2004-06 IUPUI Campus Bulletin

Scholarships and Awards

The Purdue School of Engineering and Technology offers scholarships through IUPUI’s Office of Student Scholarships. Early admission to IUPUI is the best way to be assured of scholarship opportunities. The Purdue School of Engineering and Technology offers scholarships to incoming freshmen and continuing students. Most scholarships are merit-based awards offered at the departmental level, but some are designated specifically for new students, or for minority, women, and other students from underrepresented populations. The following is a list of some available scholarships. For additional information, please consult the Beginning Freshman Admissions Guide and Financial Aid Information published by the Office of Admissions, or contact the Office of the Dean.

Scholarships for New Students

General Engineering and Technology Scholarship
Minority Engineering Advancement Program (MEAP)
Women in Engineering and Technology

Scholastic Recognition

Dean’s List

At the conclusion of each semester, the recorder of the Office of Academic Programs determines which undergraduate students have earned grades reflecting outstanding scholastic work during the semester. The names of these students are publicly recognized and are posted in the school and on the school’s Web pages. In addition, various activities are conducted to honor the academic success of qualifying students. The Dean’s List is not compiled for summer sessions. In order to qualify for the Dean’s List for a given semester, students must meet all the following requirements:

1. Earn a semester grade index of 3.5 or higher.
2. Complete all courses in which they were enrolled at the end of the semester with a grade of C or higher, R, or P.
3. Complete at least 6 credit hours for a letter grade. A letter grade is an A, B, C, D (including +/–), F, or P, but not R.
4. Complete a minimum of 15 credit hours while registered as a student in the School of Engineering and Technology, including the credit hours earned in the semester under consideration.
5. Earn a semester grade point average that places the student in the top 10 percent of all students in the department or division who have completed at least 6 credit hours for a letter grade (as defined in item 3 above) that semester.

Graduation with Distinction

By awarding degrees “With Distinction” or “With Highest Distinction” the School of Engineering and Technology recognizes the outstanding scholastic achievement of selected associate and bachelor’s degree candidates.

Distinction at graduation is awarded on the basis of all course work taken for letter grades. Individuals must complete all the requirements for their field of study and meet the following conditions:

1. A candidate for the bachelor’s degree with distinction must have earned at least 65 hours of credit in the Purdue University or Indiana University system. A candidate for an associate degree with distinction must have earned at least 35 hours of credit in the Purdue University or Indiana University system.
2. Honors are awarded according to the following cumulative semester grade point averages:

   Top 10 percent—With Distinction

   Top 30 percent of the top 10 percent—With Highest Distinction

Note: For the purpose of determining graduation honors, the calculated cumulative semester grade point average includes all courses taken for a grade in either the Purdue or the Indiana University system, regardless of when the courses were taken.

Students who are awarded their degrees with distinction receive corresponding diplomas and are given special recognition during the annual Commencement exercise.

School or Program Student Clubs

Engineering and Technology Student Societies

Engineering and technology students have the opportunity to participate in the activities of the following student society chapters:

American Foundrymen’s Society
American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Associated General Contractors of America (AGC)
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Engineering and Technology Student Council
Engineering Graduate Student Organization
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
IUPUI Amateur Radio Association
IUPUI Robotics Team
National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
National Society of Professional Engineers
SIGGRAPH
Society for the Advancement of Management
Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM)
Society of Manufacturing Engineers
Society of Student Constructors
Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
Student Design Organization (SDO)
Tau Alpha Pi
.NET

Minority Engineering Advancement Program (MEAP)

The Minority Engineering Advancement Program (MEAP) was established in 1974 to encourage minority students to pursue studies in engineering and engineering technology. Through the annual MEAP summer workshops, the school identifies and recruits talented secondary school students and provides them with information about engineering careers and college requirements. Since 1976, more than 100 students have participated each summer in the program.

MEAP also provides counseling and tutor referral service to minority undergraduates enrolled in the School of Engineering and Technology. In addition, scholarships and grants are available to American Indian, African American, and Hispanic students, people from groups that have been historically underrepresented in engineering. For more information, students should contact the Office for Academic Programs, School of Engineering and Technology, 799 W. Michigan Street, IUPUI, Indianapolis, IN 46202-5160; www.engr.iupui.edu/meap; phone (317) 274-2943.

Opportunities to Study Abroad

The School of Engineering and Technology offers credit and noncredit internship opportunities abroad. Internships are full-time positions, and work assignments last from the middle of May until the middle of July. These internships allow students to gain technical experience in international companies, knowledge of a foreign culture, improved foreign language skills, and other benefits of an intercultural experience. Juniors or seniors with grade point averages of 3.0 or higher and specific language skills are eligible to apply. Participants receive a stipend to cover a major part of their expenses. Living accommodations are arranged, usually with a host family. Free time for travel, study, and recreation is available at the end of the program. For more information, contact the Office for Academic Programs, School of Engineering and Technology, 799 W. Michigan Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202-5160; phone (317) 274-2533.

General-Education Program

Each engineering program requires a specific number of general-education courses. Eight credit hours are required in communications courses: ENG W151, COMM R110, and TCM 360. A 1–credit hour course in engineering ethics (ECE 401 or ME 401) is also required. Other courses in humanities and social sciences must be selected from approved lists available in each engineering department.

Specific Degree Tracks

Undergraduate Engineering Programs

Programs for full-time students pursuing bachelor’s degrees in engineering are presented in this section. The admission requirements, curricula, graduation requirements, and course descriptions of each program listed are those that were in effect at the time of printing and may subsequently change. Students are encouraged to obtain the latest course and curriculum information from their academic advisors.

The following undergraduate engineering degree programs are available in the School of Engineering and Technology:

Degree Program	Administered by
Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering (B.S.B.M.E.)	Department of Biomedical Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering (B.S.Cmp.E.)	Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Interdisciplinary Engineering)(B.S.E.)	Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Interdisciplinary Engineering)(B.S.E.)	Department of Mechanical Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (B.S.E.E.)	Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (B.S.M.E.)	Department of Mechanical Engineering

Undergraduate Engineering Curriculum

All the undergraduate engineering curricula in this bulletin are presented as four-year programs. Well-qualified students with excellent high school preparation should be able to complete all requirements in four years or less. Students with gaps in their high school preparation or those who participate in the Cooperative Education Program may require more time to complete their degrees. Other students may adjust their semester credit loads to maintain employment or for other reasons. Programs can be tailored for part-time and evening students, as classes are scheduled for both day and evening. Part-time and evening students are urged to consult their advisors to avoid future scheduling problems.

It is important for students to recognize that some flexibility is provided in each of the curricula to allow for individual differences in backgrounds and academic goals. It is the student’s responsibility to consult with an academic advisor to design a program to fit personal needs.

Creative accomplishment in an engineer’s career often derives from an education that stresses major ideas and fundamental concepts of engineering rather than specific technologies. The engineering curricula provide wide experience in the mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences as well as in the social sciences and the humanities. In this way the student obtains both thorough training in engineering and a well-rounded education. Such an approach provides the best preparation for the engineer, who must envision and develop the technologies of the future and deal with scientific advances.

Engineers are responsible for translating the ever-expanding reservoir of scientific knowledge into systems, devices, and products and for further expanding knowledge. To meet these responsibilities, those who are learning to be engineers must not only master the ideas of others but must also originate new ideas. Moreover, although engineers deal extensively with facts and scientific fundamentals as a matter of course, they cannot rely on these alone. Engineers inevitably face decisions that cannot be made on the basis of technical skill, but that require a broad understanding of human values and behavior as developed by studies in the social sciences and humanities. They must also be able to accommodate situations where judgment and wisdom, combined with scientific knowledge or technical skill, can provide a solution.

Minor in Business for Engineering Students

The Indiana University Kelley School of Business and the School of Engineering and Technology have established a minor in business for engineering students. To qualify for the minor, students must meet course prerequisites and entrance requirements. In certain cases, substitutions are permitted for some requirements. Please consult with a Kelley School of Business academic advisor for more information: (317) 274-2147. Application deadlines are March 1 for the summer and fall semesters, and October 1 for the spring semester. Applications are available in the undergraduate office, Indiana University Kelley School of Business, Business/SPEA Building 3024.

Freshman Engineering Program

Director of Freshman Engineering Lamm

Senior Lecturer Orono

Lecturer Gee

Freshman Engineering Counselor Meyer

All qualified students interested in pursuing an engineering degree at IUPUI are admitted to the Freshman Engineering Program. This includes second-degree and transfer students as well as beginning students.

While in this program, beginning students complete the basic sequence of courses common to all engineering majors. These courses include calculus I and II, chemistry and physics for science and engineering majors, English composition, and public speaking. Freshman engineering courses taken by all students include: ENGR 195 Introduction to the Engineering Profession, ENGR 196 Introduction to Engineering, and ENGR 197 Introduction to Programming Concepts. The Freshman Engineering Program provides students with an opportunity to explore the various engineering disciplines before making a commitment to a specific curriculum.

Transfer and second-degree students remain in Freshman Engineering until the evaluation of their transfer credits is completed.

The Office of Freshman Engineering has a full-time staff available year round. Prospective students and their families are invited to contact the Office of Freshman Engineering regarding any questions they may have concerning engineering and the engineering degree programs offered at IUPUI. The advisors in freshman engineering provide academic counseling and advising to prospective and continuing students. New students in engineering receive individualized attention while completing the basic core of freshman engineering courses. Transfer and second-degree students likewise work closely with freshman engineering advisors until all transfer credit issues are resolved. The office has an open-door policy, and students are encouraged to consult with advisors about any issues that might affect their academic progress.

Department of Biomedical Engineering

Professors Berbari (Chair), Turner

Assistant Professors Chu, Li, Morris, Schild, Yokota

Adjunct Faculty Ben-Miled, Burr, Chen, Chin, Eberhart, Foresman, Hsu, Hutchins, Kincaid, Lees, Liange, March, Moreno, Naumann, Pidaparti, Suzuki, Svirsky, Wiltz, Wu

Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering

Biomedical engineering is a discipline that advances knowledge in engineering, biology, and medicine, and improves human health through cross-disciplinary activities that integrate the engineering sciences with the biomedical sciences and clinical practice. Biomedical engineering is a vibrant and rapidly expanding field both in content and opportunities. As our technological infrastructure expands and our fundamental knowledge in the life sciences is now at the basic molecular level, biomedical engineers are poised to continue to make major advances.

The bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering (B.S.B.M.E.) integrates the engineering analysis and design skills of the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology with the life sciences offered through the Purdue School of Science and with significant medical/clinical elements available through collaboration with the Indiana University School of Medicine.

The B.S.B.M.E. degree program combines a strong set of mathematics, science, and biomedical engineering courses into a demanding and rewarding four-year degree program aimed at solving contemporary problems in the life and health sciences. Outstanding features include instructional objectives that integrate the study of the fundamental principles of life and health sciences with rigorous engineering disciplines through a core of interdisciplinary courses that include biomechanics, biomeasurements, biomaterials, computational biology, and biosignals and systems analysis, among others. Many of the courses involve laboratory and problem solving recitation sections that lead the student through a practical encounter with methods of engineering analysis aimed at understanding and solving problems related to human health care and delivery. The Senior Design Experience is a two-semester sequence where a team approach is used to solve problems originating from the laboratories of faculty across the Schools of Engineering, Science, Dentistry, and Medicine. This approach will develop strong team-working skills among the students and enhance their communication skills with professionals outside of their discipline.

The senior year electives enable the student to pursue course content that develops a depth of understanding in a number of biomedical engineering expertise areas such as tissue engineering, biomolecular engineering, imaging, bioelectric phenomena, biomechanics, and regenerative biology. Students interested pursuing careers in medicine or dentistry may also use their electives to fulfill these respective preprofessional requirements. Highly motivated students with strong academic credentials will find biomedical engineering an excellent premedical or predental degree program.

This exciting and innovative curriculum forms the basis of our program vision, whereby our students will be well educated in modern biomedical engineering, and with this knowledge they will be prepared to develop new devices, technologies, and methodologies that lead to significant improvements in human health care and delivery. The Biomedical Engineering Web site (www.engr.iupui.edu/bme/) has the most up-to-date information concerning the plan of study for the B.S.B.M.E. degree program.

Transfer Students  Transfer students are initially admitted to the Freshman Engineering Program. Subsequent transfer into the Department of Biomedical Engineering is permitted only after consultation with a Biomedical Engineering Advisor to ensure course equivalencies and to evaluate the student’s overall academic achievement.

Admission into Biomedical Engineering  Freshman engineering students who declare a biomedical engineering major must apply to the Department of Biomedical Engineering for formal admission by April 1 of their first year. Acceptance into the department is competitive and is based on academic qualifications, advisor’s recommendation, and available space.

Graduate Programs in Biomedical Engineering

Biomedical engineering is an interdisciplinary program and a joint effort of the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, the Purdue School of Science, and the Indiana University Schools of Medicine and Dentistry at Indiana University–Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI). In addition to these participating academic units, the program operates in close collaboration with several centers and facilities on campus, and with the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Purdue University, West Lafayette.

Students interested in the M.S.Bm.E. degree should apply directly to the Graduate Programs Office of the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology in Indianapolis. Students with a master’s degree, or who are solely interested in the Ph.D. degree, should apply to the Department of Biomedical Engineering at West Lafayette, even though they may be resident and study on the Indianapolis campus.