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May 09, 2024
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2024-2025 General Catalog
Biological Engineering - BS
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College of Engineering
Department of Biological Engineering
About This Degree
The BS Degree is a 128-credit program designed to teach students principles and skills in various biological engineering areas, such as bioprocessing, biomedical, bioenvironmental, bioenergy, and biomanufacturing. Students will also gain hands-on experience from the in-class lab sessions and Senior Design project.
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Minimum University Requirements
Admission Requirements For This Program
Pre-Professional Program
- New freshmen: Admitted to USU in Good Standing
- Minimum 3.0 High School GPA, 23 ACT, 24 math ACT score and 73 Admission Index
- Transfer students from other institutions or other programs at USU:
- MATH 1210 completed with a C- or higher grade
- GPA of 2.5 or higher in Pre-Professional courses
- No more than 2 repeats in Pre-Professional courses
- 12 credits or more of Science, Engineering, and Math completed with a 2.5 or higher GPA
Required for Admission to the Professional Program (51 credits)
Pre-professional courses must have an overall GPA of 2.30 or higher, NOT including ENGL 2010 or ENGL 2020 . All courses in the pre-professional program require a grade of C- or better. Additionally, no more than 3 repeats total are allowed in the pre-professional courses. Multiple repeats of the same course and audits are included in the total of 3 repeats.
To be admitted to the professional program, students must:
- Have an overall GPA of 2.30 or higher in the pre-professional courses (denoted with an asterisk*), NOT including ENGL 2010 .
- Pass all of the courses in the pre-professional program with a C- or better (denoted with an asterisk*).
- Have no more than 3 repeats total in the pre-professional courses. Multiple repeats of the same course and audits are included in the total of 3 repeats.
Biological Engineering Professional Program Coursework (46 credits)
For Biological Engineering majors in the professional program the following academic regulations apply, in addition to University regulations:
- A GPA of 2.0 or higher must be maintained in all required professional courses and any engineering/math/science courses required for, or used to fulfill required electives in, this major. Courses which were part of the pre-professional program requirements and University Studies courses are not included in this GPA calculation.
- For Biological Engineering no grades less than C- in engineering/math/science classes may apply toward meeting graduation requirements .
- College of Engineering courses may be repeated only once. Audits count as a time taking a class unless prior written approval is obtained from the department head. A maximum of three required or elective courses completed as part of a professional program can be repeated in order to meet graduation requirements. (Courses completed as part of a pre-professional program are not included in this total of three repeats.)
- The P/D+, D, F grading option may not be used in required or elective courses completed as part of a professional program. (The P/D+, D, F grading option is approved for University Studies Courses.)
- The academic regulations listed above (1-4) apply to required coursework and any elective engineering/math/science course which could be used to satisfy graduation requirements for the chosen degree. That is, once a student completes a particular technical elective, it becomes a required course for that student.
Required Elective Courses (select 14 or more credits)
Biological Engineering Electives (select 6 credits)
Students must take two classes (6 credits) of Biological Engineering Electives. Students may choose from the following classes.
Engineering Electives (select 3 credits)
There are two options to fulfill this requirement:
- Students can take an additional (3 credit) biological engineering elective listed in Biological Engineering Electives (not already used).
- Students can take at least three credits from the list below:
Technical Electives (select 5 credits)
Students must take 5 credits of approved technical electives listed below. Other classes may be allowed to count that are not on this list. If you have a class not on this list that you would like to count as technical elective credit, it will need to be approved through the advisor and department.
Open Electives
Total elective credit is determined by General Education courses taken, degree type selected, additional credits earned, and any additional math or other prerequisite courses needed. Please consult your Academic Advisor for details.
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