2026-2027 Academic DRAFT Catalog

Dec 05, 2025

2026-2027 Academic DRAFT Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Combined Biomedical Engineering, BS & Biomedical Engineering, MSBME (BME-MS-PREG)

Program Description

The combined B.S. in Biomedical Engineering/M.S. in Biomedical Engineering program allows students to earn a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering and a M.S. in Biomedical Engineering in 5 years. Up to 9 semester credit hours of graduate courses at the BME 6000/7000 level may be double-counted and applied to both the B.S. and M.S. degree requirements.

Admission Requirements

Completion of at least 75 semester credit hours toward the B.S. degree
Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.3
No grade lower than a B in any engineering course prior to admission into the combined degree program
Complete the Combined BS/MS Degree Program application and a graduate program of study

B.S. Program Learning Objectives

Students enrolled in this program will learn to:

Engage in a career path in BME or a related field.
Participate in life-long learning through continuing professional education.
Work in a team environment, including multidisciplinary teams, and communicate effectively, both in written form and orally.

B.S. Program Learning Outcomes

As a result of their learning experience, graduates of this program can:

Identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
Apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.
Communicate effectively with a range of audiences
Recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts
Function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.
Develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
Acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.

M.S. Program Learning Outcomes

As a result of their learning experience, graduates of this program can:

Apply techniques and tools for the design and implementation of biomedical systems;
Communicate effectively in written and oral form, at a high level of knowledge;
Work in teams.

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Program Requirements

I. Wright State Core: 42 Credit Hours

As a part of the requirements for a bachelor’s degree at Wright State University, all students must complete the Wright State Core, a general education curriculum. Most programs require 36 hours in the Core, some programs may require additional hours.

Specific Core classes in some of the Elements may be required by some majors. When this occurs, the specific Core courses required will be listed below. In Elements where a specific course is not required, students can choose any course from the Wright State Core Program Requirements.

First-Year Seminar: 1 Credit Hour

All students must successfully complete a First-Year Seminar during their first year. Transfer students who transfer 24 or more credit hours (post high school graduation) are exempt from this requirement and will need to satisfy one additional credit hour in the Additional Core Courses category.

UVC 1010 - First Year Seminar Credit Hour(s): 1

Element A - English Composition: 6 Credit Hours

First-Year Writing Course (3 credit hours)

All students must successfully complete ENG 1100.  Based on Writing Placement level, some students may be required to enroll in a corequisite course (DEV 0100). 
ENG 1100 - Academic Writing and Reading Credit Hour(s): 3
Second-Year Writing Course (3 credit hours)

All students must successfully complete one second-year writing course from the choices below:
EGR 3350 - Technical Communications for Engineers and Computer Scientists Credit Hour(s): 3
ENG 2100 - Research Writing and Argumentation Credit Hour(s): 3

Element B - Mathematics, Statistics, and Logic: 4 Credit Hours

Based on Math Placement Level, students may need additional prerequisite or corequisite coursework in mathematics prior to enrollment in the required course below.

Required:

MTH 2300 - Calculus I Credit Hour(s): 4

Element C - Arts and Humanities: 6 Credit Hours

Students will select two Arts and Humanities courses, with different course prefixes from the approved Wright State Core Program Requirements. One course must fulfill the History requirement.

History Requirement (3 credit hours)

Choose 1 course from the list below:
HST 1100 - Western Civilizations to 1500 Credit Hour(s): 3 (GI)
HST 1200 - The West and the World since 1500 Credit Hour(s): 3 (GI)
HST 1500 - Introduction to Greek and Roman Culture Credit Hour(s): 3 (GI)
Arts and Humanities Course (3 credit hours)

Choose an additional Arts and Humanities course (a different prefix from what is chosen above) from the approved Wright State Core Program Requirements.

Element D - Social and Behavioral Sciences: 6 Credit Hours

Students will select two Social and Behavioral Sciences courses, with different course prefixes from the approved Wright State Core Program Requirements.

Required:

PSY 1010 - Introduction to Psychology Credit Hour(s): 3 (IW)
Select an additional Social and Behavioral Sciences courses, with a different course prefix (not PSY) from the approved Wright State Core Program Requirements.
Pre-Medicine Concentration students are required to complete the following as their second course:
SOC 2000 - Introduction to Sociology Credit Hour(s): 3 (IW)

Element E - Natural Sciences: 10 Credit Hours

Students will select two Natural Science courses, from the approved Wright State Core Program Requirements. At least one course must contain a laboratory.

Required:

PHY 2400 - General Physics I Credit Hour(s): 4
PHY 2400L - General Physics I Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 1
PHY 2400R - General Physics I Recitation Credit Hour(s): 0
PHY 2410 - General Physics II Credit Hour(s): 4
PHY 2410L - General Physics II Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 1
PHY 2410R - General Physics II Recitation Credit Hour(s): 0

Additional Core Courses: 9 Credit Hours

Students will select up to 9 additional credit hours from Elements A-E from the approved Wright State Core Program Requirements to reach the 36 minimum hours required in the Core. Unless specified by the student’s major, these are selected by the student. When a major has required courses in this area, the specific Core course(s) required will be listed below.

CHM 1210 - General Chemistry I Credit Hour(s): 3
CHM 1210L - General Chemistry Lab I Credit Hour(s): 2
CHM 1210R - General Chemistry Lab I Recitation Credit Hour(s): 0
Students pursuing a general concentration will complete EGR 1010 below. Students pursing a pre-medicine concentration will complete MTH 2310.
EGR 1010 - Introductory Mathematics for Engineering Applications Credit Hour(s): 4 OR
MTH 2310 - Calculus II Credit Hour(s): 4

Additional Core Requirements

Within the 36 credit hours of the Wright State Core students must successfully complete the following:

One Global Inquiry (GI) course

One to two Integrated Writing (IW) courses. To meet degree requirements all students must complete a minimum of 3 IW courses by choosing either (a) 1 in the Core and 2 in the major or (b) 2 in the Core and 1 in the major. Students should check their major program requirements for courses that fulfill Integrated Writing.

Students who do not make choices within the 36 required hours of the Core to fulfill the GI and IW requirements will take additional Core hours beyond the minimum of 36.

II. Major Requirements: 24 Credit Hours

Students are required to complete the following:

BME 1110 - Fundamentals of BIE Engineering Credit Hour(s): 1
BME 4421 - Biotransport Credit Hour(s): 3
BME 4440 - Biomaterials Credit Hour(s): 4
BME 4440L - Biomaterials Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 0
BME 4550 - Bioinstrumentation Credit Hour(s): 4
BME 4550L - Bioinstrumentation Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 0
BME 4910 - Biomedical Engineering Design I Credit Hour(s): 3 (IW)
BME 4920 - Biomedical Engineering Design II Credit Hour(s): 3 (IW)
ISE 2211 - Statistics for Engineers Credit Hour(s): 3
ISE 4310 - Ergonomics Credit Hour(s): 3

III. Major CECS Courses: 21 Credit Hours

Students are requried to complete the following:

CS 1160 - Introduction to Computer Programming Credit Hour(s): 4
CS 1160L - Intro to Comp Prog Lab Credit Hour(s): 0
EE 2010 - Analog Circuit Theory Credit Hour(s): 3
EE 2010L - Analog Circuit Theory Lab Credit Hour(s): 1
EE 3310 - Electronic Devices and Circuits Credit Hour(s): 3
EE 3310L - Electronic Devices and Circuits Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 1
EE 3510 - Continuous and Discrete Linear Systems Credit Hour(s): 3
ME 2120 - Statics Credit Hour(s): 3
ME 3120 - Mechanics of Materials Credit Hour(s): 3

IV. Major Concentration Requirements: 21-27 Credit Hours

Students will select one of the following concentrations:

General Concentration Requirements: 21 Credit Hours

Students are required to complete the following:

ANT 2100 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Credit Hour(s): 4
ANT 2100L - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 0 AND
ANT 2120 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Credit Hour(s): 4
ANT 2120L - Human Anatomy & Physiology II Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 0
OR
ANT 3100 - Human Structure and Function I Credit Hour(s): 4
ANT 3100L - Human Structure and Function I Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 0 AND
ANT 3120 - Human Structure and Function II Credit Hour(s): 4
ANT 3120L - Human Structure and Function II Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 0
CHM 1220 - General Chemistry II Credit Hour(s): 3
CHM 1220L - General Chemistry Lab II Credit Hour(s): 2
CHM 1220R - General Chemistry Lab II Recitation Credit Hour(s): 0
MTH 2310 - Calculus II Credit Hour(s): 4
MTH 2350 - Differential Equations with Matrix Algebra Credit Hour(s): 4

Pre-Med Concentration Requirements: 27 Credit Hours

Students are required to complete the following:

Note: BIO 1120 and BMB 4001 are also recommended but not required.

ANT 2100 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Credit Hour(s): 4 AND
ANT 2120 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Credit Hour(s): 4
OR
ANT 3100 - Human Structure and Function I Credit Hour(s): 4 AND
ANT 3120 - Human Structure and Function II Credit Hour(s): 4
CHM 1220 - General Chemistry II Credit Hour(s): 3
CHM 1220L - General Chemistry Lab II Credit Hour(s): 2
CHM 1220R - General Chemistry Lab II Recitation Credit Hour(s): 0
CHM 2110 - Organic Chemistry I Credit Hour(s): 3
CHM 2110L - Organic Chemistry Lab I Credit Hour(s): 2
CHM 2110R - Organic Chemistry Lab I Recitation Credit Hour(s): 0
CHM 2120 - Organic Chemistry II Credit Hour(s): 3
CHM 2120L - Organic Chemistry II Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 2
CHM 2120R - Organic Chemistry Lab II Recitation Credit Hour(s): 0
MTH 2350 - Differential Equations with Matrix Algebra Credit Hour(s): 4

V. General Electives: 6-12 Credit Hours

Students must earn a minimum of 120 credit hours for a baccalaureate degree. If the total number of credit hours in the WSU Core (general education program) and the major requirements do not total at least 120 credits, students will choose additional courses (general electives) to meet the minimum required 120 credit hours. Students may choose from any undergraduate course in the Academic Catalog for which they meet the course prerequisites and for which they do not already have earned credit.

The number of General Electives by concentration is as follows:

General concentration: 12 credit hours
Pre-medicine concentration: 6 credit hours

Total: 120 Credit Hours

Double-Counted Courses: Up to 9 Credit Hours

3 courses from an approved list

Up to 9 hours of 4000 level required courses or technical electives must be taken at the 6000 level for dual undergraduate/graduate credit.

Graduate Program Requirements

The following requirements must be met for the Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering degree. Courses can be used to fulfill requirements in more than one category. Requirement categories are not mutually exclusive.

Completion of 30 graduate credit hours, including up to 9 credit hours taken as dual credit.
At least 24 of the 30 graduate credit hours must be BIE department courses numbered 6000 or above.
At least 9 of the 30 graduate credit hours must be BIE department courses numbered 7000 or above.
At least 6 of the total 30 graduate credit hours must be approved courses in mathematics, statistics, or computer science.
A maximum of 4 credit hours of independent study may count toward the degree requirement of 30 graduate credit hours.
Students may choose a thesis option or a 30 credit hours advanced course work option. The thesis option consists of a research project satisfying all requirements of the Graduate School. The final report (thesis) must be completed and successfully defended in an oral examination before the major committee. Up to 8 credit hours of BME 7950 Thesis Research in Biomedical Engineering, may count toward the degree requirement of 30 graduate credit hours.

A. Mathematics/Statistics/Computation: 6 Credit Hours

Department courses with a mathematics or statistics content include IHE 6150 , IHE 7050, IHE 7300 , IHE 7510 , or others as approved.

B. 7000-Level Coursework: Min. 9 Credit Hours

BME 7000-7999; IHE 7000-7999

C. Department Courses: Min. 24 Credit Hours

BME 6000-7999; IHE 6000-7999

D. Thesis Option: Max 8 Hours

BME 7950 - M.S. Thesis Research in Biomedical Engineering Credit Hour(s): 1 to 8

Total: 30 Credit Hours

Total: 141 Credit Hours

Graduation Planning Strategy

A Graduation Planning Strategy (GPS), also known as a four-year guide, is an academic tool showing one example of how a program can be completed in a certain amount of time. All Wright State undergraduate majors can be completed in four years with careful planning. Some programs may require summer coursework. Time to degree is dependent on many factors including student placement in mathematics and writing courses, CCP and AP coursework, transfer coursework, and other variables.

These guides are valid for this year’s Academic Catalog only and are subject to change. These guides are a recommendation only and your actual program may vary. Students should consult with their academic advisor on a regular basis and create a personalized plan to degree completion.