Biomedical Engineering Major, PhD

Concentrations (Optional)

Admission into the doctoral program will be granted to those applicants who have demonstrated superior achievement in their engineering backgrounds.
Submit online application to the Office of Graduate Admissions.
The general GRE is required of all applicants for admission.

Changing from one of the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering (MABE) programs to another requires departmental approval.

A minimum of 72 graduate semester credit hours beyond the bachelor’s degree.

Concentration specific courses for the five concentrations are selected in consultation with the major professor and guidance committee.

All doctoral students must complete a total of 72 graduate credit hours including:
BME 600 - Doctoral Research and Dissertation (24 dissertation credit hours, minimum)
BME 601 - Doctoral Research Methodology
BME 595 - Seminar

Required minimum of 36 credit hours of graduate coursework graded A-F, exclusive of the required dissertation courses listed above.
Required minimum of 9 credit hours of graduate coursework in Mathematics courses 400-level or above, with a minimum 3 credit hours of the 9 at 500-level or above. The department may approve other courses with sufficient mathematical content to meet this requirement.
Required minimum of 21 credit hours of graduate coursework in Biomedical Engineering (BME) or other courses offered in MABE department 500-level and above. The department may approve other departmental courses to meet this requirement.
Required minimum of 6 credit hours of graduate coursework 600-level, exclusive of the required dissertation courses listed above.

Required minimum of 12 credit hours of graduate coursework graded A-F, exclusive of the required dissertation courses listed above.
Required minimum of 9 credit hours of graduate coursework in Mathematics courses 400-level or above, with a minimum 3 credit hours of the 9 at 500-level or above. The department may approve other courses with sufficient mathematical content to meet this requirement.
Required minimum of 21 credit hours of graduate coursework in Biomedical Engineering (BME) or other courses offered in MABE department 500-level and above. The department may approve other departmental courses to meet this requirement.
Required minimum of 6 credit hours of graduate coursework 600-level, exclusive of the required dissertation courses listed above.

Meet all departmental course requirements.
Pass a written and oral comprehensive examination.
Presentation of a dissertation proposal to the student’s advisory committee and approval of that proposal by that committee.
Successful defense of the dissertation.