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Sep 17, 2024
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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog
Biomedical Engineering (B.S.)
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Departmental Requirements (58 hours):
Required Support Courses (18 hours):
Required Supplemental Coursework (Select 18 hours from the below list):
Biomedical Engineering Electives (9 hours):
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.
USD General Education (34 credit hours)
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.
Related Programs:
Location Matters in Biomedical Engineering
USD’s Biomedical Engineering programs are not designed to prepare graduates for the Professional Engineering exam or any professional license or certification. State licensure or certification is not required to work as a Biomedical Engineer in South Dakota. If you are planning to apply for professional licensure after completion of your program, it is your responsibility to understand the professional licensure requirements.
Additionally, this program is authorized to offer supervised field study placements (internship, externship, clinical, rotation, practicum, independent study, study away, etc.) in South Dakota. Please be aware that there may be some restrictions on your ability to engage in supervised field study outside of South Dakota. If you have questions regarding supervised field study, please contact a program representative or visit USD’s State Authorization page.
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