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 - Fundamentals of Speech (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] 4cr
BIOL 151L - General Biology I Lab (C) [SGR #6, HSDC] 0cr
CHEM 112 - General Chemistry I (C) [SGR #6, HSDC] 3cr
CHEM 112L - General Chemistry I Laboratory (C) [SGR #6, HSDC] 1cr

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

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