Civil + Biomedical Engineering Double-Major

Completing the general and CE/BME Double Major requirements offer a variety of elective choices.

The minimum requirements to be met in the selection of electives are provided below. When planning electives be cognizant of both pre-requisites and when the course is typically offered.

Within the units there are limits of one (1) unit of physical education activity, one (1) unit of music activity and no (0) house courses. However, it is possible to exceed these limits with optional electives.

Important Notes About the Tables Below

• This plan outlines a student’s typical path to graduation
• Courses in bold are typically offered once a year, in the semester in which they are shown
• Courses in the tables are required unless noted otherwise
• The tables also identify pre-requisites and co-requisites
• Shifting courses to different a semester should be done with caution and planning. Work closely with your advisor

First Year

Second Year

Third Year

Fourth Year

• #1 AP credit for MATH 21(31) may be used to satisfy this requirement.
• #2 AP credit for MATH 22(32) may be used to satisfy this requirement. If AP credit for 21(31) but not 22(32) then take MATH 122L(41L) in Freshman Fall.
• #4 As part of the PHYSICS 151L(61L) & 152L(62L) requirement at least one of 152L(62L), 153L(63L), or 264(143) must be taken at Duke regardless of AP credit. If AP credit for 141L(61) and 142L(62) then take 153L(63L) or 264(143), OR you may waive AP credit for 142L(62) and take 152L(62L) but you may NOT waive AP credit for 141L(61) and take 151L(61L) while also maintaining AP credit for 142L(62). In other words, if you waive AP credit for 141L(61) then you must take both 151L(61L) and 152L(62L) at Duke.
• #7 It is advised that any electives taken in the first year advance the completion of the humanities and social science (HSS) requirements.

5 Social Science & Humanities Electives (SS/H)

The collective requirements to be satisfied with this minimum of five courses are

• One (1) the Social Sciences (SS)
• Two (2) of three areas of knowledge:
  • Arts, Literature, and Performance (ALP)
  • Civilizations (CZ)
  • Foreign Language (FL)
• For depth, two (2) courses must be from the same department with at least one at the 100-level, or higher
• Limit of two (2) AP credits may be applied

1 Civil Engineering Elective (CE)

Take one of the following:

• CEE 561 Environmental Aquatic Chemistry
• CEE 562 Biological Processes in Environmental Engineering
• CEE 563 Chemical Fate of Organic Compounds
• CEE 564 Physical and Chemical Treatment Processes in Environmental Engineering
• CEE 571 Control of Hazardous and Toxic Waste
• CEE 575 Air Pollution Control Engineering
• CEE 581 Pollutant Transport Systems
• CEE 661L Environmental Molecular Biotechnology
• CEE 671 Physiochemical Unit Operations in Water Treatment
• CEE 672 Solid Waste Engineering
• CEE 685 Water Supply Engineering Design

1 Biomedical Engineering Area Elective (BME Area)

• If BME 302L is taken, the elective must come from the Biomaterial/Biomechanics Area
• If BME 307 is taken, the elective must come from the Molecular, Cellular & Tissue Engineering Area

1 Life Science Elective

Must be from the Duke BME-approved list.