Biomedical Engineering Technology
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The BET program at Penn State New Kensington offers one of only two fully equipped student Intensive Care Units (ICUs) in the country. The curriculum includes courses in electricity and electronics, physiology, chemistry, math, computer applications, biomedical equipment, and a general education core.
Before graduation, 2BET students will complete a 400-hour clinical internship at one of more than fifty approved health care facilities in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia and Maryland.
The Biomedical Engineering Technology program at Penn State is one of only four programs of its kind in the nation to be accredited by the Technology Accreditation Commission for the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (TAC of ABET) www.abet.org

The first year of the BET program is identical to the Electrical Engineering Technology program and is available at all campuses offering that degree. The second year is available only at the New Kensington Campus.
Contact Info
For further information about the Biomedical Engineering Technology degree, please contact one of the following individuals.
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