Bioengineering Graduate Degree Requirements
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
The Ph.D. program consists of 45 credits including the required courses, elective courses, a qualifying examination, a dissertation proposal and a final oral defense.
All students must take the Bioengineering core courses: BIOE 601, 602, 603, 604, and 605. In addition to these courses, each student must take two courses in the life sciences and two courses from engineering, mathematics or computer science offerings. These electives will be selected in consultation with the student's faculty advisor. A list of electives that have been taken by BIOE students can be obtained from the program office or can be found on our graduate course listing page.
Additionally, all Ph.D. students must register for a minimum of 18 credits hours of Dissertation Research (BIOE 899). The qualifying examination will be taken during the first year of the program and the dissertation proposal, with oral presentation, must be completed by the end of the third year.
Master of Science (M.S.)
The M.S. program consists of required courses and a thesis. All students must take the following Bioengineering core courses: BIOE 601, 602, 603, and 604.
In addition to these courses, each student must take two courses in the life sciences and two courses from engineering, mathematics or computer science offerings. These electives will be selected in consultation with the student's faculty advisor. A list of electives that have been taken by BIOE students can be obtained from the program office or can be found on our graduate course listing page.
The student must also register for a minimum of 6 credit hours of Thesis Research (BIOE 799) and meet the general requirements of the Graduate School for all Master's degrees.
To see what a typical Ph.D. or M.S. Program schedule looks like, please click on the links below:
