Sample five-year plan: PhD students
This sample plan is for full-time students in the Biomedical Engineering PhD program.
Year 1: Fall
|
Course |
Credits |
|---|---|
|
BMEn 8000-Level Core |
3 |
|
BMEn 8611 Prof Skills and Ethics for BME |
2 |
|
Technical Elective + Math-/Stat-Intensive |
3 |
|
Biology Elective |
3 |
|
Seminar |
1 |
|
Total coursework |
12 |
Year 1: Spring
|
Course |
Credits |
|---|---|
|
BMEn 8000-Level Core + Math-/Stat-Intensive |
3 |
|
Technical Elective |
3 |
|
Biology Elective |
3 |
|
Seminar |
1 |
|
Total coursework |
10 |
Year 2: Fall
|
Course |
Credits |
|---|---|
|
Technical Elective |
3 |
|
Seminar |
1 |
|
Total coursework |
4 |
|
BMEn 8666 Doctoral Pre-Thesis |
2 |
|
Total credits |
6 |
Year 2: Spring
|
Course |
Credits |
|---|---|
|
Free Elective |
4 |
|
Total coursework |
4 |
|
BMEn 8666 Doctoral Pre-Thesis |
2 |
|
Total credits |
6 |
Year 2: Summer
-
Pass Written and Oral Preliminary Exams.
Year 3
| Semester |
Course |
Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Fall |
BMEn 8888 Doctoral Thesis |
14 |
| Spring |
BMEn 8888 Doctoral Thesis |
10 |
Years 4 and 5
Full-time research continues through Years 4 and 5 until thesis defense and graduation.