Undergraduate Electives in the BME Major

Optional Focus Areas

If you would like to use elective to build depth in a topical focus area, see Optional Bioengineering Focus Areas.
 

BME Elective (9 credits)

Chosen from any 3000-level or higher BME elective and selected non-BME courses listed below. One of the following non-BME courses may be included as a BME elective: CHE 3347, CHE 4448, or ECE 4750. Only 3 credits of BME 4995 may be used as a BME Elective.  

•  3000-level or higher BME Courses
• CHE 3347, CHE 4448, ECE 4750
•  You may take a BME graduate course to fulfill this requirement: UG Request to Enroll in a Grad Course

Engineering Elective (6 credits)

Chosen from any 2000-level or higher engineering course that has technical engineering content. Courses that are non-technical, and courses that are math/science only, will not count as engineering electives.

• NO APMA, NO STS, NO ENGR courses
• NO Courses that count for the Engineering Business Minor
• NO "research-for-credit" or "capstone design" courses
• NO courses that are non-technical or math/science-only

• NO BME 4995
• NO CHE 4995
• NO CE 4000, CE 4500, CE 4990, CE 4991, CE 4995
• NO CS 4753, CS 4970, CS 4971 , CS 4980, CS 4993
• NO ECE 2066, ECE 3750 (due to overlap with BME 3310), ECE 4907, ECE 4908, ECE 4991
• NO MAE 4511, MAE 4512, MAE 4513, MAE 4514, MAE 4990
• NO MSE 2010, MSE 2090, MSE 4960
• NO SYS 2055, SYS 2056, SYS 2057, SYS 4000, SYS 4044, SYS 5044, SYS 4995, SYS 3055, SYS 4053, SYS 4054, SYS 4055
• Other courses, not listed here

Technical Electives (3 credits)

Chosen from any 2000-level or higher math, science, or engineering course, unless it is a course for non-science majors, it duplicates required BME class work, or it is a “research-for-credit” or capstone design course. Here is a sample list of courses that will not count as a technical elective in the BME Major.

• ASTR 3410, ASTR 3420, ASTR 3460, ASTR 3470, ASTR 3480, ASTR 4998
• BIOL 2900, BIOL 3000, BIOL 3200, BIOL 3210, BIOL 3230, BIOL 4900, BIOL 4910, BIOL 4920, BME 4995
• CHE 4995
• CHEM 3910, CHEM 3920, CHEM 3951, CHEM 3961, CHEM 4951, CHEM 4961
• CE 4991, CE 4995
• CS 4970, CS 4971, CS 4980, CS 4998
• ECE 3750 (due to overlap with BME 3310), ECE 4907, ECE 4908
• ENGR 4880, ENGR 4890, ENGR 4920
• EVSC 2010, EVSC 2900, EVSC 2050, EVSC 2220, EVSC 2030, EVSC 3020, EVSC 4030, EVSC 4040, EVSC 4050, EVSC 4070, EVSC 4995, EVSC 5030, EVSC 5031
• MATH 2310, MATH 3100, MATH 3120, MATH 3250, MATH 3255
• MSE 2010, MSE 4960
• MAE 4511, MAE 4512, MAE 4513, MAE 4514
• PHYS 2010, PHYS 2020, PHYS 2030, PHYS 2040, PHYS 2360, PHYS 2640, PHYS 2310, PHYS 2320, PHYS 2660, PHYS 3040
• PSYC 2100, PSYC 2150, PSYC 2210, PSYC 2300-3110, PSYC 3410-4180, PSYC 4300-5200, PSYC 5260, PSYC 5310, PSYC 5320, PSYC 5500-5650
• SYS 3055, SYS 4053, SYS 4054, SYS 4055
• No STS
• Other courses, not listed here

Math and Science Elective (3 credits) 

One course chosen from an approved list of Biology, Chemistry, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, and Physics courses. BME Majors, including premeds, are not recommended to take BIOL 2100 or 2200 as their Math and Science Elective.

STS Elective (3 credits)

Students must complete one 3-credit STS 2000-level elective. Any course which meets the Second Writing Requirement in the College of Arts and Sciences (CLAS) may be substituted for the STS 2000-level course.

Humanities and Social Sciences Elective (9 credits)

Chosen from the SEAS Undergraduate Dean’s Office list of approved HSS Electives, available online and in Thornton A-122. Courses that instill cultural values are acceptable while skill development courses are not. Consequently, courses that involve performance must be accompanied by theory or history of the subject. Courses on communication in the student's native language, regardless of their level, may not be used to satisfy this requirement.

List of acceptable courses HERE.

Unrestricted Elective (12 credits)

For a list of acceptable courses, please visit the Undergraduate Advising office in Thornton A122 or view the list in the Undergraduate Handbook.  

These are the acceptable courses from the 2019-2020 UVA Engineering First Year Guide: BIOL 2100, BIOL 2200, CHEM 1420, PHYS 2620, MSE 2090, or any APMA course 2000 or higher not already required by a student’s major and does not duplicate material from another APMA course. 

The information contained on this website is for informational purposes only.  The Undergraduate Record and Graduate Record represent the official repository for academic program requirements. These publications may be found here.

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