Degree Programs

BME offers a four year undergraduate degree along with a recommended one year Masters degree in a Sequential Graduate/Undergraduate Studies (SGUS) program. Qualified undergraduates can pursue a combined undergraduate/graduate program in one of three concentrations: biochemical, bioelectrics, biomechanics, leading to a Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE) degree (B.S.E. (BME)). Six graduate concentrations: bioelectrics, biomaterials, biomechanics, biotechnology, biomedical imaging, and rehabilitation engineering, leading to a Master of Science in BME degree (M.S. (BME)).

Honors Program

B.S. in Cell and Molecular Biology (CMB) and M.S. in Biomedical Engineering

The Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology (CMB) in the College of Literature, Science & Arts (LS&A) and the Department of BME in the College of Engineering (CoE) administer a five-year Honors program, awarding a concurrent B.S. degree in CMB from LS&A and an M.S. in BME from the CoE, upon completion of all program requirements. A student will apply to both the CMB and BME Departments for entrance. A student will be admitted into the program only after completing the first year of concentration prerequisites (BIOL 172, CHEM 210/211, PHYSICS 140/141, MATH 115 and 116) with a GPA of 3.2 or higher.

Upon acceptance into the program, each student will be assigned two advisors, one in CMB and one in BME. Student course selections must be approved by both advisors each term. Specific requirements are listed under the CMB Department in Chapter V in the LS&A Bulletin.

A student is typically admitted into the M.S. phase at the end of the third year when the student achieves senior standing. The student must have completed all concentration prerequisites and be judged by both academic advisors as making adequate progress toward a B.S. degree. At this time, the student must formally apply to the Rackham Graduate School for the M.S. program in BME. All students with a 3.2 GPA or higher in the B.S. concentration phase will automatically be admitted into the M.S. phase. Other CMB students who have reached senior standing with a 3.2 GPA or higher and have fulfilled all concentration prerequisites, but did not previously apply or were not admitted in the B.S. phase, may also apply for admittance into the M.S. phase. Students with senior standing will have two years to mix undergraduate and graduate courses, simultaneously fulfilling requirements for both the B.S. and M.S. degrees. Students will be charged graduate tuition for only one academic year.

Honors Program

The Engineering Global Leadership Program (EGL) is an exciting honors program that allows students to complement their engineering education with courses in the Ross School of Business and global/cultural courses in LS&A. The EGL Honors program prepares students to communicate across cultures and across the engineering/business boundaries. Students also complete a practical internship and leadership training. This honors program is very rigorous (full course loads every semester and maintenance of a high GPA) and leads to two degrees; a BSE and a Masters degree in engineering. For more details, go to the website http://www.engin.umich.edu/egl/ .

Sample Schedule

The undergraduate degree program provides a strong foundation in the life sciences and engineering and flows smoothly into graduate studies in BME through the SGUS program. The three undergraduate concentrations are linked to the six graduate concentrations: biomaterials and biotechnology (undergraduate biochemical), bioelectrics and biomedical imaging (undergraduate bioelectrics), biomechanics and rehabilitation engineering and ergonomics (undergraduate biomechanics).