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Biomedical Informatics and Data Science, BS


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Catalog Year: 2025 - 2026 General Studies Gold
Degree: Bachelor of Science, BS
Plan Code: ESBMIBS
120
minimum credit hours
45
Upper division minimum
credit hours

Curriculum Checksheet

Requirement Minimum Grade Credit Hours
Major Courses
BMI 102 Introduction to Population Health Informatics
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
BMI 201 Introduction to Clinical Informatics
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
BMI 211 Clinical Decision Analysis
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
BMI 221 Knowledge Representation for Biomedical Informatics
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
BMI 311 Biomedical Artificial Intelligence
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
BMI 312 Health Data Mining
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
BMI 330 Topics in Translational Bioinformatics
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
BMI 404 Clinical Environments
This course requires in-person observations within local health clinics. To conduct clinical observations, students must meet additional requirements prior to course enrollment, which typically include proof of vaccination, fingerprint clearance and/or background check, and a drug test.
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
BMI 410 Database Management in Health Care
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
BMI 461 Advanced Topics in Biomedical Informatics I
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
BMI 465 Comparative Genomics
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
BMI 482 Capstone I
OR CHS 492 Honors Directed Study
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
BMI 483 Capstone II
OR CHS 493 Honors Thesis
BMI 483 and CHS 493 fulfill the College of Health Solutions Experiential Learning requirement.
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
Computer Science Courses
BMI 110 Introduction to Python
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
BMI 210 Data Structures and Algorithms in Python
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
BMI 310 Health App Development
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
BMI 440 Biomedical Software Engineering
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
College of Health Solutions Requirements
CHS 100 Optimizing Your Health and Performance (SOBE)
OR CHS 300 An Exploration of Well-Being (SOBE)
First-year students must take CHS 100; students who enter with more than 30 credits must take CHS 300 instead.
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
College of Health Solutions students must complete 3 credits of Experiential Learning coursework. This requirement is fulfilled for Biomedical Informatics, BS students by BMI 483 or CHS 493. If interested in additional experiential learning opportunities, visit: https://chs.asu.edu/current-students/experiential-learning.
Foundational Courses
BIO 181 General Biology I (SCIT)
4 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 4
BIO 182 General Biology II (SCIT)
4 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 4
BIO 340 General Genetics
4 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 4
CHM 101 Introductory Chemistry (SCIT)
OR CHM 113 General Chemistry I (SCIT)
4 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 4
HCD 300 Biostatistics (QTRS)
OR STP 226 Elements of Statistics (QTRS)
OR STP 231 Statistics for Life Science (QTRS)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
MAT 251 Calculus for Life Sciences (MATH)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
ASU 101 or College-Specific First-Year Seminar
ASU 101 or college-specific equivalent First-Year Seminar required of all first-year students.
CHS 101 The ASU Experience for Health Solutions Students
1 Credit Hours
1
First-Year Composition
ENG 101 First-Year Composition AND ENG 102 First-Year Composition
OR ENG 105 Advanced First-Year Composition
OR ENG 107 First-Year Composition AND ENG 108 First-Year Composition
6 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 6
Notes
All baccalaureate degree students must fulfill university graduation requirements, including a minimum of 120 credit hours, with at least 45 credit hours in upper-division courses. https://catalog.asu.edu/undergraduatereq
All undergraduate students must complete General Studies requirements. https://catalog.asu.edu/ug_gsr
Mathematics Placement Assessment score determines placement in first mathematics course.
Students should work with their academic advisor, and consider course prerequisites, in order to complete all degree requirements in four years.
For student resources, including academic advising appointment scheduling, forms and policies, internship information, involvement/research opportunities and more, visit: https://chs.asu.edu/.
Students interested in pursuing health-related professional and graduate programs should explore pre-health resources, including Pre-Health 101 Workshops and Pre-Health Advising. For more information, visit: https://prehealth.asu.edu/.
Career preparation resources are available through Career Services. For more information, visit: https://career.asu.edu/.
General Studies designations listed next to courses were valid for the 2025 - 2026 academic year. Please refer to the course catalog for current General Studies designations at time of class registration. General Studies credit is applied according to the designation the course carries at the time the class is taken.
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