Required Background for Non-Engineers

Requirements for Non-engineering BME Graduate Applicants

Revised by BMEGSC, Autumn 2022

• Courses must be completed with a minimum 3.0/4.0 cumulative GPA prior to applying to The Ohio State University Graduate BME Program.
• Equivalent courses may be taken at another institution.

Take the following before applying:

1. One year of Calculus

MATH 1151 (5); MATH 1152 (5)

2. Linear algebra or differential equations

MATH 2174 (3) or MATH 2415 (3)

3. General Biology

BIOLOGY 1113 (4)

4. General Chemistry I

CHEM 1210 (5)

Take 2 from the following physics and engineering courses before applying:

1. Electrical Circuits and Electronic Devices

ECE 2300 (3) 

2. Statics

ME 2010 (2)

3. Introduction to Mechanics of Materials

ME 2020 (3)

4. Statics and Mechanics

ME 2040 (4)

5. Mechanics, Thermal Physics, Waves

Physics 1250 (5)

6. Electricity & Magnetism, Optics, Modern Physics

Physics 1251 (5)