Biomedical Engineering, MSE

Applicants for the master of science program must hold a bachelor’s degree from a program that is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology at the time of graduation, or provide evidence of an equivalent academic background to the Dean of the College of Engineering and Polymer Science and the appropriate department chair.

Applicants must submit official undergraduate transcripts, undergraduate grade point average, three letters of recommendation, and a statement of purpose that provides a rationale for proposed graduate study.

Applicants with a bachelor’s degree must have an overall grade-point average of 2.75 or better or 3.00 for the last two years (64 semester credits or equivalent).

Applicants whose native language is not English must have a TOEFL score of at least 96 on the internet-based TOEFL.

Bridge-up requirements for applicants with a non-engineering bachelor's degree

Applicants with a bachelor’s degree in a discipline other than engineering shall have completed coursework in calculus, differential equations, statics, have one year of classical physics, one year of chemistry, and must select and complete undergraduate coursework in MECE 300 Thermodynamics I and 4 of the 5 following courses:

Total Credits: 30

Approved electives include BMEN:6xx-level courses other than the core requirements. A total of 18 credits of graduate level BMEN courses are required for thesis option; other credits can be taken at the graduate level in other disciplines with approval. Up to 6 credits of 5xx level courses can be taken for degree. BMEN 600 can be taken up to 2 times for course credit for thesis option.

The thesis must be successfully (no “fail” votes) defended before the Advisory Committee.