Program Overview

Biomedical Engineering - Cell and Tissue Track

Program Overview

The Biomedical Engineering - Cell and Tissue Track is a joint program between Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) and Benedictine University (BU). The program leads to a Bachelor of Arts in Engineering Science from BU and a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering from IIT.

Program Requirements

The program requires a total of 163 semester hours, with the following distribution:

• First Semester:
  • MATH 2210 (5 hours)
  • WRIT 1101 (3 hours)
  • CHEM 1113 & (1114 or 1115) (4 hours)
  • ENGR 1100 (1 hour)
  • Historical Mode of Inquiry (3 hours) Total: 16 hours
• Second Semester:
  • MATH 2211 (4 hours)
  • WRIT 1102 (3 hours)
  • CHEM 1123 & (1124 or 1125) (4 hours)
  • COMM 1110 (3 hours)
  • ENGR 1110 (3 hours) Total: 17 hours
• Third Semester:
  • MATH 2212 (4 hours)
  • PHYS 2211 & 2205 (5 hours)
  • CMSC 1180 & 1185 (4 hours)
  • ENGR 1120 (2 hours)
  • Catholic/Benedictine Intellectual Traditions (3 hours) Total: 18 hours
• Fourth Semester:
  • MATH 2260 (4 hours)
  • PHYS 2212 & 2206 (5 hours)
  • CMSC 2200 (4 hours)
  • Philosophical Mode of Inquiry (3 hours) Total: 16 hours
• Fifth Semester:
  • ECE 215 (3 hours)
  • CHEM 2242 & 2244 (4 hours)
  • ENGR 2220 (3 hours)
  • PHYS 2213 (3 hours)
  • Human Dignity/Common Good (3 hours) Total: 16 hours
• Sixth Semester:
  • BME 200 (2 hours)
  • CHE 202 (3 hours)
  • BIOL 1198 & 1199 (4 hours)
  • CHEM 2247 (3 hours)
  • ENGR 3264 (3 hours)
  • Theological/Religious Mode of Inquiry (3 hours) Total: 18 hours
• Seventh Semester:
  • BME 315 (2 hours)
  • ECE 308 (3 hours)
  • BME 433 (3 hours)
  • IPRO Elective (3 hours)
  • Artistic & Creative Mode of Inquiry (3 hours)
  • Social – Scientific 1 Mode of Inquiry (3 hours) Total: 17 hours
• Eighth Semester:
  • BME 301 (3 hours)
  • BME 310 (3 hours)
  • BME 320 (1 hour)
  • BME 335 (3 hours)
  • BME Elective (3 hours)
  • Social – Scientific 2 Mode of Inquiry (3 hours) Total: 16 hours
• Ninth Semester:
  • BME 405 (2 hours)
  • BME 418 (3 hours)
  • BME 419 (2 hours)
  • BME 453 (3 hours)
  • BME 482 (3 hours)
  • Literary & Rhetorical Mode of Inquiry (3 hours) Total: 16 hours
• Tenth Semester:
  • BME 420 (3 hours)
  • BME 424 (3 hours)
  • BME 490 (1 hour)
  • BME Elective (3 hours)
  • IPRO Elective (3 hours) Total: 13 hours

Notes

• Note 1: See Humanities and Social Sciences requirements.
• Note 2: PHYS 2211, 2212, 2205, 2206 (BU) = PHYS 123, 221 (IIT).
• Note 3: BME elective must be a 300+ level engineering course in BME, CAE, CHE, CS, ECE, or MMAE.
• Note 4: Consult your academic advisers regarding the completion of courses in a summer term to reduce your academic load in the fall or spring term.
• Note 5: A minimum of 45 semester hours must be completed at IIT.
• Note 6: Updated – July 2022

Total Program Hours

The total program hours required for completion is 163 hours.