The BME Specialization requires 15 hours of technical electives to be taken in BME-related courses. The degree programs in Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical, Biosystems, Systems and Materials Science Engineering have currently approved this option. The required technical electives are put into three categories:

Biology and Physiology (3 units)

• BME 511: Physiology for Biomedical Engineering (note there is a requirement of senior standing, 3.0 GPA, and instructor's signature to register for this course)

Biomedical Principles (3 units)

• BME 417: Measurement and Data Analysis in Biomedical Engineering

Additional courses (9 units)

• Student's choice of three 400 or 500 level courses (9 units) that have BME relevance, suggestions include but are not limited to ABE/BME/CHEE 481B, AME/BME 466, AME/BME 483, AME/ABE 489B, BME 510, MSE 461

Additional Requirement

• Participation in some "non-classroom" BME experience (e.g. membership in the biomedical engineering society (BMES), senior project in BME area, volunteer/assistant/independent study in BME GIDP faculty member's lab)

If students receive a grade of C or better in each of the specialization courses, and participate in a BME activity (such as attending seminars, performing their senior project with a BME faculty member, or being involved in the Biomedical Engineering Society Student Chapter), the Biomedical Engineering program office will issue a Certificate of Completion in BME for potential employers or graduate colleges. However, if you are planning on subsequently applying to the Graduate Interdisciplinary Program in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Arizona we do not recommend taking BME 417, AME/BME 466, or MSE 461 at the 400 level, since these may be required to be taken as graduate courses (500 level) for an M.S. or Ph.D. degree.

You can find the entrance requirements for the College of Engineering at http://www.engr.arizona.edu, and more information about the Biomedical Engineering Interdisciplinary Graduate Program at http://www.bme.arizona.edu/. The BME undergraduate faculty advisor is Dr. Jennifer K. Barton, (520) 621-4116 or barton@u.arizona.edu.