Bachelor of Science in Bioengineering & Biochemistry
Bachelor of Science in Bioengineering & Biochemistry
Overview
This combined major from the College of Engineering and College of Science serves students who wish to develop both a scientific and an engineering mindset to solve problems in bioengineering and biochemistry. The program includes fundamentals and electives in the science of biochemistry; a complete and rigorous bioengineering core; and a series of molecular, cellular, and tissue engineering courses that allow for the synthesis of the two. Successful graduates will earn a Bachelor of Science degree and possess the knowledge, skills, and perspective to pursue careers in academia or industry. Furthermore, this curriculum lines up well with the coursework required to pursue medical (or other clinical) school.
Innovative Curriculum
This program has the purpose of giving students a deep understanding of biochemistry while still pursuing a complete engineering degree. We imagine that this degree will be most attractive to three groups of students:
- students who want an engineering degree but also want sufficient scientific rigor to pursue a career in biochemistry research
- students who want to study biochemistry but also want to approach biochemistry from an engineering design framework
- students who want an engineering degree but also want to complete their pre-med requirements with the third group probably being the largest
The PlusOne Accelerated Master’s Program allows current undergraduate students to accelerate the attainment of the master’s degree by applying graduate credits taken as an undergraduate toward both the undergraduate and graduate degrees. Current students apply to enroll in the PlusOne program. Students attain their bachelor’s degree followed by a PlusOne year to complete the master’s degree.
Students currently earning a BS in Bioengineering and Biochemistry can select from the PlusOne pathways available for BS in Bioengineering students.
Experiential Learning
Experiential learning is the heart of a Northeastern education, combining rigorous coursework with hands-on experience in the classroom, in the lab, and in the field—locally and abroad. With our signature cooperative education (co-op) program, students typically gain six months of work experience integrated as part of the educational program. Both five-year, three-co-op and four-year, two-co-op program options are available.
Academic Advising
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Admissions & Aid
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Student Experiences
Bioengineering Student Receives 2025 Compass Award
Gabrielle Rose Bailey, E’25, bioengineering and biochemistry, is a recipient of the 2025 Compass Award, which recognize exemplary students from the senior class who have demonstrated a true dedication to the core values of leadership, volunteerism, academic integrity, and a commitment to Northeastern.
2025 Huntington 100 COE Recipients
Eighteen College of Engineering students were selected as 2025 members of the Northeastern University Huntington 100, which recognizes undergraduate students for their outstanding achievements and who exemplify the university’s mission, ideals, values, and academic excellence.
2025 NSF GRFP Recipients
Current students and alumni were recipients of the 2025 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Awards. This prestigious program recognizes outstanding graduate students who have demonstrated the potential to be high achieving scientists and engineers early in their careers.
Undergrad Students Present at 2025 ASEE-NE Conference
Under the guidance of COE Distinguished Teaching Professor Bala Maheswaran, undergraduate engineering students published and presented papers at the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Northeast Section Conference on March 22, 2025, in Bridgeport, CT.