The Ph.D. program will require a total of 90 credit hours beyond the B.S. degree in the following categories:

• 24 credit hours of core biomedical engineering courses
• 21 credit hours of track courses
• 3 credit hours of seminars, with additional BME 6001 seminar courses recommended each semester in the program with a maximum of seven  
• 36 credit hours of research
• 6 credit hours of dissertation

The M.S. program will include the first 24 course credit hours listed above, along with 3 credit hours of technical electives, 3 credit hours of seminars, and 6 thesis credit hours

Applicants whose degrees are from non-English speaking institutions are required to demonstrate English proficiency. Please consult the Graduate School website for required scores.

Degree Plan

Required Credits: 90

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
PhD in Biomedical Engineering
Research:
Select thirty-six hours of the following:		36
BME 6193	Doctoral Clinical Research C
BME 6194	Doctoral Research C
BME 6294	Doctoral Research C
BME 6394	Doctoral Research C
BME 6494	Doctoral Research C
BME 6594	Doctoral Research C
BME 6694	Doctoral Research C
Seminars:
Select three hours of the following:		3
BME 6101	Doctoral Research Symposium I C
BME 6102	Doctoral Research Symposium II C
BME 6001	Doctoral Seminar
Required Courses:
BIOL 6304	Physiological Regulatory Mech C	3
BME 6192	Clinical Rotations for Eng C	1
BME 6196	Medical Device Practicum C	1
BME 6301	BME for Global Health C	3
BME 6302	Telemedicine & Imaging Info C	3
BME 6303	Research & Lab Methods	3
BME 6304	BME Device Design & Regulation C	3
DRSC 6495	Anatomy for Rehab Sciences	4
MGMT 6314	Corporate Entrepreneurship	3
Prescribed Electives:
Select four courses of the following:		12
BME 6310	Biomaterials
BME 6313	Tissue Engineering
BME 6321	Biomechatronics
BME 6351	Physiological Measurements
Free Electives:
Select nine additional hours of graduate courses		9
Dissertation:
BME 6398 & BME 6399	Dissertation and Dissertation C	6
Total Hours		90