Many biomedical engineering students seek to enter medical school with a degree in bioengineering, giving them the advantage of having a marketable engineering degree as well as academic training appropriate for modern medicine. To meet the requirements for admission to most medical schools, students must select some courses required for medical school admission from electives in the biomedical engineering curriculum. It is also necessary to take additional course work above the requirements for the biomedical engineering program. The undergraduate program is accredited by ABET.
Below is a table outlining the requirements of the pre-medicine program and which BMEN courses can be taken to meet the requirements.
| Hours | Pre-Medicine Requirements |
Req'd in BMEN |
Courses Taken |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 hrs | English | Yes | ENGL 104 & ENGL 210 |
| 8 hrs | Introductory Biology | No | BIOL 111 & BIOL 112 in addition to BMEN curriculum |
| 8 hrs | Advanced Biology | Yes | VTPP 434 & VTPP 435 |
| 8 hrs | Inorganic Chemistry | Yes | CHEM 107/117 (or 119) & CHEM 120 |
| 8 hrs | Organic Chemistry | Some | CHEM 227 required in BMEN curriculum; CHEM 237, 228, & 238 in addition to BMEN curriculum |
| 3 hrs | Biochemistry | No | BICH 410 in addition to BMEN curriculum |
| 8 hrs | Physics | Yes | PHYS 206/216 & PHYS 207/217 |
| 3 hrs | Statistics | Yes | BMEN 350 |
PSYC 107 and SOCI 205 are suggested prior to taking the MCAT, but not required for medical school acceptance.