Biological Engineering Minor

College of Engineering

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Program Description

Students may pursue either the Biological Engineering (BEE) minor or the Biomedical Engineering (BME) minor, but not both.

Students in all engineering majors except Biological Engineering may pursue the BEE minor. Students should meet with the BEE Undergraduate Coordinator when they decide to pursue the minor. At that time, they will be assigned a BEE faculty advisor, who will guide them in completing the minor program.

Program Educational Objectives

Biological engineering is the application of engineering to living systems. Examples of engineering efforts in this field include the development of new biosensor technologies, study and control of biologically based matter transformation systems, and development of engineered devices to study and regulate fundamental biological processes. The biological engineering minor is an opportunity for students to further their understanding of living systems and to increase their knowledge of the basic transport processes that occur within these systems. Courses in the minor provide opportunities to analyze and manipulate living systems at the molecular, cellular, and system levels.

Academic Standards

At least C– in each course in the minor and a GPA 2.0 in all courses in the minor.