BSBE in Biological Engineering
Degree Program Description
Biological Engineering is a science-based engineering curriculum that integrates engineering and biological sciences in the areas of health, sustainability and environmental stewardship. Students are prepared in three engineering areas: biomedical, bioprocess, and bioenvironmental engineering. In addition to the core program courses, the program includes courses in basic sciences; social, behavioral and engineering sciences; and humanities and fine arts. In a capstone design course, each student completes a design project under the direction of a faculty advisor. Graduates are hired by biotechnology, medical, pharmaceutical, food and agricultural companies and government agencies, or opt to further their education in graduate, medical or veterinary medical school. Graduates are well prepared to take the Fundamentals of Engineering exam during their senior year, which is the first step toward obtaining a Professional Engineer license. The BSBE in biological engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET.
Major Program Requirements
The curriculum encompasses basic sciences, social and behavioral sciences, humanities and fine arts, engineering sciences and topics, and program core courses. The core courses cover topics of biological engineering principles and design. In a capstone design course, each student completes a design project under the direction of a faculty advisor. Technical electives allow students to place emphasis on biomedical, bioprocess or bioenvironmental engineering. The requirements listed below are in addition to University general education requirements. All pre-requisites required for Basic Engineering, Biological Engineering, and Technical Elective courses must be completed with a grade of C- or better.
Students are also required to complete one 3-hour cultural awareness course which is selected from an approved cultural awareness course list, created and maintained by the College of Engineering or which meets the Arts and Science (A&S) diversity intensive (DI) requirement.
Major Core Requirements
| General Requirements | 21 | |
| ENGLSH 1000 | Writing and Rhetoric | 3 |
| or ENGLSH 1000H | Honors Writing and Rhetoric | |
Two courses that meet the campus designation for Writing Intensive requirements, with one at 3000 level or higher in your major. | ||
One course that meets the designation of a cultural awareness course (from approved list). | ||
| Social and Behavioral Sciences | 9 | |
| Economics (from approved list) | 3 | |
| Principles of Microeconomics (suggested as it meets the requirements for a cultural awareness course.) | ||
or ECONOM 1014H | Principles of Microeconomics-Honors | |
| History (from approved list) | 3 | |
| Sustainability Foundations: An Introduction to Sustainability (suggested) | ||
| Sustainability Foundations: An Introduction to Sustainability - Honors | ||
| Humanities and Fine Arts | 9 | |
| Suggested to have at least one course that meets requirements for Writing Intensive designation and at least one BS/SS or H/FA course at 2000 level or greater. | ||
| Mathematics and Statistics | 19 | |
| MATH 1500 | Analytic Geometry and Calculus I | 5 |
| MATH 1700 | Calculus II | 5 |
| MATH 2300 | Calculus III | 3 |
| MATH 4100 | Differential Equations | 3 |
| Statistics (from approved list) | 3 | |
| Basic Sciences | 28 | |
| PHYSCS 2750 | University Physics I | 5 |
| PHYSCS 2760 | University Physics II | 5 |
| CHEM 1320 | College Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHEM 2100 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| BIO_SC 1500 | Introduction to Biological Systems with Laboratory | 5 |
| Biological Sciences Electives (from approved list) | 6 | |
| Zero Hunger Challenge (suggested) | ||
| Zero Hunger Challenge - Honors | ||
or F_S 4050 | Zero Hunger Challenge | |
or F_S 4050H | Zero Hunger Challenge - Honors | |
| Basic Engineering | 18 | |
| ENGINR 1000 | Introduction to Engineering | 1 |
| ENGINR 1050 | Foundations of Engineering | 2 |
| ENGINR 1200 | Statics and Elementary Strength of Materials | 3 |
| ENGINR 2200 | Intermediate Strength of Materials | 3 |
| Engineering Graphics (from approved list) | 3 | |
| Fluid Mechanics (from approved list) | 3 | |
| Thermodynamics (from approved list) | 3 | |
| Biological Engineering | 17 | |
| BIOL_EN 2000 | Professional Development in Engineering | 1 |
| BIOL_EN 2080 | Introduction to Programming for Engineers | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 2180 | Engineering Analysis of Bioprocesses | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 3180 | Heat and Mass Transfer in Biological Systems | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 4380 | Applied Electronic Instrumentation | 4 |
| BIOL_EN 4980W | Bioengineering Design I - Writing Intensive | 3 |
| Technical Electives | 24 | |
| Upper-level engineering courses, with 15 credit hours in approved courses, of which 12 credit hours in a track (listed below) are recommended. | 24 | |
Biological Engineering Tracks
| Bioenvironmental Track | 24 | |
| BIOL_EN 4085 | Problems in Biological Engineering | 1-5 |
| BIOL_EN 4150 | Soil and Water Conservation Engineering | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 4250 | Irrigation and Drainage Engineering | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 4350 | Watershed Modeling Using GIS | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 4450 | Environmental Hydrology | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 4560 | Observing the Earth from Space | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 4940 | Engineering Internship | 1-3 |
| BIOL_EN 4985 | Bioengineering Design II | 1-3 |
| BIOL_EN 4990 | Undergraduate Research in Biological Engineering | 1-5 |
| or BIOL_EN 4995H | Undergraduate Honors Research in Biological Engineering | |
| CH_ENG 4285 | Pollution Prevention | 3 |
| CH_ENG 4312 | Air Pollution Control | 3 |
| CV_ENG 3050 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems GIS | 3 |
| CV_ENG 3200 | Fundamentals of Environmental Engineering | 4 |
| CV_ENG 3400 | Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering | 4 |
| CV_ENG 3702 | Fundamentals of Water Resources Engineering | 4 |
| CV_ENG 4230 | Introduction to Water Quality | 3 |
| CV_ENG 4240 | Water Quality Analysis | 3 |
| CV_ENG 4250 | Environmental Regulatory Compliance | 3 |
| ECE 4640 | MEMS Laboratory | 4 |
| ECE 4670 | Microelectronic Fabrication | 4 |
| ENGINR 2100 | Circuit Theory for Engineers | 3 |
| or ENGINR 2100H | Circuit Theory for Engineers - Honors | |
| GEOG 4940 | Advanced Geographic Information Systems (GIS II) | 3 |
| IMSE 4001 | Topics in Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering | 3 |
| IMSE 4720 | Introduction to Life Cycle Analysis | 3 |
| Bioprocessing Track | 24 | |
| BIOL_EN 3075 | Introduction to Materials Engineering | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 3170 | Biomaterials | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 3330 | Fermentation for Food, Fuel and Beverages | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 4085 | Problems in Biological Engineering | 1-5 |
| BIOL_EN 4160 | Food Process Engineering | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 4231 | Transport Phenomena in Materials Processing | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 4310 | Feedback Control Systems | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 4315 | Principles of Biochemical Engineering | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 4316 | Biomass Refinery Operations | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 4360 | Biomanufacturing Technologies | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 4480 | Physics and Chemistry of Materials | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 4940 | Engineering Internship | 1-3 |
| BIOL_EN 4985 | Bioengineering Design II | 1-3 |
| BIOL_EN 4990 | Undergraduate Research in Biological Engineering | 1-5 |
| BIOL_EN 4995H | Undergraduate Honors Research in Biological Engineering | 1-5 |
| CH_ENG 3235 | Separation Processes | 3 |
| CH_ENG 3262 | Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics II | 3 |
| CH_ENG 4315 | Principles of Biochemical Engineering | 3 |
| CH_ENG 4316 | Biomass Refinery Operations | 3 |
| CH_ENG 4319 | Introduction to Polymers | 3 |
| CH_ENG 4363 | Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology | 3 |
| ECE 4640 | MEMS Laboratory | 4 |
| ECE 4670 | Microelectronic Fabrication | 4 |
| ENGINR 2100 | Circuit Theory for Engineers | 3 |
| or ENGINR 2100H | Circuit Theory for Engineers - Honors | |
| IMSE 4001 | Topics in Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering (Sustainability in Engineered Systems) | 3 |
| IMSE 4720 | Introduction to Life Cycle Analysis | 3 |
| Biomedical Engineering Track | 24 | |
| BIOL_EN 3075 | Introduction to Materials Engineering | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 3170 | Biomaterials | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 4070 | Bioelectricity | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 4075 | Brain Signals and Brain Machine Interfaces | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 4085 | Problems in Biological Engineering | 1-5 |
| BIOL_EN 4170 | Biomaterials Interfaces of Implantable Devices | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 4231 | Transport Phenomena in Materials Processing | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 4315 | Principles of Biochemical Engineering | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 4360 | Biomanufacturing Technologies | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 4370 | Orthopaedic Biomechanics | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 4375 | Human Movement Biomechanics | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 4420 | Introduction to Biomedical Imaging | 3 |
| BME 4001 | Topics in Biomedical Engineering (Engineering in Medical Imaging) | 3 |
(Note: may only take 1 of BIOL_EN 4420 or BME 4001 imaging courses) | ||
| BIOL_EN 4470 | Biomolecular Engineering and Nanobiotechnology | 3 |
| or BME 4470H | Biomolecular Engineering and Nanobiotechnology - Honors | |
| BIOL_EN 4480 | Physics and Chemistry of Materials | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 4540 | Neural Models and Machine Learning | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 4570 | Fluorescent Imaging | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 4590 | Computational Neuroscience | 4 |
| BIOL_EN 4770 | Biomedical Optics | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 4940 | Engineering Internship | 1-3 |
| BIOL_EN 4970 | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Magnetic Resonance Imaging | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 4972 | Engineering in Medical Imaging I: Non-Ionizing Techniques | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 4973 | Engineering in Medical Imaging II: Ionizing Techniques | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 4985 | Bioengineering Design II | 1-3 |
| BIOL_EN 4990 | Undergraduate Research in Biological Engineering | 1-5 |
| BIOL_EN 4995H | Undergraduate Honors Research in Biological Engineering | 1-5 |
| BME 4003 | Design and Development of Biomedical Innovation | 3 |
| CH_ENG 4319 | Introduction to Polymers | 3 |
| CH_ENG 4363 | Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology | 3 |
| ECE 4620 | Introduction to BioMEMS | 3 |
| ECE 4640 | MEMS Laboratory | 4 |
| ECE 4655 | Digital image Processing | 3 |
| ECE 4670 | Microelectronic Fabrication | 4 |
| ENGINR 2100 | Circuit Theory for Engineers | 3 |
| or ENGINR 2100H | Circuit Theory for Engineers - Honors | |
Approved Electives
| Economics approved list: | ||
| ECONOM 1014 | Principles of Microeconomics (suggested) | 3 |
| or ECONOM 1014H | Principles of Microeconomics-Honors | |
| ECONOM 1015 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| or ECONOM 1015H | Principles of Macroeconomics - Honors | |
| ECONOM 1051H | General Economics - Honors | 5 |
| ABM 1041 | Applied Microeconomics | 3 |
| ABM 1042 | Applied Macroeconomics | 3 |
| IMSE 2710 | Engineering Economic Decision-Making | 3 |
| History approved list: | ||
| HIST 1100 | Survey of American History to 1865 | 3 |
| or HIST 1100H | Survey of American History to 1865 - Honors | |
| HIST 1200 | Survey of American History Since 1865 | 3 |
| or HIST 1200H | Survey of American History Since 1865 - Honors | |
| HIST 1400 | American History | 5 |
| HIST 2210 | Twentieth Century America | 3 |
| HIST 2440 | History of Missouri | 3 |
| or HIST 2440H | History of Missouri - Honors | |
| HIST 4000 | Age of Jefferson | 3 |
| HIST 4220 | U.S. Society Between the Wars 1918-1945 | 3 |
| HIST 4230 | Our Times: United States Since 1945 | 3 |
| POL_SC 1100 | American Government | 3 |
| or POL_SC 1100H | American Government - Honors | |
| POL_SC 2100 | State Government | 3 |
| Statistics approved list: | ||
| STAT 4710 | Introduction to Mathematical Statistics | 3 |
| IMSE 2110 | Probability and Statistics for Engineers | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 4270 | Design of Experiments and Statistical Quality Control for Process Engineers | 3 |
| Biological Science Electives approved list: | ||
| AN_SCI 3254 | Mammalian Physiology | 5 |
| BIOL_EN 2070 | Cell and Molecular Biology for Engineers | 4 |
| BIO_SC 2200 | General Genetics | 4 |
| BIO_SC 2300 | Introduction to Cell Biology | 4 |
| BIO_SC 3700 | Human Physiology | 5 |
| BIO_SC 4976 | Molecular Biology | 3 |
| BIO_SC 4990 | Vertebrate Histology and Microscopic Anatomy | 5 |
| BIOCHM 3630 | General Biochemistry | 3 |
| BIOCHM 4270 | Biochemistry | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 4050 | Zero Hunger Challenge | 3 |
| or BIOL_EN 4050H | Zero Hunger Challenge - Honors | |
| or F_S 4050 | Zero Hunger Challenge | |
| or F_S 4050H | Zero Hunger Challenge - Honors | |
| DMU 4200 | Principles of Diagnostic Medical Ultrasound | 3 |
| F_S 2172 | Elements of Food Microbiology | 3 |
| F_S 4310 | Food Chemistry and Analysis | 4 |
| F_S 4370 | Food Microbiology | 3 |
| MPP 3202 | Elements of Physiology | 5 |
| MPP 3550 | Physiology for Engineers | 3 |
| NUCMED 4327 | Nuclear Medicine Instrumentation | 3 |
| PHYSCS 4110 | Light and Modern Optics | 4 |
| PLNT_SCI 2110 | Plants and their Cultivation | 3 |
| PLNT_SCI 3213 | Genetics of Agricultural Plants and Animals | 3 |
| PLNT_SCI 4313 | Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition | 3 |
| PLNT_SCI 4314 | Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition Laboratory | 2 |
| PLNT_SCI 4315 | Crop Physiology | 3 |
| PLNT_SCI 4320 | Molecular Plant Physiology | 3 |
| PTH_AS 2201 | Human Anatomy Lecture | 3 |
| SOIL 2100 | Introduction to Soils | 3 |
| SOIL 2106 | Soil Science Laboratory | 2 |
| SOIL 3290 | Soils and the Environment | 3 |
| SOIL 3290W | Soils and the Environment - Writing Intensive | 3 |
| SOIL 4312 | Environmental Soil Microbiology | 3 |
| SOIL 4318 | Environmental Soil Chemistry | 3 |
| Fluid Mechanics approved list: | ||
| CV_ENG 3700 | Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
| MAE 3400 | Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 3070 | Biological Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
| Thermodynamics approved list: | ||
| ENGINR 2300 | Engineering Thermodynamics | 3 |
| CH_ENG 3261 | Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics I | 3 |
| Course from Cultural Awareness Approved List | 3 | |
Accelerated BSBE to MS Option
The accelerated option will allow students to earn a bachelors and masters degree within five years in Biological Engineering. Eligible students who have completed at least 90 credit hours with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 and higher. The academic requirements of the accelerated MS program will require a total of 30 credit hours to graduate. Accepted undergraduate students can take 12 hours of graduate level courses that will count toward both the undergraduate and the graduate degrees. Once the student has completed 126 credit hours, the corresponding bachelor’s degree will be conferred and they will become graduate students in our MS programs to complete the remaining 18 hours of graduate credit. A minimum of 15 credit hours must be from courses at the 8000 level or above.
Total credits required for graduation must be at least 138 total credit hours:
- Total undergraduate credit hours: 126
- Total dual enrollment credit hours: 12
- Total graduate credit hours: 30
| First Year (as Provisional Graduate Student) | 12 | |
| 7000+ level BE tech electives | 9 | |
| 7000+ level statistics course | 3 | |
| Second Year (as Graduate Student) | 18 | |
| Thesis Option | ||
| BIOL_EN 8402 | Research Methods | 2 |
| BIOL_EN 8087 | Seminar in Biological Engineering | 1 |
| BIOL_EN 8180 | Numerical Methods in Engineering Research | 3 |
| 8000+ level BE electives | 6 | |
| BIOL_EN 8990 | Masters Thesis Research in Biological Engineering | 6 |
| Non Thesis Option | ||
| 7000+ level course | 3 | |
| BIOL_EN 8180 | Numerical Methods in Engineering Research | 3 |
| 8000+ level BE electives | 9 | |
| BIOL_EN 8085 | Problems in Biological Engineering | 3 |
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At least 15 hours must be from 8000 level and above. Coursework has to be from at least two different proficiency areas.
Proficiency Areas
A student needs to take at least one course from a minimum of two different areas.
| Bioprocess Engineering | ||
| BIOL_EN 7001 | Topics in Biological Engineering | 1-3 |
| BIOL_EN 7160 | Food Process Engineering | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 7315 | Introduction to Bioprocess Engineering | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 7316 | Biomass Refinery Operation | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 8001 | Advanced Topics in Biological Engineering (Topic: Advanced Bioprocessing & Biocatalyst) | 1-3 |
| BIOL_EN 8280 | Advanced Biological Transport Processes | 3 |
| Bioenvironmental Engineering | ||
| BIOL_EN 7150 | Soil and Water Conservation Engineering | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 7250 | Irrigation and Drainage Engineering | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 7350 | Watershed Modeling Using GIS | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 7450 | Environmental Hydrology | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 7560 | Observing the Earth from Space | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 8250 | Water Management Theory | 3 |
| Bioelectronics and Instrumentation | ||
| BIOL_EN 7070 | Bioelectricity | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 7075 | Brain Signals and Brain Machine Interfaces | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 7310 | Feedback Control Systems | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 7380 | Applied Electronic Instrumentation | 4 |
| BIOL_EN 7540 | Neural Models and Machine Learning | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 7590 | Computational Neuroscience | 4 |
| BIOL_EN 8380 | Modeling and Identification of Engineering Systems | 3 |
| Biomaterials | ||
| BIOL_EN 7170 | Biomaterials Interfaces of Implantable Devices | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 7370 | Orthopaedic Biomechanics | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 7480 | Physics and Chemistry of Materials | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 8001 | Advanced Topics in Biological Engineering (Topic: Tissue Engineering) | 1-3 |
| BIOL_EN 8370 | Materials Characterization Techniques | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 8670 | Orthopaedic Failure Modes and Effect Analysis | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 8870 | Molecular and Cell Mechanics | 3 |
| Biomedical Innovation | ||
| BIOL_EN 8000 | Scientific Discovery Leading to Life Science Innovations | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 8004 | Regulatory Issues in Clinical Research and Clinical Trials | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 8100 | Design and Development of Biomedical Innovations | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 8200 | Commercialization of Life Science Innovations | 3 |
| Biophotonics and Bioimaging | ||
| BIOL_EN 7420 | Introduction to Biomedical Imaging | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 7570 | Fluorescent Imaging | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 7770 | Biomedical Optics | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 7970 | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Magnetic Resonance Imaging | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 8270 | Principles and Applications of Fluorescence | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 8570 | Microscopic Imaging | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 8970 | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Magnetic Resonance Imaging | 3 |
| Biosensing | ||
| BIOL_EN 7470 | Biomolecular Engineering and Nanobiotechnology | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 7670 | Photonics and Nanotechnologies in Optical Biosensors | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 7001 | Topics in Biological Engineering (Topic: Wearable Biomedical Devices) | 1-3 |
| BIOL_EN 8001 | Advanced Topics in Biological Engineering (Topic: Bioelectronics & Biosensors) | 1-3 |
| BIOL_EN 8170 | Sensors and Biosensors | 3 |
| BIOL_EN 8470 | Ultrasensitive Biodetection | 3 |
Thesis/Non-Thesis Options
All MS students must complete an independent research project supervised by their faculty advisors. Students can choose a thesis (MST) or non-thesis (MSNT) option to complete the masters degree. Both require a total of 30 graduate credit hours and a research project. MST students can take 6 to 12 credit hours of masters research and are required to complete a masters thesis conforming to the Graduate School thesis specifications. MSNT students must take a minimum of 27 credit hours of graduate courses, excluding research and problems courses, and complete a project report approved by the examination committee. During their last semester in the program, students must defend their thesis or project report in front of an examination committee composed of their graduate advisor and at least two other faculty members.
Semester Plan
Below is a sample plan of study, semester by semester. A student's actual plan may vary based on course choices where options are available.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| MATH 1500 | 5 | MATH 1700 | 5 |
| CHEM 1320 | 4 | PHYSCS 2750 | 5 |
| BIO_SC 1500 | 5 | ENGLSH 1000 | 3 |
| ENGINR 1000 | 1 | ENGINR 1050 | 2 |
| ENGINR 1100 | 2 | ENGINR 1110 | 1 |
| 17 | 16 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| BIOL_EN 2080 | 3 | BIOL_EN 2000 | 2 |
| MATH 2300 | 3 | MATH 4100 | 3 |
| PHYSCS 2760 | 5 | BIOL_EN 2180 | 3 |
| ENGINR 1200 | 3 | ENGINR 2200 | 3 |
| CHEM 2100 | 3 | ENGINR 2300 | 3 |
| BIO_SCI Elective | 3 | ||
| 17 | 17 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| BIO_SCI Elective | 3 | Humanities or Fine Arts Elective | 3 |
| ENGINR 2100 | 3 | BIOL_EN 4380 | 4 |
| Fluid Mechanics (from approved list) | 3 | BIOL_EN 3180 | 3 |
| Statistics (from approved list) | 3 | BIOL_EN Tech Elective | 3 |
| Humanities or Fine Arts Elective | 3 | BS/SS ECONOM 1014 or ECONOM 1015 | 3 |
| 15 | 16 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| BIOL_EN 4980W | 3 | Technical Elective | 3 |
| Technical Elective | 3 | Technical Elective | 3 |
| Technical Elective | 3 | Technical Elective | 3 |
| Humanities or Fine Arts Elective | 3 | Technical Elective | 3 |
| BS/SS Elective (American Government or History) | 3 | BS/SS Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Total Credits: 128 | |||
Degree Audit
The degree audit is an automated report reflecting a student’s academic progress toward the completion of a degree.
MU students can request a degree audit by logging in to myDegreePlanner. Students may also access myDegreePlanner via myZou, in the Student Center, click on the Academic Progress Tile, then select Request Degree Audit. The audit automatically pulls in the student’s MU course work, transfer courses and courses in progress. This is available to current students, admitted students, and those who last attended less than three terms ago.
Past MU students can request a degree audit by contacting the Academic Advising Unit of the division in which they were last enrolled at MU. For contact information, go to https://advising.missouri.edu/contact/.
Prospective students, can access a preliminary MU degree audit via https://www.transferology.com. Information on the college credits already earned will have to be manually entered before it can be evaluated against current degree requirements.
For additional details on degree audits, go to https://registrar.missouri.edu/degrees-audits/degree-audits/.
Major and Career Exploration
The University of Missouri has many resources to assist you in exploring majors and career possibilities. For guidance, visit the Majors and Careers website or view specific resources below.
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If you are considering a change of major or are exploring multiple majors, schedule an appointment with an advisor in the Discovery Center by calling (573)884-9700 or through MU Connect Discovery Center service in you success network.
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If you have decided on a major, visit an academic advisor in the School or College that you are interested in to discuss the process of declaring the major.
- If you would like to learn more about your career interests, abilities, values and talents, visit the MU Career Center. No Appointment is necessary to explore career options with one of our staff members.
- If you would like information about MU majors and degree programs, visit:
- the Degrees, Majors (Degree Programs), Emphasis Areas, Minors and Certificates page in the catalog,
- the MU Majors website.
For additional major and career exploration resources, visit Major & Career Exploration in the catalog.