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Graduate Record 2013-2014 
    
Graduate Record 2013-2014 [ARCHIVED RECORD]

Biomedical Engineering


BME Academic Requirements


  ME MS PhD PhD (prior MS) PhD/MSTP

Coursework Requirements

 Core Courses1

 BME 6101 and 6102
BME 6310 and 6311
BME 6310 and 6311
Advanced BME Courses (7000 or above) 1 2 0 0 0
Advanced Eng. Course in One Concentration2 1 2 0 0 0
BME 8552 3 credits No No No No
Total course credit hours 30 24 24 12 18
Elective Educational Experiences No No 2 2 1
Research course hours3 No BME 8999
6 credits
BME 8999 before comps
BME 9999
24 credits
BME 8999 before comps
BME 9999
24 credits
BME 9999
24 credits
Total overall credits 30 30 60 36 42

Other Requirements

Qualifying/Comprehensive Exam (by beginning of 3rd year) No No Yes Yes Yes
Proposal of Research Written Oral & Written Oral & Written Oral & Written Oral & Written
Oral Defense of Thesis/Dissertation No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Written Final Report of Research/Thesis/Dissertation Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Outcome Assessments Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Teaching Assistant4 No No 2 semesters 2 semesters 1 semesters
Attend BME Seminars Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
  1. Students with equivalent prior course work may place out of some or all of the core classes listed above by obtaining written permission from the course instructor and approval of the Graduate Program Committee. The “Permission to Opt-out of Department Core Course” form can be obtained from the Graduate Program Coordinator. Opt-out procedures typically include an oral or written examination in the course material. Opt-out course must be replaced with a graduate elective.
  2. A concentration must share common engineering concepts. It may cross departmental boundaries. A concentration must be approved by the Graduate Program Committee before courses are taken.
  3. Research credit does not count towards course credit hour requirement.
  4. Teaching is an integral part of graduate training in Biomedical Engineering. All PhD students must participate in BME teaching assistantships in BME undergraduate or graduate courses as part of the requirement for the degree, regardless of their source of funding for the stipend or fellowship. The teaching experience will normally be performed in the second and third years of doctoral study.