-op, research, study away, other).

 

Entrance Requirements Prior to Fall 2024:

To be considered as a candidate for Biological Engineering (B.S.B.E.), students must have completed, or be enrolled in, the following courses: 
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High-Demand Major–Selection Criteria

 

Effective Fall 2024, there is no high-demand selection criteria for this major.

 

High-Demand Selection Criteria prior to Fall 2024:

Selection of applicants is based on a review of student scores and achievements in the following three areas:

  • Entrance Requirement Coursework (30%)
  • Major Specific Coursework (40%)
  • Personal Statement of Purpose (30%)

Entrance Requirement Coursework
Entrance Requirement Coursework applies to all degree programs. Students must complete the following courses with a grade of "C" (2.0) or better:

Major Specific Coursework
To be considered as a candidate for Biological Engineering (B.S.B.E.), students must have completed the following courses with a grade of "C" or better: 

Personal Statement of Purpose
In no more than two pages, provide your personal statement of purpose:

  • Explain your interest in engineering and describe your experience with engineering.
  • What is your ultimate career aspiration?
  • How will your chosen College of Engineering major(s) enable you to reach your career goals?

The above criteria are minimum application requirements and do not guarantee acceptance to any major in the College of Engineering.
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Major Requirements
A baccalaureate degree program must require at least 21 semester hours of upper division courses in the major field and at least 39 semester hours of upper division work overall.
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Required Courses (130 hours)

First Year - Fall Semester
(BIOL 1107*, BIOL 1107L*) (Area II)
(CHEM 1211-1211D*, CHEM 1211L*) or (CHEM 1311H*, CHEM 1311L*) (Area II)
ENGL 1101 (Area I)
ENGR 1920 
MATH 2250* (Area I)

First Year - Spring Semester
(BIOL 1108*, BIOL 1108L*)
(CHEM 1212-1212D*, CHEM 1212L*) or (CHEM 1312H*, CHEM 1312L*) (Area VI)
ENGR 1120*
MATH 2260* (Area III)
PHYS 1211-1211L* or PHYS 1251* (Area VI)

Second Year - Fall Semester
COMM 1110 or COMM 2150H (Area IV)
ENGL 1102 (Area I)
ENGR 1140
ENGR 2120*
MATH 2500* (Area VI)
PHYS 1212-1212L* or PHYS 1252* (Area VI)

Second Year - Spring Semester
AENG(BIOE) 2920 
(CHEM 2211, CHEM 2211L)
ENGR 2110*
ENGR 2170-2170L*
MATH 2700* (Area VI)

Third Year - Fall Semester
BCHE 3520*
BCMB 3100 
ENGR 3160*
Engineering Professionalism Elective (see list below)
Science Elective**

Third Year - Spring Semester
 ENGR 2140*
ENGR 3140*
BIOE 3720
Science Elective**
Social Science Elective (Area V) 

Fourth Year - Fall Semester
BIOE 4740/6740
BIOE 4910
Biological Engineering Electives (see list below)
Biological Engineering Lab Elective (see list below)
Social Science Elective (Area V)
World Languages and Culture (Area IV)

Fourth Year - Spring Semester
Biological Engineering Elective (see list below) 
BIOE 4760/6760
BIOE 4911 
Social Science Elective (Area V)
World Languages and Culture (Area IV)
World Languages and Culture (Area IV)

**Science Elective: Select 3000-level or above courses that are at least 3 credit hours from the following prefixes.No more than 3 hours of research are allowed for credit. ADSC, BCMB, BIOL, BIOS, BINF, BTEC, CBIO, ECOL, EPID, GENE, IDIS, MIBO, PBIO, PHRM, PMCY, VPHY or STAT 3110.

Suggested courses include BCMB 4120/6120; BCMB(ENTO)(BTEC) 4200/6200; BINF(PBIO) 4550/6550; CBIO 3400; CBIO 3710; CBIO(MIBO)(IDIS) 4100/6100-4100D/6100D; CBIO 4340/6340; CBIO(CSCI) 4835/6835;GENE 3200-3200D; MATH(BINF) 4780/6780; MIBO 3500; STAT 3110; STAT 3110E; VPHY 3100


Biological Engineering Lab Elective (at least 3 hours)
BIOE 4750
BIOE 4960R
ENGR 3910

Biological Engineering Electives (BIOE prefix courses are preferred over BCHE prefix courses)
BCHE 4510/6510
BCHE 4520/6520
BCHE(BIOE) 4650/6650
BCHE 4655/6655
BCHE 4900 (3 hours; requires approval of School Chair)
BIOE(CHEM) 4615/6615
BIOE 4625
BIOE 4720/6720
CSEE 4620/6620
CSEE 4750
CSEE(BIOE) 4790/6790
ENGR 4900 (3 hours; requires approval of School Chair)

Engineering Professionalism Electives
BIOE 2100 (preferred)
BIOE 4780/6780
ENGR 4545
ENGR 4570/6570 

*All students must earn a grade of C (2.0) or better in the following courses: BCHE 3520; (BIOL 1107 and BIOL 1107L); (BIOL 1108 and BIOL 1108L); (CHEM 1211-1211D and CHEM 1211L) or (CHEM 1311H and CHEM 1311L); (CHEM 1212-1212D and CHEM 1212L) or (CHEM 1312H and CHEM 1312L); ENGR 1120; ENGR 2110; ENGR 2120 or ENGR 2120E; ENGR 2140; ENGR 2170-2170L; ENGR 3140; ENGR 3160; MATH 2250; MATH 2260; (MATH 2500 or MATH 2300H); MATH 2700; (PHYS 1211-1211L or PHYS 1251); (PHYS 1212-1212L or PHYS 1252).

Except for those ENGR courses requiring a grade of C (2.0) or better, a maximum of two other courses with grades of D (1.0) for all courses with prefixes associated with the UGA College of Engineering (or courses for which a non-CENGR course is approved as a substitute in the program of study) may be used to satisfy graduation requirements. Competency in a computer programming language is expected and may be satisfied with ENGR 1140.
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Major Electives
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General Electives
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(This total does not include the 1-hour P.E. requirement)
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