Interdisciplinary Degree Program (Pre-Med)

INTERDISCIPLINARY DEGREE PROGRAM
(Bachelor of Science*)
Pre-Med Emphasis

This degree program is intended for students who wish to acquire a general background in engineering and who are not concerned about having an accredited engineering degree because they intend to go to Medical School.  This program provides less depth than the traditional degree programs and is not recommended as a base for professional engineering practice or graduate study in engineering.

Students in this program must be admitted to an engineering department through which they plan to take their Section V coursework (see below).  They must work closely their engineering adviser in that department and with an adviser from an interdisciplinary area (see Section VI) to establish educational objectives for their program of study.  Generally students with pre-med interests choose Biological Systems Engineering as their department for advising because of its emphasis area in Biomedical Engineering.

I.    20 credits in calculus, differential equations and calculus-based statistics.
                   MATH 106, 107, 208, 221, AND IMSE 321 OR STAT 380
 
II. 16 credits in science including chemistry and physics with a two course sequence in either chemistry or physics.
 
                   CHEM 109 and 110 (8 cr) or CHEM 113, 114, 116 (9 cr)
                                                or
                   PHYS 211, 220, 212, 222 (10 cr)
 
III. 10 or 11 credits in computer and/or communication skills:
                   ENGL 150 and 151 or 254 and 354 (6 cr)  
                   CSCE 105, 150 or 155 (3 - 4 cr)
                   ENGR 010, 020 and 400 (1 cr)

IV. 16 credits in engineering science courses including:
                   Statics (3 cr), ENGM 223
                   Electrical Engineering (4 cr) ELEC 211/231 or ELEC 15/233
                   Engineering Economics (3 cr), IMSE 206
                   Engineering Science Electives (6 cr)

V. 24 credits of engineering courses at the 300 level or above concentrated in a single engineering area or discipline.

Normally these courses are to be concentrated in a single discipline such as Agricultural, Biological Systems, Chemical, Civil, Computer, Electrical, Industrial or Mechanical Engineering, or Engineering Mechanics.  However, a student may propose a plan of study to their engineering adviser that mixes courses from these various disciplines.  Nevertheless, their engineering adviser should be chosen from that area with the predominant coursework in this section.

VI. 24 credits of courses concentrated in meeting pre-med requirements

Requirements of medical schools vary across the country.  Generally, however, a minimum of 8 credits of organic chemistry (w/lab), 8 credits of biology (w/lab), and 3 to 8 hours of biochemistry and genetics are required.  Thus, approval of the student's engineering adviser and of the academic adviser from pre-health advising center is needed if any engineering courses are proposed for this group.  It is critical that one obtain advice from the pre-health advising center  for guidance in selecting from the following courses.  Additional information on pre-med requirements can be found at UNMC  and the AAMC  websites.
                   CHEM 251/253 or 261/263 and CHEM 252/254 or 262/264
                   BIOC 431/433 (6 cr) and BIOS 206 (Genetics) (4 cr)
                   BIOS 101/101L, BIOS 102, BIOS 103/103L, BIOS 213/213L, BIOS                    312/314

VII. 18 credits of courses in humanities and social sciences.

The humanity and social sciences courses must be selected from the same list and must conform to the same rules as those for the regular engineering degree programs.
 
Courses included in Sections V, VI, and VII must include at least 3 integrative studies (IS) courses with at least one at the 400 level.  Note, because of the overlap with requirements, students may wish to consider pursuing a minor in Biochemistry and/or in Biomedical Engineering 
 *Note: the BS degree (Interdisciplinary Studies) is not accredited by ABET