Undergraduate Certificate

Undergraduate Bioengineering Certificate

The KU School of Engineering is in the process of discontinuing the Undergraduate Certificate in Bioengineering. Students are no longer able to add the certificate to major program. However, students who have declared the certificate program previously may continue to complete the certificate along with their degree. Students who wish to add biomedical engineering experience and exposure can still declare the Biomedical Engineering Minor in conjunction with any major in the School of Engineering.

Students who delcared the Bioengineering Certificate should review the requirements and steps to completion, as well as use the links below to submit forms/petitions for approval. 

Certificate Requirements

Current KU students who already declared the Bioengineering Certificate should review the requirements from the KU Academic Catalog. Students may no longer add the certificate.

Step 1. Have your planned Research or Design Course/Project Topic Pre-Approved

If you complete ME 643 with a passing grade, your project will automatically be credited to the Bioengineering Certificate. It does not require pre-approval nor a course substitution. For all others, when you have determined your Research or Design project for the Bioengineering Certificate, have your project pre-approved: 

1. Download the project topic Pre-Approval Form (docx) and fill it out completely.

2. Email your completed form to bioe@ku.edu.

Step 2. Complete your Research/Design Project and Coursework

This is includes doing the project work under the direction of your faculty advisor, and completing a report on the work.

Step 3. Submit the Bioengineering Research or Design Course Substitution/Approval Petition

When you have completed your pre-approved project, then follow these steps for verification of completion of your Research/Design Requirement.

1. Go to the “Course Substitution Petition” form. (this will open a new browser tab, so you can refer to the instructions in this tab).

2. Fill out the form. There is a PDF example/instructions document linked below.

   1. Enter your student information. You MUST enter student ID in the Lookup box. The website will autofill name and ID into the form fields.

   2. For Department, select “Bioengineering" and select "Bioengineering Undergraduate Certificate" as the major.
   3. Enter your GPA, first semester at KU, and expected graduation semester.
   4. Enter your substitute course number from the list above, or enter “External Research” and the semester you completed the research requirement. For required course enter “Bioengineering Research."
   5. In the “Reasons:” box, enter the following:
      1. The title of your research project
      2. Your research advisor's name (faculty member), email and phone number
      3. A very brief (one paragraph) description of your research/design project
   6. ALL petitions must be accompanied by a REPORT.  For courses, you may attach a copy of the report required for your course as a PDF file (does not need to be reformatted).  For external research opportunities, the minimum report is two pages of double-spaced text, excluding the Title page, figures and tables.  Use the “Attachments” button to upload your report.
   7. Use the “Print” button, if you want to print a copy of your substitution petition.
   8. When complete and printed (if desired) use the “Submit” button to submit your petition.

Example Course Substitution Petition for fulfilling the Research or Design Course Requirement (pdf)

An accessible version of the content above will be made available upon request. Please contact bioe@ku.edu to request the content be made available in an accessible format.

Step 5. Apply for Degree AND the Certificate

When you apply for your degree, make sure to CHECK the BOX for the Bioengineering Certificate.

If you have questions about the certificate requirements and/or process, please contact the Bioengineering Program at bioe@ku.edu.