Accreditation
The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University is committed to delivering a world-class education that meets the highest standards of academic excellence and professional relevance. These accreditations ensure that our programs meet rigorous academic and professional standards, preparing graduates for impactful careers in biomedical engineering and beyond.
Program Accreditation
The Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering (B.S. in BME) degree program at Georgia Tech is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET under Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering program criteria.
Institutional Accreditation
The Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University are accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees.
Additional accreditation information can be found on the Georgia Tech College of Engineering website.
Undergraduate Curriculum Assessment
The Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering (B.S. in BME) program strives to produce graduates who are expected to demonstrate the following during the first few years after graduation:
- Mathematics, science, and engineering fundamentals expertise at the interface of engineering and the life sciences which enables them to take leadership roles in the field of biomedical engineering.
- An ability to use their multidisciplinary background to foster communication across professional and disciplinary boundaries with the highest professional and ethical standards.
- The ability to recognize the limits of their knowledge and initiate self-directed learning opportunities to be able to continue to identify and create professional opportunities for themselves in the field of biomedical engineering.
By the time of graduation from the Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering (B.S. in BME) degree program, students will have obtained:
- An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
- An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration for public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.
- An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
- An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.
- An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.
- An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
- An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.
For more information about our undergraduate program and curriculum, visit the Undergraduate program page.