Biomedical Engineering Technology, A.A.S.

The Biomedical Engineering Technology degree prepares students for careers as biomedical equipment technicians, (also known as biomedical engineering technicians) in hospitals, health agencies, businesses and industries that manufacture and maintain electronic and biomedical instrumentation equipment. This program prepares students to test, install, and maintain healthcare components such as rehabilitation and therapeutic products, medical imaging systems, and computer-based systems used in the biomedical technology field. This degree program requires 64 credits in program requirements, program electives and general education in the courses listed below.

For more information about Electronics Technology, please visit the program page.

Degree Requirements

Field of Study Code: ELECT.AAS.BIOMED

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Program Requirements
ELECT 1100	Electricity and Electronics Fundamentals	3
ELECT 1101	Circuits I	3
ELECT 1102	Circuits II	4
ELECT 1141	Digital Fundamentals	3
ELECT 1151	Electronic Devices and Applications	4
ELECT 1221	Introduction to Biomedical Instrumentation Technology	3
ELECT 2221	Biomedical Instrumentation Technology and Applications	3
ANAT 1500	Survey of Human Anatomy and Physiology	4
ELMEC 2510	Process and Automation Controls	3
HLTHS 1110	Biomedical Terminology	3
Program Electives
Select 13 credits from the following (in addition to the courses listed above):		13
ELECT 1120	Electronic Documentation and Fabrication
ELECT 1161	Modern Communications
ELECT 1201	Renewable Energy Fundamentals
ELMEC 1101	Survey of Automation
ELMEC 1141	Hydraulics and Pneumatics
ELMEC 1190	Intro to Programmable Logic Controllers
General Education
Select 18 credits (in addition to the courses listed above)		18
Total Credits		64

General Education Requirements

For general education requirements for the A.A.S. degree, please visit the A.A.S. degree catalog page.

Suggested Semester Sequence

Plan of Study Grid
First Semester		Credits
ELECT 1100	Electricity and Electronics Fundamentals	3
ELECT 1141	Digital Fundamentals	3
ENGLI 1101 or ENGLI 1105	English Composition I or Workplace Writing	3
Gen Ed	Mathematics	3
Select one of the following:		3
SPEEC 1100	Fundamentals of Speech Communication
SPEEC 1120	Small-Group Communication
SPEEC 1150	Introduction to Business Communication
	Credits	15
Second Semester
ELECT 1101	Circuits I	3
ELECT 1221	Introduction to Biomedical Instrumentation Technology	3
ELECT 2221	Biomedical Instrumentation Technology and Applications	3
ELECT 1151	Electronic Devices and Applications	4
Gen Ed	Humanities and Fine Arts	3
	Credits	16
Summer Semester
Elective	Program Elective	3
Elective	Program Elective	3
	Credits	6
Third Semester
ANAT 1500	Survey of Human Anatomy and Physiology	4
HLTHS 1110	Biomedical Terminology	3
ELECT 1102	Circuits II	4
Gen Ed	Social and Behavioral Sciences	3
	Credits	14
Fourth Semester
ELMEC 2510	Process and Automation Controls	3
Gen Ed	Physical and Life Sciences	3-5
Elective	Program Elective	7
	Credits	13-15
	Total Credits	64-66

Program Electives

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
ELECT 1120	Electronic Documentation and Fabrication	3
ELECT 1161	Modern Communications	3
ELECT 1201	Renewable Energy Fundamentals	2
ELMEC 1101	Survey of Automation	3
ELMEC 1141	Hydraulics and Pneumatics	3
ELMEC 1190	Intro to Programmable Logic Controllers	3

Program Milestones

First Semester

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Second Semester

If you have not done so yet this semester, it is important to make an appointment with a Faculty or Program Advisor to discuss your future academic progress.