BSE Sample Curriculum

Students Entering Fall 2020 and Beyond

Below is a sample curriculum outlining classes taken for the four years of the BSE degree. This sample reflects the degree requirements for students entering Fall 2020 and beyond. When making your schedule, keep in mind that electives need to be selected to fulfill distributional requirements in BE, Engineering, SSH, and free categories, according to the e-CPG. Premeds should visit the Premed Office website to be sure they are choosing the right electives.

First Year Fall (4 CU) First Year Spring (4.5 CU)
(1.0) MATH 1400
(1.5) CHEM 1012*/1101
(1.0) PHYS 0140 (Lecture only)
(0.5) BE 1000
(1.0) MATH 1410
(1.5) CHEM 1022*/1102
(1.0) PHYS 0141
(1.0) ENGR 1050 (or CIS 1200 or higher)
Sophomore Fall (4.5 CU) Sophomore Spring (5 CU)
(1.0) ENM 2400 or MATH 2400*
(1.0) BE 2000 (Mechanics)
(1.5) BIOL 1121(Molecular Biology I) w/ lab (BIOL 1123)
(1.0) Social Science
(1.0) ENM 3750 (Statistics)**
(1.0) BE 2200 (Materials)
(1.0) BE 2700 (Lab Principles)
(1.0) Social Science
(1.0)Humanities
Junior Fall (5 CU) Junior Spring (5 CU)
(1.0) BIOL 3310
(1.0) BE 3090 (MAD Lab I)
(1.0) BE 3010 (Signals & Systems)
(1.0) Humanities
(1.0) Free Elective
(1.0) BE 3500 (Transport)
(1.0) BE 3060 (Cellular Eng)
(1.0) BE 3100 (MAD Lab II)
(1.0) Free Elective
(1.0) Social Science or Humanities
Senior Fall (5 CU) Senior Spring  (4 CU)
(1.0) Engineering
(1.0) BE 4950 (Senior Design)
(1.0) BE 4xxx/5xxx
(1.0) SS, H or TBS
(1.0) Free Elective
(1.0) BE 4960 (Senior Design)
(1.0) Engineering
(1.0) BE 4xxx/5xxx
(1.0) SS, H or TBS

*Honors equivalent also accepted (CHEM 1151 for CHEM 1012, CHEM 1161 for CHEM 1022, MATH 2600 for MATH 2400)

**Can be fulfilled with ENM 3440, ESE 4020 or STAT 4310

One of your SSH cu’s must fulfill the Ethics Requirement (from list of options on eCPG).One of your Social Sciences or Humanities courses must fulfill the writing requirement.

Ethics Requirement Options: EAS 2030, BIOE 4010, HSOC 1330 or 2457, LGST 1000 or 2200, NURS 3300 or 5250, PHIL 1342 or 4330.

Engineering Electives (Engineering XXXX) in the Engineering Category can be fulfilled by any course that counts as Engineering per the handbook. Please note that EAS (Engineering and Applied Science) courses DO NOT count as Engineering.