The Undergraduate Curriculum
Our undergraduate curriculum provides depth by offering a solid foundation in mathematics, physical sciences, and biology. The program provides breadth by covering all traditional areas in BME. Innovative instruction methods integrate experimental coursework, lectures, and mathematical modeling of biological systems. Courses feature both problem-solving components as well as vital hands-on laboratory training. Biomedical engineering design is also an important focus of the program. The senior year includes a comprehensive design course, which incorporates real-world problems provided by hospital and industry partners.
If you wish to join our program, APPLY HERE through the CUNY Admissions system!
For current students:
- This is the most useful link to any current undergrad. It is the current curriculum sheet
- Here is an overview of our program on the CCNY Undergraduate Bulletin
- FAQ for current students
Scholarships, Internships, and Research Opportunities
- BME Undergraduate students are encouraged to participate in a summer research internship each year. Please click here for some potential leads
- Need-based scholarships may be available from the department or school. Please discuss with the BME Chairperson, Undergrad Advisor, or your assigned Academic Advisor. Please also remember that the BME professor in each of your courses is there to help as well--catch them in office hours or after class to discuss how they can help you
- Research opportunities may be available by directly contacting a BME faculty member whose research interests you. Our advice is to reach out to several faculty members to determine their ability to take on new students
Pre-med/Pre-health
Several students in each class are both BME majors and pre-med or on other pre-health tracks. This is entirely possible and we encourage students who want to go into health professions to consider BME as a major. Dozens of our graduates over the past two decades are now physicians or other health professionals. BME pre-health students gain a well-rounded engineering-based education, which will serve them well in their future careers as BME provides both a strong basis in human physiology and biomedical research. We believe our BME grads have an advantage in the systematic way they approach and think about patient issues, owing in part to our roots in engineering and mathematical modeling of biological systems. BME students who are pre-health are encouraged to work closely with both their BME advisor and the CCNY Pre-Health Office to ensure they meet all necessary requirements--and to do this early-on in their studies. Specifically, on our Curriculum Sheet, you will see this built in (Note point #5 at the bottom)--BME Pre-health students must take the Organic Chemistry sequence (Chem 26100, 26200, and 26300) as their Technical Electives and Biochemistry (Chem 32002) instead of Applied Chemistry (Chem 21000). In this case, Chem 26100 and 26300 replace Chem 21000 as pre-reqs for Bio 22900). This will end up adding 2 total credits to the overall required curriculum.
Additional Resources
Permission to take graduate courses form - please click here. Complete Part 1, obtain signatures, and email to bme@ccny.cuny.edu
Independent study form - please click here. This is for 1 credit (BME 59100 or BME 59001), 2 credits (BME 59002), and 3 credits (BME 59003). Discuss with a BME faculty mentor of your interest, agree on requirements with mentor, complete the top portion of the form and return to your mentor. The mentor will sign and send to the Registrar's office with you copied.
Get more involved by becoming a member of the Departmental Executive Committee by completing this form
If you are dismissed from the School of Engineering and wish you appeal, you may use this template
Last Updated: 08/30/2024 13:46