Program: Biomedical Engineering - University of Virginia

Apr 10, 2025

Graduate Record 2014-2015

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

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.
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.
Research credit does not count towards course credit hour requirement.
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.