BS in Biomedical Engineering
Shorelight - University of Utah, United States
First Year Course Fee
USD 33,000
Course Accredited By
ABET
The Undergraduate Engineering Program an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of
engineering, science, and mathematics
engineering, science, and mathematics
The Biomedical Engineering undergraduate program is dedicated to preparing graduates for professional careers. We educate students such that our graduates will be:
successful in graduate programs, in professional schools, including medicine and law, or in a biomedical engineering aligned career:
• able to effectively communicate and solve problems at the interface of engineering and biology appropriate to their chosen profession, as well as understand and apply standards of ethical behavior;
• motivated to pursue life-long learning, including understanding contemporary questions at the interface of science, medicine, technology, and society.
Enrollment Cycles
- May 2023
- July 2023
- December 2023
KENYA
- Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE)
- Undergraduate AAP 2 Terms C /7
- Undergraduate EAP 3 Terms C /7
- Undergraduate ID 2 Terms B-/8
English Requirements Certificate
IELTS
- PSE (3 Terms) NA
- PSE (2 Terms) 4
- PSE (1 Term) 4.5
- ID (2 Terms) 6.5
- EAP (3 Terms) 5 No subscore below 4.5
- AAP (2 Terms) 5.5 - 6.0 No subscore below 5.0
TOEFL
- PSE (3 Terms) NA
- PSE (2 Terms) 40 – 49
- PSE (1 Term) 50 – 59
- ID (2 Terms) 80
- EAP (3 Terms) 60 - 67 No subscore below 12
- AAP (2 Terms) 68 - 79 No subscore below 14
Duolingo
- PSE (3 Terms) NA
- PSE (2 Terms) 70
- PSE (1 Term) 80
- ID (2 Terms) 105
- EAP (3 Terms) 85
- AAP (2 Terms) 95
UGANDA
- Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education with a minimum of 2 Principal Passing grades of D or higher and at least 1 subsidiary pass in a college preparatory subject. In addition, Uganda Certificate of Education with a C (7) average or higher or General Certificate of Education Level (O Level) Examination Certificate with 5 academic subjects passed is required.
- Undergraduate AAP 2 Terms C7
- Undergraduate EAP 3 Terms C7
- Undergraduate ID 2 Terms B5
English Requirements Certificate
IELTS
- PSE (3 Terms) NA
- PSE (2 Terms) 4
- PSE (1 Term) 4.5
- ID (2 Terms) 6.5
- EAP (3 Terms) 5 No subscore below 4.5
- AAP (2 Terms) 5.5 - 6.0 No subscore below 5.0
TOEFL
- PSE (3 Terms) NA
- PSE (2 Terms) 40 – 49
- PSE (1 Term) 50 – 59
- ID (2 Terms) 80
- EAP (3 Terms) 60 - 67 No subscore below 12
- AAP (2 Terms) 68 - 79 No subscore below 14
Duolingo
- PSE (3 Terms) NA
- PSE (2 Terms) 70
- PSE (1 Term) 80
- ID (2 Terms) 105
- EAP (3 Terms) 85
- AAP (2 Terms) 95
TANZANIA
- Certificate of Secondary Education (CSE)
- Undergraduate AAP 2 Terms E/5
- Undergraduate EAP 3 Terms E/5
- Undergraduate ID 2 Terms D/4
English Requirements Certificate
IELTS
- PSE (3 Terms) NA
- PSE (2 Terms) 4
- PSE (1 Term) 4.5
- ID (2 Terms) 6.5
- EAP (3 Terms) 5 No subscore below 4.5
- AAP (2 Terms) 5.5 - 6.0 No subscore below 5.0
TOEFL
- PSE (3 Terms) NA
- PSE (2 Terms) 40 – 49
- PSE (1 Term) 50 – 59
- ID (2 Terms) 80
- EAP (3 Terms) 60 - 67 No subscore below 12
- AAP (2 Terms) 68 - 79 No subscore below 14
Duolingo
- PSE (3 Terms) NA
- PSE (2 Terms) 70
- PSE (1 Term) 80
- ID (2 Terms) 105
- EAP (3 Terms) 85
- AAP (2 Terms) 95
UNITED KINGDOM
- See GCE criteria
- Undergraduate AAP 2 Terms GCE
- Undergraduate EAP 3 Terms GCE
- Undergraduate ID 2 Terms GCE
English Requirements Certificate
IELTS
- PSE (3 Terms) NA
- PSE (2 Terms) 4
- PSE (1 Term) 4.5
- ID (2 Terms) 6.5
- EAP (3 Terms) 5 No subscore below 4.5
- AAP (2 Terms) 5.5 - 6.0 No subscore below 5.0
TOEFL
- PSE (3 Terms) NA
- PSE (2 Terms) 40 – 49
- PSE (1 Term) 50 – 59
- ID (2 Terms) 80
- EAP (3 Terms) 60 - 67 No subscore below 12
- AAP (2 Terms) 68 - 79 No subscore below 14
Duolingo
- PSE (3 Terms) NA
- PSE (2 Terms) 70
- PSE (1 Term) 80
- ID (2 Terms) 105
- EAP (3 Terms) 85
- AAP (2 Terms) 95
GCSE/IGCSE/GCE O-LEVEL
- 5 college preparatory subjects passed.
- Undergraduate AAP 2 Terms D or 3 or higher
- Undergraduate EAP 3 Terms D or 3 or higher
- Undergraduate ID 2 Terms C or 4 or higher
English Requirements Certificate
IELTS
- PSE (3 Terms) NA
- PSE (2 Terms) 4
- PSE (1 Term) 4.5
- ID (2 Terms) 6.5
- EAP (3 Terms) 5 No subscore below 4.5
- AAP (2 Terms) 5.5 - 6.0 No subscore below 5.0
TOEFL
- PSE (3 Terms) NA
- PSE (2 Terms) 40 – 49
- PSE (1 Term) 50 – 59
- ID (2 Terms) 80
- EAP (3 Terms) 60 - 67 No subscore below 12
- AAP (2 Terms) 68 - 79 No subscore below 14
Duolingo
- PSE (3 Terms) NA
- PSE (2 Terms) 70
- PSE (1 Term) 80
- ID (2 Terms) 105
- EAP (3 Terms) 85
- AAP (2 Terms) 95
Courses Offered Fall and Spring Semesters
- 4995 - BME Research & Internship II
- 4999 - Honors Thesis/Project
- 6422 - Biomedical Applications of Micromachining
- 6464 - Cardiac Electrophysiology and Biophysics Seminar
- 6470 - Neural Engineering Research Group (NERG)
- 6480 - Biomechanics Research
- 6810 - Medical Imaging Seminar
- 6970 - Thesis Research: M.S.
- 7880 - TA Mentorship
- 7970 - Thesis Research: Ph.D.
Courses Offered Fall Semester
- 1010 - Careers in Biomedical Engineering
- 2100 - Fundamentals of Biomedical Engineering II
- 3202 - Physiology for Engineers
- 4101 - BioSystems Analysis
- 4250 - Biomechanics I
- 4801 - bioDesign II
- 4991 - Biomedical Engineering Thesis Writing and Communication I
- 5110 - Introduction to Regulatory Affairs
- 5306 - Genetic Engineering and Synthetic Biology: Fall 2021
- 5480 – Ultrasound
- 6002 - Molecular Biophysics
- 6003 - Cellular Electrophysiology and Biophysics
- 6062 - Biomedical Engineering Literature Survey
- 6081 - bioInnovate I
- 6090 - Department Seminar I
- 6100 - Biomedical Technology for Applied Research
- 6181 - Clinical Problem Solving Through Strategic Analysis I
- 6304 - Intro to Polymers & Biopolymers
- 6305 - Cell and Tissue Engineering: Organ Systems Design
- 6401/5401 - Medical Imaging Systems
- 6405 – Nanomedicine
- 6440 - Neural Engineering
- 6460 - Electrophysiology and Bioelectricity of Tissues
- 6500 - Mathematics of Imaging
- 6640 - Introduction to Image Processing
- 6780 - Data Science for Biomedical Engineers
- 7070 - Proposal Writing and Presentation I
- 7160 - Physical Nature of Surfaces: Fall 2020
- 7210 - Computational Biomechanics
- 7320 - 3-D Reconstruction Techniques in Medical Imaging
Courses Offered Spring Semester
- 1020 - Fundamentals of Biomedical Engineering I
- 3070 - Introduction to Statistics for Biomedical Engineering
- 3091 - Current Research in Biomedical Engineering
- 3101 - Biosignals Analysis in Spring 2022
- 3301 - Computation Methods for Biomedical Engineers
- 3801 - bioDesign I
- 4001 - Biotransport/Biomolecular
- 4301 - Introduction to Modern Biomaterials
- 4702/6702 - Introduction to Image Based Modeling
- 4990 - BME Research
- 4992 - Biomedical Engineering Thesis Writing and Communication II
- 5005/6005 - Computational Neuroscience
- 5120 - Regulatory Affairs II
- 5160 - Engineering Aspects of Clinical Medicine
- 5250 - Biomechanics II
- 5601 - Scanning Electron Microscopy
- 5701/6701 - Microfluidic Chip Design and Fabrication
- 6000 - System Physiology I: Cardiovascular, Respiratory and Renal Systems
- 6082 - bioInnovate II
- 6091 - Department Seminar II
- 6110 - Biomedical Technology in Anesthesia
- 6182 - Clinical Problem Solving Through Strategic Analysis II
- 6220 - Biofluid Mechanics
- 6230 - Functional Anatomy for Engineers
- 6250 - Biomechanics II
- 6302 - Biomaterials II
- 6303 - Cell and Tissue Engineering
- 6308 - Biomolecular Engineering
- 6421 - Fundamentals of Micromachining
- 6430 - Systems Neuroscience
- 6433 - Biological Statistical Signal Processing
- 6770 - Genomic Signal Processing
- 7071 - Proposal Writing and Presentation II
- 7120 – Biocompatibility
- 7310 - Advanced Topics in Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Specialized Course Offerings
- 5950 - Independent Study
- 6910 - Independent Study
- 6920 - Internship Program in Biomedical Engineering
- 6930 - Special Project
- 6960 - Research Project: M.E.
- 6980 - Faculty Consultation: Master's
- 7980 - Faculty Consultation: Ph.D.
- Typical cost for two semesters $47,000
- Tuition $33,000
- Housing $7,000
- Dining $5,000 Other $2,000