1. Biomedical Engineering
BMEN 181H
January 29, 2019
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Maria
Charles W. Peak, Ph.D.
Instructional Assistant Professor
Honors Track Coordinator

2. Today’s Agenda BME Defined Curriculum Fall 2017 Enrollment
Spring 2018 Graduates
Career Paths
Program Highlights
Fall Schedule

3. Engineering Principles and Practices
Medical Problems
Biomedical Engineering Identifies, Analyzes, and Solves Medical Problems Using Engineering Principles and Methodologies

5. Curriculum Four focus areas Biomechanics Biomaterials
Bioinstrumentation
Biomolecular and Cellular Engineering
Coursework layout
Freshman
Sophomore-Junior
Senior

7. Honors Curriculum 979-845-5532 bmen@tamu.edu Honors Credit Hours
      • Completion of at least 18 Honors credits in courses from any ENGR or Science department (at least 12 engineering credits, 9 in BMEN)             - 4-6 hours of 491H (Honors research)       • ENGR 181H
Other
Completion of URS/LAUNCH undergraduate Thesis
Take at least one honors course every academic year
Cumulative GPA of at least 3.5 (GPA of at least 3.25 in honors courses)
No grade lower than a B in the required honors courses
No honor code violation
A minimum term grade point average of 3.25 in the final semester
No grade below C on the transcript
Non-Academic Requirements
EH-Advising: Meet with the EH-BMEN Track Coordinator (or appointed representatives) once during each academic year EH-Activity: Participate in at least one EH program approved activity (marked with an * on the calendar) each regular semester EH-Annual Report: Submit an annual EH report in May of each year

8. Fall 2017 Enrollment 464 undergraduates 129 graduates 22 faculty
49% female
21% underrepresented group members

9. Spring 2018 Graduates Bachelor’s Awarded: 93 Bachelors to women: 41
Bachelors to men: 52
Average Cumulative GPA: 3.60

10. After Graduation Students pursue opportunities in:
Industry
Medical school
Graduate/professional school
They pursue career paths in:
Medical Device Industry
Research & Development
Field Clinical Engineering
Consulting
Clinical Engineering
FDA
Academia
TAMU avg. starting salary: $65,207

11. Program Highlights Internships & co-ops Undergraduate research
Study abroad experiences
Germany, Wales, Rwanda
Student organizations

12. Questions? Eileen Hoy Academic Advisor III Biomedical Engineering
@tamuengineering
#TAMUEngr
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@TAMUEngineering
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Questions?
Eileen Hoy
Academic Advisor III
Biomedical Engineering
engineering.tamu.edu/biomedical
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