Rev July 9, 2012
Graduate Student Handbook 2015-16
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Rev July 9, 2012
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION I – History & Background 1 SECTION II – Application & Admission 2 SECTION III – Program Governance 6 SECTION IV – Registration 9 SECTION V – Programs of Study 11 SECTION VI – Thesis MS Curriculum 13 SECTION VII – Non-Thesis MS Curriculum 18 SECTION VIII – PhD Curriculum 23 SECTION IX – Combined MD/PhD Program 33 SECTION X – Combined BS/MS Program 36 SECTION XI – Funding & Student Support 40 SECTION XII – Student Services & Resources 42 SECTION XIII – Development of Ethics in Scholarly Activities 44 APPENDICES – APPENDIX A: List of Approved Graduate Courses in Each Domain 47 APPENDIX B: SAMPLE BME PhD Program Template 52 APPENDIX C: SAMPLE BME Thesis-MS Program Template 53 APPENDIX D: SAMPLE BME Non-Thesis MS Program Template 54 APPENDIX E: Background Requirements for Non-engineering BME Graduate Applicants 55 APPENDIX F: Deadlines & Commonly Used Forms for Grad Students 57 APPENDIX G: BME Graduation Check-up & Progress Reminders – PhD Program 59 APPENDIX H: BME Graduation Check-up & Progress Reminders – Thesis-MS Program 61 APPENDIX I: BME Graduation Check-up & Progress Reminders – Non-thesis MS Program 62 APPENDIX J: BMEGSC Procedures for Submitting Requests 63 APPENDIX K: PhD Timeline: Completing degree requirements 65 APPENDIX L: MS Timeline: Completing degree requirements 67
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PURPOSE
The purpose of the Biomedical Engineering Graduate Student Handbook is twofold:
to amplify the Graduate School Handbook published by the Graduate School of The
Ohio State University, and to provide additional information regarding the
programs and activities of the Department of Biomedical Engineering.
The Graduate School Handbook (GSH) provides critical information for all
prospective and current graduate students at The Ohio State University and is
available at http://www.gradsch.ohio-state.edu/graduate-school-handbook1.html.
The material in this BME handbook is oriented specifically to graduate studies in
Biomedical Engineering; where appropriate, it has been approved by the
Biomedical Engineering Graduate Studies Committee (BMEGSC) and is subject to
the interpretation of that committee.
Additional important university policies and dates can be found at
http://buckeyelink.osu.edu/ including the Course Catalog, Schedule of Classes, and
University Registrar websites.
It is the responsibility of all graduate students (including combined degree
students) to know and follow all Graduate School and Biomedical Engineering
policies.
Graduate students and Dr. Hart attend the 2010 National Biomedical Engineering Society Meeting in Austin, Texas.
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Biomedical Engineering Graduate Student Handbook
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SECTION 1:
History & Background
1.1 The Biomedical Engineering Center is now a Department
The Ohio State University Biomedical Engineering Center was established in 1971
to coordinate the educational, research, and clinical programs in biomedical
engineering at The Ohio State University. Originally conceived to optimally utilize
the extensive facilities of the Colleges of Engineering, Medicine, Biological Sciences,
Dentistry, Veterinary Medicine, and Agriculture, the Biomedical Engineering Center
evolved into a unit responsible for its own degree programs, courses, and faculty
research. Before becoming a Department, the Center had a full-time "core" faculty
and over 70 "participating" faculty in more than 30 departments in 9 colleges of the
University.
The Ohio State University, through the Department of Biomedical Engineering,
offers interdisciplinary MS and PhD graduate programs in biomedical engineering;
participates through the Graduate School in a joint degree program with the
College of Medicine leading to the MD/PhD degrees; and offers both undegraduate
major and minor degrees. All programs emphasize the direct interaction of the life
sciences and engineering, providing clinical or research experience in many basic
science and clinical areas.
The Department’s educational and research programs provide preparation for
employment in the clinical setting, in biomedical industry, and in engineering
research. The educational objective of our graduate program is to provide
students with the necessary background and experience in both engineering and
medicine/life science, and with practical application experience, so that they are
prepared to accept positions of responsibility in their chosen areas of specialization.
The participating faculty represent a broad spectrum of research programs,
providing collaborative opportunities for student research in many fields.
The areas of research pursued by all of the faculty affiliated with Biomedical
Engineering at Ohio State can be found at https://bme.osu.edu/research.
Research domains in the Department include Biomechanics and Biotransport;
Biomaterials; Bioimaging; Molecular, Cellular and Tissue Engineering; Biomedical
Devices and Instrumentation; and Biomedical Micro/Nano technology.
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SECTION 2:
Application & Admission 2.1 General Information
The Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) Department admits students for
Autumn and in rare cases, Spring Semester. Applicants must complete the online
application (www.gradapply.osu.edu) and submit all required application
materials by the appropriate application deadline below.
2.2 Application Deadlines
The deadlines for application review follow:
Deadlines for Autumn – Semester starts in mid-August For admission & funding consideration for PhD & MD/PhD Nov 1 (Deadline for International applicants for funding consideration) Jan 1 (Deadline for Domestic applicants for funding consideration) For admission only to MS or PhD, no funding June 1 (Last-minute deadline for general admission) Deadline for Spring – Semester starts in January For admission only to MS or PhD, no funding Nov 1 (Last-minute deadline for all general admission)
Note that the MS is designed for self-funded students.
2.3 Application Procedures
Application for consideration of admission to the Biomedical Engineering Graduate
Program is made by completing all application materials as requested by the Ohio
State Office of Graduate Admissions and the Department of Bioemdical Engineering.
Most applicants to the MS or PhD programs have an engineering background. (A list
of Required Background Courses for Non-engineers is available in the
Appendix of this handbook. Note that applicants will not be admitted without the
required background.)
The following materials must be provided to the Ohio State Office of Graduate
Admissions via the online application system:
Graduate school online application form available at http://gradapply.osu.edu.
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- application fee: $60.00 for domestic applicants; $70.00 for international applicants - official transcripts from all universities attended - official GRE scores - official TOEFL scores for international applicants
The following materials are required by the BME program, via the online application
system.
- a one-page statement of purpose indicating your experience, research interest, & desired program of study (MS or PhD), which may be submitted with the electronic application. - three letters of recommendation, which may be submitted with the electronic application. - abstract of the MS thesis, or a research paper, or a list of research experiences if applying to the PhD program
For complete application instructions, please see
http://gradadmissions.osu.edu/apply_online.htm.
You also may consult our application checklists on the web at
http://bme.osu.edu/graduate-program/apply-ms-phd-or-bsms-
programs/application-forms.
2.4 Admission Requirements
Admission to The Ohio State University Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program is
based on several factors. These include:
An earned baccalaureate or professional degree from an accredited college or
university by the expected date of entry into the program. Students who have not
completed a Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline will be expected to take
the courses necessary to acquire an appropriate engineering background before
applying.
A minimum of a 3.0 cumulative point-hour ratio or GPA (on the 4.0 scale as
used at this university) in all previous undergraduate work. Although this is the
minimum for consideration by the BMEGSC (whose approval is necessary for
admission into the program), prospective students should be aware that the
average GPA of admitted students may be higher.
A minimum of 3.3 cumulative point-hour ratio or GPA (on the 4.0 scale as
used at this university) in all previous graduate work. As above, this is the GPA
required for an applicant to be considered for admission. In general, applicants for
the PhD program are expected to have earned a higher cumulative point-hour ratio
than is expected of applicants for the MS degree.
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A minimum score of 550 on the paper-based Test of English as a Foreign
Language (TOEFL), 213 on the computer-based TOEFL, and 79 on the Internet
Based TOEFL. 82 is the minimum score allowed on the Michigan English Language
Assessment Battery (MELAB), or 7.0 on the International English Language Testing
System (IELTS). This requirement applies to applicants from countries where the
first language is not English, unless a degree has been earned in an English-
speaking country. Additional information can be found at
http://gpadmissions.osu.edu/intl/english-proficiency.html.
The general portion of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is required of
all applicants with the exception of those applicants to the Medical Scientist Program
who hold an undergraduate degree in engineering; and those applying to the BS/MS
or non-thesis MS from Ohio State BME.
Research ability may be demonstrated by applicants for the PhD program as
evidenced by an abstract of an MS thesis/project or similar published work,
when available. The requirement may be waived for students whose undergraduate
records are exceptional; such students are accepted directly into the PhD program.
2.5 Applying from BME MS to BME PhD
Current students enrolled in the BME MS program who wish to apply to the PhD
program must submit the request for admission in writing to the BMEGSC for
consideration. Similarly, previously enrolled students who have not been enrolled in
the Graduate School for more than two years must submit a petition to the BMEGSC
for permission to re-enroll in the program. Each case will be judged on its individual
merit.
2.6 Transferring from Ohio State Graduate Program to BME
Please do not complete an admissions application if you have ever attended and
paid tuition for graduate school at Ohio State.
Applicants to the graduate program who have enrolled in another graduate program
at Ohio State follow different application procedures. Students may transfer from
another graduate program at Ohio State to the Biomedical Engineering graduate
program by completing the Transfer of Graduate Program found under Forms
and Publications on the Graduate School website at http://www.gradsch.ohio-
state.edu/forms-guidelines-and-publications1.html
This form requires credential review and approval of the Graduate Studies
Committee in the Biomedical Engineering program and the written acknowledgment
of the Graduate Studies Committee in the student’s current program.
The Graduate School will verify the student-provided information pertaining to the
student’s academic performance to the Graduate Studies Committee of the
Biomedical Engineering program. The Graduate Studies Committee also requires
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that students who wish to transfer into Biomedical Engineering submit the
following:
1. A personal statement indicating why the student is requesting to
transfer to Biomedical Engineering
2. Three letters of recommendation are required. It is suggested that at least
two of the letters be from Faculty; one must be from the current research advisor
or GSC Chair.
3. Request to have a copy of their current academic file from their current
program sent to the Biomedical Engineering Graduate Studies Office.
If the BME Graduate Studies Committee approves the transfer, it will notify the
Graduate School of the admission and courses to count prior to the effective term
of transfer. Graduate School Fellowships generally will not be approved for
transfer with students who are approved for transfer into a different graduate
program. Doctoral Candidacy status does not generally transfer to a new graduate
program.
2.7 Transcripts for Ohio State Undergraduate Students
Students who attended Ohio State for their entire undergraduate education and
earned their degree from Ohio State are not required to obtain official transcripts.
The Graduate Admissions Office and the Department of Biomedical Engineering
will acquire the transcript directly from the University Registrar's online records. If
a student transferred to Ohio State or has taken any classes for undergraduate or
graduate credit from a different university, then a transcript from the other
University(s) must be received directly by Ohio State’s Graduate Admissions Office
prior to being considered for admission.
2.8 Transferring MS Degree or Graduate Credit Into BME
If a student is pursuing a Doctoral degree at Ohio State and has received a
Master’s degree at another institution, it must be transferred to Ohio State.
Students typically will transfer in 30 credit hours from the MS degree; in some
cases, the number of graduate course credit hours that are transferred from
another institution or through the Graduate Non-Degree program will be
determined by the student’s advisor and the BME Graduate Studies Committee.
When transferring credit from another university, the Transfer of Graduate
Credit form at www.gradsch.ohio-state.edu/Depo/PDF/TransferCredit.pdf
must be prepared by the student, verified by the advisor, and forwarded to the
BME Graduate Studies Office along with a copy of the student’s transcript and a
description of the course(s) from the official bulletin that includes documentation
that the course(s) being transferred is a letter-graded graduate level course. Upon
approval by the BME Graduate Studies Committee, the petition will be forwarded
to the Graduate School for the final decision and if approved, the Graduate School
will notify the student. For students enrolled in the Graduate non-degree program,
Graduate School rules apply.
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SECTION 3: Program Governance
3.1 Biomedical Engineering Graduate Studies Committee
The Biomedical Engineering graduate program is administered via the Biomedical
Engineering Graduate Studies Committee, governed by the Graduate School and
follows the direction of its primary legislative body, the Graduate Council. For more
information regarding the Graduate Council and the Graduate School, please refer
to Section I of the Graduate School Handbook (GSH) at
http://www.gradsch.osu.edu/section-i.html.
The graduate programs in Biomedical Engineering are governed by the Biomedical
Engineering Graduate Studies Committee (BMEGSC). The faculty members of this
committee are appointed by the Department Chair from the departmental and
participating graduate faculty in Biomedical Engineering; the membership includes
as well an elected student representative, who acts as a liaison between the
students and the committee. The Chairperson of the BMEGSC authorizes the
business of the committee, which meets regularly throughout the year, to fulfill the
responsibilities delegated to it by the Graduate School (see Section XIV, GSH).
Students may bring issues and concerns directly to the attention of the BMEGSC for
their advice and consideration. Correspondence directed to the Chair of the
Graduate Studies Committee should be directed to the Graduate Studies
Coordinator one full week in advance of any scheduled meeting.
Committee actions are periodically reported to the Biomedical Engineering faculty.
Minutes of the BMEGSC meetings are centrally available in the Biomedical
Engineering Graduate Studies Office, for Graduate Faculty and BMEGSC members to
review. The BMEGSC must approve all proposed programs of study and the
membership of all committees required by the Graduate School.
3.2 Academic Advisors & Performance Standards
After a student has been admitted to the Graduate Program in Biomedical
Engineering, the student is assigned a "core BME faculty contact" (or academic
advisor) from among the departmental faculty. The “core BME faculty contact” (or
“core contact”) is a BME faculty member who serves as the student's academic
advisor and may be useful in helping the the student identify a research advisor.
The “core contact” also may double as the student's research advisor. These
academic advisors may be asked by the BMEGSC to evaluate each student's
performance to assess reasonable progress, though it is the student’s responsibility
to intitate contact and request feedback on goals and performance.
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3.3 Satisfactory Academic Standing
To be in good academic standing in the Graduate School, a student must maintain a
graduate cumulative point-hour ratio (CPHR) of 3.0 or higher in all graduate credit
courses, and must maintain reasonable progress toward the degree requirements.
A doctoral student who has had two unsatisfactory attempts at the Candidacy
Examination or the Final Oral Examination or Professional Doctoral Examination is
not considered in good academic standing and may be dismissed from the program
per Graduate School rules (Section V, GSH).
The sources used to judge reasonable progress include:
1. Cumulative point-hour ratio
2. Advisor’s/core contact’s recommendations
3. Thesis or Dissertation Committee members' recommendations
The core contact should apprise the BMEGSC of any student judged not to be
making reasonable progress. If the BMEGSC concurs, the student will be notified of
such in writing, with an explanation of the reasons for this judgment, actions that
the student can take to remedy the situation, and a time limit for rectification. The
time limit in most cases will be no less than two terms.
Failure to maintain reasonable progress will result in a recommendation to the
Graduate School by the BMEGSC that the student be denied further registration in
the program.
3.4 Research Advisor Selection
The Department of Biomedical Engineering departmental and participating graduate
faculty (from outside departments) have diverse research interests and act as
research advisors to the graduate students. Academic advisors, research advisors,
and students will work together to define research projects and to develop the
program of study and to form an advisory (or examination) committee. For the MS
student, the research advisor chairs the MS Examination Committee. For the PhD
student, the research advisor chairs the Advisory Committee, the Candidacy
Examination Committee, and the Final Oral Examination Committee.
Selecting an advisor is one of the most important decisions students will make
during the course of their graduate career. It is important that students take time
when choosing their advisor because he or she will be a key component in the
student’s success at the graduate level. It is important to be aware that master’s
and doctoral students do have different criteria when choosing an advisor and
those criteria are as follows:
• Masters students - The advisor of a master’s student must hold membership at
the Category M level or higher in Biomedical Engineering.
• Doctoral students - The advisor of a doctoral student must hold membership at
the Category P level in Biomedical Engineering.
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For details, see http://www.gradsch.osu.edu/section-xv.html.
Questions about graduate faculty status may be directed to the Graduate Studies
Office.
Students are strongly encouraged to begin seeking an advisor and research
project as soon as possible. Students should select an advisor by the end of their
second term of enrollment in the graduate program.
3.5 Student Responsibility
Students are responsible for developing programs of study and forming their
necessary committees, with input from core contacts and research advisors. It is
the responsibility of the student to enlist the participation of faculty on their
committees and to consult with their faculty advisors on a regular basis. It is the
graduate student’s responsibility to know and follow all departmental and university
deadlines procedures and deadlines and to submit requests for approval in a timely
fashion.
Students are expected to be aware of The Graduate Student Code of Research and Scholarly Misconduct at the Graduate School Website: http://gradsch.osu.edu/i.-overview-research-conduct.html
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SECTION 4: Registration 4.1 Registration and Credit Hour Minima
Course registration is done online using http://buckeyelink.osu.edu/.
Each currently enrolled student will obtain a registration “window” from the
University Registrar. Students will schedule courses using the Course Catalog and
Schedule of Classes, as well as the semester Biomedical Engineering course list on
the BME website. Students may take courses offered by all departments.
All students must complete an initial schedule in advance of the term, meeting
Registrar deadlines in order to avoid late registration and payment fees or funding
problems. Deadlines can be found at
http://www.gradsch.osu.edu/registration-deadlines.html
Students signing up for BME 8193 (Individual Studies) and BME 6999 or 8999
(Research) must obtain the required call numbers from the BME Graduate Studies
Office every term.
Students must discuss their schedules and any schedule changes with their “core
contacts” on a semester basis.
Students are responsible for learning all relevant dates (which dictate the types of
schedule changes permitted) as well as all necessary procedures and paperwork, as
stipulated by the University Registrar and posted by the Graduate School at
http://www.gradsch.osu.edu/registration-deadlines.html
4.2 Registration Pre-requisites and Special Permissions
Students may make adjustments to their schedules electronically through the first
Friday of the term. Students attempting to add a course may receive error
messages regarding pre-requisites. Such cases are to be handled with a Course
Enrollment Permission Form, which must be accompanied by email approval of
the instructor of the desired course and submitted to the Graduate School in
accordance with the posted deadlines. Such course adds may require additional
signatures as stated in the published deadlines.
Note that some schedule adjustments (i.e., dropping credit hours) will require the
addition of other courses in order to maintain the credit hour totals required for
fulltime enrollment and funding.
See the Appendix for a list of helpful forms and where to find them.
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Fulltime Enrollment: Fellows: 12 credit hours per semester (6 in summer) Graduate Associates: 8 credit hours per semester (4 in summer) Post-Candidates: 3 credits per semester, continuously Self-funded Students: 8 credit hours per semester unless otherwise stipulated by visa, financial aid, or loan providers Graduating Students: 3 credit hours in graduating semester 4.3 Continuous Registration for Post-Candidates
All students who successfully complete the doctoral candidacy examination are
required to be enrolled in every semester (summer session is excluded) until
graduation. These students must be enrolled for at least three credits per semester.
This policy is effective for all students who were admitted to the Graduate School
Autumn Quarter 2008 and after (Section VII, GSH).
Harsh penalty fees for those who do not register as such will be assessed.
4.4 Registration Maximum
The maximum number of hours permitted by the Registrar’s Office is 18
credit hours per semester. Enrollment greater than 18 credits (excluding audited
courses), must be approved by the student’s advisor and the Graduate School.
4.5 Courses that Count for Graduate Credit
Courses that count for graduate credit must be 5000-level and above.
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SECTION 5: Programs of Study
5.1 Educational Objectives of the BME Graduate Program
The course requirements of the MS and the PhD in Biomedical Engineering are
summarized in this handbook. In developing and approving student programs of
study, the Biomedical Engineering Graduate Studies Committee will recognize and
respond to the needs of students with physical and/or learning disabilities.
5.2 Program of Study
In consultation with their research advisor (and core contact), all students are
required to submit a completed MS or PhD Graduate Program of Study (or course
plan). An approved Program of Study keeps students and their advisors on the
same page with regard to degree progress and expectations. Students must submit
a completed initial MS or PhD Program of Study by the end of their second term
of enrollment in the graduate program. Students entering the PhD program from
the MS program should submit their program of study to the BMEGSC by the end of
the second term following receipt of the MS degree.
The selection of courses is individually tailored to the student's background,
interests, and research. The distribution of engineering and life science courses
must be appropriate for each individual student's program, as determined by the
student and advisor, in accordance with BME requirements and approved by the
Graduate Studies Committee.
The BMEGSC may accept any or all of the 45 quarter (or 30 semester) credit hours
from an earned MS degree toward the PhD degree course requirements on the
recommendation of the student's advisor.
Transferring the credits to Ohio State is one step requiring a Transfer of Graduate
Credit form that must be signed and approved by the BMEGSC Chair, at
http://www.gradsch.osu.edu/Depo/PDF/TransferCredit.pdf.
Students may email the form along with an official transcript with official degree
statement to the BME Graduate Studies Coordinator for review. Once signed, it will
be forwarded to the Graduate School for final approval and processing.
Selecting the courses that will actually be listed on the program of study is a
second, separate step inviolving only the BME program rather than the Graduate
School. Generally, students will not use all credits toward the program of study;
they are transferred in case students need them to meet the 80 semester hour
graduate credit minimum.
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Individualized study courses (BME 8193) can be taken with a faculty member for
course credit on any topic not covered by an offered course in adequate depth. With
documentation, these sometimes can be used in Programs of Study.
The Program of Study must be signed by the student’s advisor and examination
committee members before submitting it to the BME Graduate Studies Office for
review and approval by the BME Graduate Studies Committee (BMEGSC).
MS Examination Committees require 2 faculty.
PhD Examination (Candidacy) Committees require 4 faculty.
Dissertation Committees require 3 faculty and often overlap with the
Candidacy committee membership.
Templates exist for the purpose of fomatting proposed programs of study: to help
organize the courses in order to more easily determine whether or not all
requirements have been met. They are available on the BME website and in the
Appendix of this handbook.
Once approved, any changes in courses, advisors, or examination committee
membership must be requested of the BMEGSC at least one term in advance of
their intended term of graduation.
No Applications to Graduate will be approved without a final approved program of
study and approved advisor and program committee on file.
5.3 Petitions
Special requests will be considered by the BMEGSC when initiated by submitting a
Petition to the Graduate Studies Committee to the BME Graduate Studies
Office. A letter or signature of support from the student’s advisor must accompany
the petition.
Procedures for submitting agenda items to the BMEGSC are described in the
Appendix of this handbook.
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SECTION 6:
Thesis MS Curriculum
6.1 BME Thesis-MS Requirements: Semester Version Approved, revised by faculty Winter 2012; updated Spring 2012
Core Courses - Required of all PhD students
Credits Scientific Methods in BME BME 6000 1 BME Seminar (2 semesters) BME 8810-8811 1 Graduate Research Design ChBE 5779 or Statistics 6410 3 or 4 Graduate Research Ethics BME 6983 2 Graduate Physiology PhysioCB 6101 or 6102 3 (required if student has not previously taken a physiology course) or
OR Graduate Anatomy ANAT 6220 5 (if student has taken at least 1qtr/sem physiology course)
Total 10-13 credit hours BME Graduate Course Requirement
1. Students are required to take 3 fundamental BME graduate courses (9 semester credit hours) from the following list, or subject to BMEGSC approval, students must take at least 2 OSU BME fundamental courses and may take up to 2 non-BME, BME-type OSU courses, and no more than 1 non-OSU BME course, by petition. Students must work with their faculty MS research advisor to determine the best courses that will prepare them for their MS research. More importantly, the MS research advisor must approve courses used to satisfy this requirement. If the MS research advisor does not approve, he/she will not sign the student’s program of study.
BioImaging: BME 5110 Biomedical Microscopic Imaging BME 5120 Biomedical Optics BME 5177 Biomedical AFM BME 5186 Biomedical Ultrasound BME 6113 Magnetic Res Spectro & Imaging I BioMaterials: BME 5310 Advanced Biomaterials BME 5353 Hard-Tissue Biomaterials
BioMechanics BME 5210 Advanced Biological Transport
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& BioTransport: BME 5421 Tissue Mechanics BME 5430 Finite Element Applications in BME BME 5470 Cellular Mechanics BME 5475 Biofluid Dynamics of Phys Systems M,C, & T Eng: BME 5510 Advanced Tissue Engineering BME 5520 Cell Engineering BME 5420 Mechanobiology BME 5580 Excitable Cell Engineering Micro / Nano: BME 5610 Biomedical Microdevices BME 5635 Cellular Nanotechnology BME 5661 Biomedical Nanotechnology I BME 5662 Advanced Biomed Nanotechnology II BME 5663 Intro to Microfluidics and Nanofluidics BME 5667 BioMEMS Microfabrication BME 5668 Biomedical Microtransducers Devices: BME 5639 Medical Device Design BME 5771 Bioinstrumentation Other BME courses: BME 5001 Cardiovascular Bioengineering BME 7114 Magnetic Res Spectro & Imaging II
2. Students must take at least one additional “graduate elective” courses (3 semester credit hours) from Appendix A. Note that any course used to satisfy requirement #1 cannot be used to satisfy the “graduate elective” course requirement. All graduate electives must be letter graded. In addition, all graduate electives must be approved by the student’s MS research advisor as indicated by the MS advisor’s signature on the student’s program of study.
3. Students must take at least one “free elective” courses (2 or 3 semester credits) to meet the 24 semester credit hour total. Free electives can be in Engineering Sciences, Life Sciences or Business/Technology Commercialization. No more than 1 free elective can be S/U graded. All free electives must be approved by the student’s MS research advisor as indicated by the MS advisor’s signature on the student’s program of study.
4. Elective Restrictions: a. 3 of the 6 credits used to satisfy requirements #2 and #3 (i.e.
graduate and free electives) must be an advanced math course (Math 5000 or above). Students may petition the Graduate Studies Committee to have a non-Math course satisfy this requirement.
Total 14-15 cr hrs
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Program & MS Thesis Committee Approval The MS Thesis Committee will consist of at least 2 faculty members, with M
or P graduate faculty status (at least one being a departmental BME core faculty member). A GSC-reviewed MS Program of Study and Thesis Committee must be on file with the Graduate Studies Office before the end of Spring term (or the student’s second term of enrollment). The Program cannot be reviewed by GSC without a proposed MS Committee.
Total Program Requirements
Total course requirement: 24 semester credit course hours
Research hour (6999) requirement: ≥6 semester research hours
Thesis Requirements Thesis Research: The thesis research project should be an original
research project that makes a new contribution to the field. Proposals and protocols should be approved by the student’s adviser(s) prior to beginning the research.
Committee Composition: Thesis examination committee will consist of at least 2 faculty members with graduate faculty status (M or P) in BME, at least one being a departmental core faculty member.
Minimum Graduation Requirements
Completion of ≥24 course hours as described above with a minimum GPA of 3.00
Completion of ≥6 research hours of thesis research (must be BME 6999)
Successful completion of the Thesis Defense per Graduate School rules
Submission of one (1) manuscript for publication in recognized scientific journals (e.g. indexed by ISI) OR presentation of at least one (1) oral or poster presentation at a regional, national, or international meeting
Administration - Students & advisors may jointly petition GSC for waivers of any of the above
requirements. - These petitions will be considered at convened GSC meetings which will occur at
least every other month. Last minute petitions may not be reviewed. - Changes to an approved Program or Committee must be reviewed by the GSC at
least one full semester before an Application to Graduate is filed. - Applications to Graduate will not be approved unless the student’s final GSC-
approved Program and Committees are on file in the Graduate Office and most other graduation requirements are met. Exam and Graduation procedures can be reviewed at http://www.gradsch.osu.edu/7.13-graduation-requirements.html. All
forms should be submitted via gradforms.osu.edu at least one full week in advance of the Graduate School deadline. No forms will be signed by the Chair of the Graduate Studies Committee until a graduation audit has been completed.
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BME Thesis Masters Program – SAMPLE program
YEAR FALL SPRING MAY / SUMMER
1
Intro to BME .......................... 1____ Research Ethics ................... 2____ BME Seminar ....................... 0____
Physiology/Anatomy........... 3-5____ Research Design ................... 3____
TOTAL = 9-11
BME Fundamental #1 ........... 3____ BME Fundamental #2 ............ 3____ Grad Elective #1 .................... 3____ BME Seminar ....................... 1____ Free Elective.......................... 3____ TOTAL =13
Research .............................. 3____ TOTAL = 3
2
BME Fundamental #3 ........... 3____
Research ............................... 3____ Thesis Defense
TOTAL = 6
Total Hours = 30 [24 course hours; 6 research hours]
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6.2 Thesis MS Examination and Defense Process
An oral examination/thesis defense must be passed before obtaining the MS
degree. It must be given by at least two Graduate Faculty (i.e., the MS Examination
Committee). This oral examination should be scheduled in Bevis Hall – unless the
student requests in advance that the meeting be held off-site.
The Master’s examination emphasizes both the thesis investigation and a test of the
candidate’s knowledge of the course of study pursued. The examination should not
exceed two hours. Only Examination Committee members may be present during a
BME Masters examination.
It is up to the student to arrange a date and time with advisors to hold the thesis
defense (or oral Master’s Examination). When the date and time are arranged, it is
necessary for the student to notify the BME Graduate Studies Office to reserve a
room.
The committee’s decision on the Master’s examination is recorded on the Master’s
Examination Report form via gradforms.osu.edu, and acceptance of the thesis is
indicated on the Thesis Approval form. These forms are generated online by the
Graduate School and sent directly to your advisors or Graduate Studies Committee
Chairs via gradforms.osu.edu.
All forms must be approved by all committee members online after the
examination, and submitted to the Graduate School. A student must be registered
for at least three graduate credit hours during the term the Master’s Examination is
taken.
As mentioned, the composition of the MS Examination Committee must be
approved by the BMEGSC when the completed MS program of study template is
submitted. Faculty signatures imply both approval of the program and membership
on the student’s advisory/examination committee.
For information on teleconferencing exams, please see Appendix B of the GSH.
6.3 Thesis Format
The thesis must be completed in accordance with BMEGSC requirements and
Graduate School regulations and must comply with the deadlines published by the
Graduate School at the beginning of each term. Students are encouraged to attend
Graduate School workshops on formatting and thesis creation or to schedule a
review at the Graduate School (Graduation Services area) to learn about formatting
and electronic document submission. Further information on the required format of
the thesis may be found at http://www.gradsch.osu.edu/dissertations-and-theses.html.
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6.4 Graduation for Thesis MS Students
In order to graduate with a Master of Science (MS) degree, students must
meet all requirements established by the department (as outlined in this
handbook) and the University (see Section VI, Graduate School Handbook).
An Application to Graduate must be filed no later than the first day of the term in
which a student intends to graduate for audit and approval by the Graduate Studies
Committee Chair. In addition to the advisor, at least one additional MS Committee
member must be listed on the Application to Graduate – Master’s form. Students
can find the form at gradforms.osu.edu.
Graduating students must be enrolled for at least 3 credit hours in the term of
graduation. The Graduate School’s graduation checklist for MS students in their final
term of enrollment is available at http://www.gradsch.osu.edu/exams-and-
graduation.html.
If requirements go unmet or exam or thesis deadlines are missed, students may
meet the Graduate School’s end-of-semester deadlines without having to register
the following term. If those deadlines are missed, it will be necessary to resubmit a
new Application to Graduate the following term.
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SECTION 7:
Non-Thesis MS Curriculum
7.1 BME Non-Thesis MS Requirements: Semester Version
Approved, revised by faculty Winter 2012; updated Spring 2012 Core Courses - Required of all PhD students
Credits Scientific Methods in BME BME 6000 1 BME Seminar (2 semesters) BME 8810-8811 1 Graduate Research Design ChBE 5779 or Statistics 6410 3 or 4 Graduate Research Ethics BME 6983 2 Graduate Physiology PhysioCB 6101 or 6102 3 (required if student has not previously taken a physiology course) or
OR Graduate Anatomy ANAT 6220 5 (if student has taken at least 1qtr/sem physiology course)
Total 10-13 credit hours BME Graduate Course Requirement
1. Students are required to take 4 fundamental BME graduate courses (12 semester credit hours) from the following list, or subject to BMEGSC approval, students must take at least 2 OSU BME fundamental courses and may take up to 2 non-BME, BME-type OSU courses, and no more than 1 non-OSU BME course, by petition. Students must work with their faculty academic/research advisor to determine the best courses that will prepare them for their goals. More importantly, the faculty academic/research advisor must approve courses used to satisfy this requirement. If the faculty academic/research advisor does not approve, he/she will not sign the student’s program of study.
BioImaging: BME 5110 Biomedical Microscopic Imaging BME 5120 Biomedical Optics BME 5177 Biomedical AFM BME 5186 Biomedical Ultrasound BME 6113 Magnetic Res Spectro & Imaging I BioMaterials: BME 5310 Advanced Biomaterials
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BME 5353 Hard-Tissue Biomaterials
BioMechanics BME 5210 Advanced Biological Transport & BioTransport: BME 5421 Tissue Mechanics BME 5430 Finite Element Applications in BME BME 5470 Cellular Mechanics BME 5475 Biofluid Dynamics of Phys Systems M,C, & T Eng: BME 5510 Advanced Tissue Engineering BME 5520 Cell Engineering BME 5420 Mechanobiology BME 5580 Excitable Cell Engineering Micro / Nano: BME 5610 Biomedical Microdevices BME 5635 Cellular Nanotechnology BME 5661 Biomedical Nanotechnology I BME 5662 Advanced Biomed Nanotechnology II BME 5663 Intro to Microfluidics and Nanofluidics BME 5667 BioMEMS Microfabrication BME 5668 Biomedical Microtransducers Devices: BME 5639 Medical Device Design BME 5771 Bioinstrumentation Other BME courses: BME 5001 Cardiovascular Bioengineering BME 7114 Magnetic Res Spectro & Imaging II
2. Students must take at least two additional “graduate elective” courses (6 semester credit hours) from Appendix A. Note that any course used to satisfy requirement #1 cannot be used to satisfy the “graduate elective” course requirement. All graduate electives must be letter graded. In addition, all graduate electives must be approved by the student’s faculty academic/research advisor as indicated by the advisor’s signature on the student’s program of study.
3. Students must take at least one “free elective” courses (2 or 3 semester credits) to meet the 30 semester credit hour total. Free electives can be in Engineering Sciences, Life Sciences or Business/Technology Commercialization. No more than 1 free elective can be S/U graded. All free electives must be approved by the student’s faculty academic/research advisor as indicated by the advisor’s signature on the student’s program of study.
4. Elective Restrictions: a. 3 of the 9 credits used to satisfy requirements #2 and #3 (i.e.
graduate and free electives) must be an advanced math course (Math 5000 or above). Students may petition the Graduate Studies Committee to have a non-Math course satisfy this requirement.
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b. 3 of the 9 credits used to satisfy requirements #2 and #3 (i.e. graduate and free electives) must be in the Engineering Sciences.
Courses that do not count towards this Engineering Science requirement are noted by asterisks (*) in Appendix A. In addition, all courses listed in the Life Science section do not count towards Engineering Sciences. If the course is not listed in Appendix A, the student must petition the Graduate Studies Committee to consider the course as Engineering Sciences.
Total 19-20 cr hrs
Program Approval A GSC-reviewed Program of Study must be on file with the Graduate Studies
Office before the end of Spring term (or the student’s second term of enrollment).
MS Committee Approval The Program cannot be reviewed by GSC without a proposed MS
Committee. The MS Committee will consist of at least 2 faculty members, the faculty academic/research advisor and one additional member, with M or P graduate faculty status (at least one being a departmental BME core faculty member). A GSC-reviewed MS Committee must be on file with the Graduate Studies Office before the end of Spring term (or the student’s second term of enrollment).
Culminating Experience In addition to the completion of the course work, a non-thesis Master’s
student will be required to arrange and complete a 12-hour culminating experience involving the application of biomedical engineering. This could involve an internship or practicum in an industrial setting, a mentored patient-contact experience, a community service experience, or some similar experience. The objective of this experience should be to experience BME “in situ.”
Following the completion of this culminating experience, a written Master’s Exam consisting of a 1000-1500 word written document explaining the experience and its relevance to the field must be submitted. An oral presentation discussing the experience may also be included. This experience, written project, and Master’s Exam must be coordinated and completed by the student in accordance with published Graduate School Master’s Exam deadlines!
Total Program Requirements
Total course requirement: 30 semester credit course hours
Minimum Graduation Requirements
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Completion of ≥30 course hours as described above with a minimum GPA of 3.00
Successful completion of the non-thesis final project and MS Exam Form signed off by the faculty advisor and one additional approved MS committee member, submitted to Graduate School by published university deadlines.
Administration - Students & advisors may jointly petition GSC for waivers of any of the above
requirements. - These petitions will be considered at convened GSC meetings which will occur at
least every other month. Last minute petitions may not be reviewed. - Changes to an approved Program or Committee must be reviewed by the GSC at
least one full semester before an Application to Graduate is filed. - Applications to Graduate will not be approved unless the student’s final GSC-
approved Program and Committees are on file in the Graduate Office and most other graduation requirements are met. Exam and Graduation procedures can be reviewed at http://www.gradsch.osu.edu/7.13-graduation-requirements.html. All
forms should be submitted via gradforms.osu.edu at least one full week in advance of the Graduate School deadline. No forms will be signed by the Chair of the Graduate Studies Committee until a graduation audit has been completed.
BME Non-Thesis Masters Program – SAMPLE program
YEAR FALL SPRING MAY / SUMMER
1
Intro to BME .......................... 1____ Research Ethics ................... 2____ BME Seminar ....................... 0____
Physiology/Anatomy........... 3-5____ BME Fundamental #1 ........... 3____
Research Design………… 3 ___
TOTAL = 12-14
BME Fundamental #2 ........... 3____ BME Fundamental #3 ............ 3____ Grad Elective #1 .................... 3____ BME Seminar ....................... 1____ BME Fundamental #4 ............ 3____ TOTAL =13
Grad Elective #2 ................... 3____ Free Elective ......................... 3____ TOTAL = 6
2
Option of doing May/Summer
courses here instead
Total Hours = 30 [at least 30 course hours]
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7.2 Non-Thesis MS Examination Process
The non-thesis option substitutes a practicum experience for the research thesis
required in the thesis-option MS program. It is the student’s responsibility to
create and arrange this ‘culminating experience’ with the approval of their
faculty advisor. Following the completion of this culminating experience, a
written Master’s Exam consisting of a 1000-1500 word written document
explaining the experience and its relevance to the field must be submitted to the
student’s approved MS advisory committee. An oral presentation discussing the
experience may also be included.
This experience, written project, and Master’s Exam must be coordinated and
completed by the student in accordance with published Graduate School
Master’s Exam deadlines. In other word, students must give their committee
members ample time to review and and approve MS Report forms on the
gradforms.osu.edu system by the published Graduate School deadlines.
7.3 Graduation for Non-thesis MS Students
In order to graduate with a Master of Science (MS) degree, students
must meet all requirements established by the department (as outlined in this
handbook) and the University (see Section VI, Graduate School Handbook).
An Application to Graduate must be filed no later than the first day of the term in
which a student intends to graduate for audit and approval by the Graduate
Studies Committee Chair. In addition to the advisor, at least one additional MS
Committee member must be listed on the Application to Graduate – Master’s
form. Students can find the form at gradforms.osu.edu.
Graduating students must be enrolled for at least 3 credit hours in the term of
graduation. The Graduate School’s graduation checklist for MS students in their
final term of enrollment is available at http://www.gradsch.osu.edu/exams-and-
graduation.html.
If requirements go unmet or exam or thesis deadlines are missed, students may
meet the Graduate School’s end-of-semester deadlines without having to
register the following term. If those deadlines are missed, it will be necessary to
resubmit a new Application to Graduate the following term.
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SECTION 8:
PhD Curriculum
8.1 BME Doctoral Program Requirement: Semester Version Approved by faculty Autumn 2011; updated Spring 2012 Core Courses - Required of all PhD students
Credits Scientific Methods in BME BME 6000 1 BME Seminar (4 semesters) BME 8810-8813 2 Graduate Research Design ChBE 5779 or Statistics 6410 3 or 4 Graduate Research Ethics BME 6983 2 Graduate Physiology PhysioCB 6101 or 6102 3 (required if student has not previously taken a physiology course) or
OR Graduate Anatomy ANAT 6220 5 (if student has taken at least 1qtr/sem physiology course)
Total 11-14 credit hours BME Graduate Course Requirement
1. Students are required to take 4 fundamental BME graduate courses (12 semester credit hours) from the following list or subject to BMEGSC approval, students must take at least 2 OSU BME fundamental courses and may take up to 2 non-BME, BME-type OSU courses, and no more than 1 non-OSU BME course, by petition. Students must work with their academic/research advisor to determine the best courses that will prepare them for their PhD research. More importantly, the PhD research advisor must approve courses used to satisfy this requirement. If the PhD research advisor does not approve, he/she will not sign the student’s program of study and the student will not be allowed to sit for the candidacy exam.
BioImaging: BME 5110 Biomedical Microscopic Imaging BME 5120 Biomedical Optics BME 5177 Biomedical AFM BME 5186 Biomedical Ultrasound BME 6113 Magnetic Res Spectro & Imaging I BioMaterials: BME 5310 Advanced Biomaterials
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BME 5353 Hard-Tissue Biomaterials
BioMechanics BME 5210 Advanced Biological Transport & BioTransport: BME 5421 Tissue Mechanics BME 5430 Finite Element Applications in BME BME 5470 Cellular Mechanics BME 5475 Biofluid Dynamics of Phys Systems M,C, & T Eng: BME 5510 Advanced Tissue Engineering BME 5520 Cell Engineering BME 5420 Mechanobiology BME 5580 Excitable Cell Engineering Micro / Nano: BME 5610 Biomedical Microdevices BME 5635 Cellular Nanotechnology BME 5661 Biomedical Nanotechnology I BME 5662 Advanced Biomed Nanotechnology II BME 5663 Intro to Microfluidics and Nanofluidics BME 5667 BioMEMS Microfabrication BME 5668 Biomedical Microtransducers Devices: BME 5639 Medical Device Design BME 5771 Biomedical Instrumentation Other BME courses: BME 5001 Cardiovascular Bioengineering BME 7114 Magnetic Res Spectro & Imaging II
2. Students must take at least two additional “graduate elective” courses (6 semester credit hours) from Appendix A. Note that any course used to satisfy requirement #1 cannot be used to satisfy the “graduate elective” course requirement. All graduate electives must be letter graded. In addition, all graduate electives must be approved by the student’s PhD research advisor as indicated by the PhD advisor’s signature on the student’s program of study.
3. Students must take at least two “free elective” courses (6 semester credits) to meet the 35 semester credit hour total. Free electives can be in Engineering Sciences, Life Sciences or Business/Technology Commercialization. No more than 1 free elective can be S/U graded. All free electives must be approved by the student’s PhD research advisor as indicated by the PhD advisor’s signature on the student’s program of study.
4. Elective Restrictions: a. 3 of the 12 credits used to satisfy requirements #2 and #3 (i.e.
graduate and free electives) must be an advanced math course (Math 5000 or above). Students may petition the Graduate Studies Committee to have a non-Math course satisfy this requirement.
b. 3 of the 12 credits used to satisfy requirements #2 and #3 (i.e. graduate and free electives) must be in the Engineering Sciences.
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Courses that do not count towards this Engineering Science requirement are noted by asterisks (*) in Appendix A. In addition, all courses listed in the Life Science section do not count towards Engineering Sciences. If the course is not listed in Appendix A, the student must petition the Graduate Studies Committee to consider the course as Engineering Sciences.
Total 24 cr hrs
Total Program Requirements
Total course requirement: 35 semester credit course hours
Research hour requirement: ≥45 semester research hours of BME 8999
Important: The number of research credits (BME 8999) that can be taken after Candidacy is usually limited to 3 credit-hours each semester. You will want to plan ahead and maximize the number of BME research credits taken before Candidacy, so that you are not forced to take extra courses and time to fulfill your total program credit requirements. Also, all research credits should be in BME unless primary research advisor’s appointment is in another engineering department. If the latter is true then at least ½ of the research credits must be in BME.
Program & Candidacy Committee Approval A GSC-reviewed Program of Study and Candidacy Committee must be on file with the Graduate Studies Office before the end of Spring semester (or the student’s second semester of enrollment). Composition requirements of the Candidacy Committee are defined below.
Examinations Qualifying conditions The purpose of these qualifying conditions is to determine if a student’s
academic record is strong enough to indicate a good chance of success towards a doctoral degree.
Prior to taking the Candidacy Examination a student must: 1. Satisfactorily complete their approved program of study. The GSC
will consider requests for students to take the exam prior to completing their entire course of study in unusual circumstances.
2. Attain a GPA of ≥3.35 in the four courses used to satisfy the BME fundamental graduate course requirements (requirement #1).
a. Students achieving an average GPA between 3.00 and 3.35 on the four BME fundamental courses may petition the GSC for permission to take a 5
th required BME
fundamental course – selected with the help of their advisor – and have their average recomputed after dropping the lowest grade.
b. Students achieving less than a 3.00 in the four required BME fundamental courses (or less than 3.35 after
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the recomputation above) will be allowed to continue towards an M.S. degree but will not be allowed to sit for their candidacy examination.
3. The student will prepare a research proposal in their chosen domain(s) which will include a clearly stated goal (either an original (i.e., distinct from the advisor’s current research) Hypothesis or Technology Development objective), Specific Aims, a review and analysis of the relevant literature, a series of proposed experiments, and a discussion of the data to be collected and the means by which it will be analyzed. Adherence to a standard grant format (e.g., NIH R-21 or NSF format) as selected by the Candidacy Examination committee is suggested. The candidate will provide the proposal to his/her research advisor at least 3 weeks prior to the beginning of the oral portion of the candidacy exam. The advisor is responsible for distributing the proposal to the Candidacy Examination committee, who will evaluate the quality of the proposal and determine if the student has satisfactorily completed this condition.
Candidacy Examination Purpose: The Candidacy Examination is to assess the student’s
knowledge base and thinking ability to make a determination of their suitability to continue towards a doctoral degree. A unanimous vote of the committee members is required for the student to pass the exam. If unsuccessful, the student may petition the committee to retake the exam; unanimous approval of this request is required.
Committee Composition: Candidacy Examination committee will consist of at least 4 faculty members, two of whom have P status in BME (including at least one departmental core faculty member).
Written portion: The written portion of the exam will consist of one question from each of the candidacy committee members. These questions will be provided to the candidate one-week after distribution of the research proposal. Each candidacy examination committee member will provide one question that may be directly based on the research proposal (i.e. typical review type question) or may be based on the research area described by the candidate. Questions may also be based on course-work and/or ask for a critical review of the literature in a certain area. The candidate’s research advisor is responsible for overseeing and coordinating the exam. The candidate is required to provide written responses at least one-week prior to scheduling of the oral examination and must submit written responses to both the committee member and the advisor.
An Application for Candidacy form must be complete for submission to the Graduate School via gradforms.osu.edu at least two full weeks before the date of the oral examination. All policies and reminders governing Candidacy and Post-Candidacy residency requirements at the Graduate School website: http://www.gradsch.osu.edu/section-vii.html.)
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Oral portion: The student will give a brief (≤10 minute), formal presentation of their pre-candidacy, qualifying research proposal following which the committee will examine the student on the proposal and his/her understanding of the engineering and life science disciplines underlying the proposed research.
Students should be prepared for oral questions that examine (but are not limited to): * general knowledge and reasoning skills in the area of biomedical engineering (especially in the domains of their coursework and in the area of their undergraduate background), and topics raised in the written portion of the Candidacy Exam * the fitness of the student to formulate and address a research problem including knowledge of background materials, current literature, experimental design, methods, alternative techniques, statistical analysis, likely outcomes, etc.
Dissertation Defense Dissertation Committee Composition: Dissertation Committee will
consist of at least 3 faculty members, including at least one departmental core faculty member.
Prior to their dissertation defense, each student must schedule a presentation in BME 8813. BME 8813 Seminars are scheduled at least 1-2 semesters in advance; therefore, students must plan ahead and request to present early. It is the student’s responsibility to get this scheduled; special seminars will not be added to accommodate students who fail to meet this requirement.
The student’s committee will examine the student on the research project and dissertation as dictated by Graduate School procedures. An Application for Final Oral Exam must be complete for submission to the Graduate School via gradforms.osu.edu at least two full weeks before the date of the oral examination. This form must be accompanied by a draft of the dissertation document for review by the dissertation committee and for Graduate School formatting review. The presentation component of the Defense may be open to the public though the examination itself is private. The student’s Dissertation committee will examine the student on the research project and dissertation as dictated by Graduate School policies. Policies governing final oral examinations and graduation deadlines and procedures can be found at the Graduate School website: http://www.gradsch.osu.edu/section-vii.html.
Minimum Graduation Requirements
Completion of ≥35 course hours as described above with a minimum GPA of 3.00
Completion of ≥45 hours of dissertation research (must be BME 8999)
Successful completion of the Candidacy Examination and Dissertation Defense
Presentation of dissertation research in a scheduled BME 8813 seminar
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Submission of two (2) manuscripts for publication in recognized scientific journals (e.g. indexed by ISI). The student should be the first author on at least one of these manuscripts
Presentation of at least one (1) oral or poster presentation at a regional, national, or international meeting
Administration - Students & advisors may jointly petition GSC for waivers of any of the above
requirements. - These petitions will be considered at convened GSC meetings which will occur at
least every other month. Last minute petitions may not be reviewed. - Changes to an approved Program or Committee must be reviewed by the GSC at
least one full semester before an Application to Graduate is filed. - Applications to Graduate will not be approved unless the student’s final GSC-
approved Program and Committees are on file in the Graduate Office and most other graduation requirements are met. Exam and Graduation procedures can be reviewed at http://www.gradsch.osu.edu/7.13-graduation-requirements.html. All
forms should be submitted via gradforms.osu.edu at least one full week in advance of the Graduate School deadline. No forms will be signed by the Chair of the Graduate Studies Committee until a graduation audit has been completed.
BME Doctoral program – sample program YEAR FALL SPRING MAY / SUMMER
1
Intro to BME .......................... 1____ Research Ethics ................... 2____ BME Seminar ....................... 0____
Physiology/Anatomy .......... 3-5____ Research Design .................. 3____
Research…………………… 3___
TOTAL = 12-14
BME Fundamental #1 ............ 3____ BME Fundamental #2 ............ 3____ Grad Elective #1 .................... 3____ BME Seminar ....................... 1____ Research ............................... 3____ TOTAL =13
Research ............................... 8____ TOTAL = 8
2
BME Fundamental #3 ........... 3____ Grad Elective #2 ................... 3____ Free Elective #1 .................... 3____ BME Seminar ........................ 0____ Research ............................... 3____ TOTAL = 12
BME Fundamental #4 ............ 3____ Free Elective #2 .................... 3____ BME Seminar ........................ 1____ Research ............................... 6____ TOTAL =13
CANDIDACY
Research ............................... 7____ TOTAL = 7
3 Research ............................... 3____ TOTAL = 3
Research ............................... 3____ TOTAL = 3
Research ............................... 3____ TOTAL = 3
4 Research ............................... 3____ TOTAL = 3
Research ............................... 3____ TOTAL = 3
Candidacy Examination will be taken at the completion of all the courses in the student’s program of study. In this sample curriculum, that would be at the end of Year 2. Total Hours = 80 [35 course hours; 45 research hours]
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8.2 Identifying Candidacy Committee Members
The student and research advisor (who supervises the candidacy exam) are
responsible for identifying faculty in a major or minor area as well as two
additional committee members (also called readers or supervisors) for a total of
four faculty who form the Candidacy Committee. The Committee is to be
approved by the BMEGSC as a necessary component of the program of study and
must be led by a faculty member with Category P Graduate Faculty Status.
Questions about graduate faculty status may be directed to the Graduate Studies
Office.
8.3 Candidacy Examination Process
The Candidacy Examination, written and oral portions, must be passed prior to the
student's admission to candidacy for the PhD degree (i.e., the part of the program
dealing mainly with research and dissertation progress).
In order to qualify for candidacy, students must meet the requirements detailed in the
PhD curriculum, attaining a 3.35 GPA in select course work and preparing a
dissertation proposal deemed satisfactory by their research advisor and Candidacy
Committee.
The sequence and timing of the examination is at the discretion of the student's
research advisor only after all courses on the approved program of study have been
taken. The student is admitted to candidacy at the end of the term in which the
Candidacy Examination is passed. The examination can be taken only twice and the
second time, only on recommendation of the Candidacy Examination Committee.
Students who pass candidacy should have no more classes to take, and must register
for no more than 3 credits per term unless approved by the BMEGSC.
It is the student's responsibility, with the approval of the advisor, to contact all
examiners on the Committee and schedule the Candidacy Examination.
The oral portion of the Candidacy Examination must be scheduled in Bevis Hall. When
the date and time are arranged, contact the BME Graduate Studies Office to schedule
a room and to ensure delivery of paperwork (i.e., exam forms).
The form of the written examination in each area is solely determined by the
supervisor(s) in that area, in accordance with Graduate School rules and under the
supervision of the main research advisor. The written portion may be taken over an
extended period of time, not to exceed six months. The oral portion should take place
no later than one month past the date of the last written exam, but no sooner than
one week after the date of the last written exam.
Before a student can start the candidacy exam, the student must be sure to file the
Application for Candidacy Examination Form with the Graduate School per GSH
regulations: no later than two full weeks before the candidacy examination is
scheduled. The form is available at gradforms.osu.edu.
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The candidacy committee should submit their evaluations of the completed
Candidacy Examination Report to the Graduate School after completion of the Oral
Portion of the Candidacy Exam on gradforms.osu.edu.
Candidacy status established in one doctoral program is not transferable to another
doctoral program.
For details on the candidacy exam and committee, review the section of the BME
Handbook on PhD requirements and the Graduate School Handbook:
http://www.gradsch.ohio-state.edu/7.8-candidacy.html.
8.4 Candidacy and Continuous Enrollment
All students who successfully complete the doctoral candidacy examination will be
required to be enrolled in every term of their candidacy (summer excluded) until
graduation. Students must be enrolled for at least 3 credits per semester. It
ultimately will be the responsibility of each student to ensure that they are meeting
the enrollment provisions of this policy.
Post-candidacy students who do not enroll in a required term will be withdrawn from
active candidacy status. A student whose candidacy status has been withdrawn will
not be allowed to continue on in the doctoral program until reinstated. A hold will
be placed on the student’s university record preventing any further registration or
access to university resources. A student wishing to be reinstated to the doctoral
program and active candidacy status will need to petition the Graduate
Studies Committee in their program. If approved, the Graduate Studies Chair of
the program will send to the Graduate School a formal request to allow the student
to resume studies and register. Non-enrollment does not interrupt a student’s five-
year candidacy period.
Upon approval of a post-candidacy reinstatement, the student will be
retroactively enrolled in every term of missed enrollment for three credits of BME
research hours under their advisor. The student will be responsible for paying the
past tuition charges as well as the current university per term late registration
penalty. All past due charges will need to be paid before the Graduate School will
approve the student for any future enrollment.
Any student who was admitted to the Graduate School before Autumn Quarter, 2008
is not bound by the continuous enrollment policy. However, a student who is not
enrolled for at least 2 years will need to be reinstated to their graduate program to
resume doctoral studies. As a condition of reinstatement a student will be required to
follow the continuous enrollment guidelines as a post-candidacy student regardless
of when they were admitted to the Graduate School.
For more information, read the Graduate School Handbook at
http://www.gradsch.osu.edu/7.8-candidacy.html.
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8.5 Final Oral Examination Process
Post-Candidacy Students must request approval of a Dissertation Committee from the
BMEGSC. The Dissertation Committee, chaired by the research advisor, is made up of
at least three faculty members, one of whom is a BME depratmental faculty. For most
students, this is approved as the Candidacy Committee minus one member.
The Final Oral Examination Committee consists of the three Dissertation Committee
members plus a Graduate School Representative – assigned by the Graduate School
after the student notifies them of the date of the Final Oral exam by filing the
Application for Final Oral Examination form available at gradforms.osu.edu.
This examination is normally scheduled after completion of the research and informal
approval by the Dissertation Committee of the first draft of the dissertation.
It must be scheduled in Bevis Hall. When the date and time are arranged, the
student must contact the Graduate Studies Office to schedule a room and arrange for
paperwork. Students may invite the public if desired. Faculty members and students
may attend the first portion of the oral examination, in which the dissertation is
presented, but they may not be present during the committee's actual examination of
the student (including the deliberations and voting on the outcome of the
examination).
The student is considered to have completed the final oral examination successfully
only when the decision of the final oral examination committee is unanimously
affirmative.
The committee submits their evaluations of the Final Dissertation Approval form and
the Final Oral Examination Report to the Graduate School via gradforms.osu.edu.
If a student fails to submit the final copy of the dissertation document to the
Graduate School within five years of being admitted to candidacy, his or her
candidacy is cancelled. In such a case, with the approval of the advisor and the
Graduate Studies Committee, the student may take a supplemental candidacy
examination. If the student passes this supplemental candidacy examination, the
student is readmitted to candidacy and must then complete a dissertation or D.M.A.
document within two years (Section VII.8, Graduate School Handbook). Students
who do not complete the requirements above within the aforementioned timeframe
will be dismissed from the program.
For Final Oral Examination rules see http://www.gradsch.ohio-state.edu/7.10-final-
oral-exam.html (Section VII, GSH).
8.6 Additional PhD Requirements
Residency
In order to graduate, students must complete the following residency requirements
after the master’s degree has been earned or after the first 30 hours of graduate
credit have been completed.
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1. minimum of 24 graduate credit hours must be completed at this university
2. minimum of two consecutive pre-candidacy semesters or one semester and
a summer session with full time enrollment
3. a minimum of six graduate credit hours over a period of at least two
semesters or one semester and a summer session after admission to
candidacy
Seminar Presentation & Publication
PhD students are expected to present an open seminar on their dissertation as part of
the Biomedical Engineering seminar series: BME 8810-8813. To avoid delays in
graduation, this should be done at least one or two semesters before graduation is
anticipated. It is the student’s responsibility to contact the seminar faculty
coordinator to get scheduled before all spaces are filled. As detailed in the curriculum
requirements, PhD students also are expected to have submitted 2 manuscripts for
publication and have made one oral or poster presentation at a scientific meeting in
order to graduate.
8.6 Graduation for PhD Students
In order to graduate with a Doctoral (PhD) degree students must meet all
requirements established by the department (as outlined in this handbook) and the
University (see Section VII, Graduate School Handbook).
An Application to Graduate must be filed no later than the first day of the term in
which a student intends to graduate for audit and approval by the Graduate Studies
Committee Chair. In addition to the advisor, at least two additional PhD Committee
members must be listed on the Application to Graduate. Students can find the form at
gradforms.osu.edu.
Graduating students must be enrolled for at least 3 credit hours in the term of
graduation. The Graduate School’s graduation checklist for PhD students in their final
term of enrollment is available at http://www.gradsch.osu.edu/exams-and-
graduation.html.
If requirements go unmet or exam or thesis deadlines are missed, students may meet
the Graduate School’s end-of-semester deadlines without having to register the
following term. If those deadlines are missed, it will be necessary to resubmit a new
Application to Graduate the following term.
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Section 9 Combined MD/PhD Degree Program
9.1 MD/PhD program in BME:
It is possible for a student to pursue a PhD degree in biomedical engineering and the
MD degree simultaneously. The coursework is a mixture of BME and the life sciences.
Some medical school courses may be used to count as life science credit; in addition
students will take the required graduate level engineering, math, and statistics
courses. At least 45 credits of dissertation research are also required.
The Medical Scientist Program is administered through the College of Medicine and
the Graduate School.
Admission to the Medical Scientist Program requires application to both the Medical
School and Graduate Program, but your graduate application will be built from your
AMCAS application, courtesy of the MSP program.
Sample Year-by-Year Schedule integrating BME coursework and dissertation research.
The Candidacy Exam is taken after all BME and medical school courses are
completed.
The PhD dissertation should be defended before returning to Med III.
9.2 To apply to the MD/PhD program in BME via the MSP:
Essentially, BME MD/PhD applicants will apply to the MSP per MSP instructions below.
AMCAS applications will be accepted starting June 1st until November 1st of the year
prior to anticipated matriculation. No applications are accepted by
Year in
ProgramEnrollment Main Focus
1 Grad BME courses
2 Med I Med courses
3 Med II Med courses
4 GradResearch & any
remaining BME courses
5 Grad Research
6 Grad Research
7 Med III Clinical Rotations
8 Med IV Clinical Rotations
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AMCAS after November 1st. The Ohio State University secondary application forms
are due 30 days after receipt of the AMCAS application. As the final deadline for the
OSU fellowship competition is in January, early application is strongly encouraged.
Admission to the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) can be made through one
application process. This is initiated through the American Medical College
Applications Service (AMCAS). To apply to the MSTP you should designate The Ohio
State University on the electronic AMCAS application, and select Combined Medical
Degree/PhD.
Later you will receive an e-mail from the College of Medicine directing you to the web-
based secondary application which also serves as your application to the MSTP and to
graduate school.
Biomedical Engineering will use the following medical school materials to build your
graduate application file. The only additional item for applicants to provide directly to
the Office of Graduate Admissions is an official GRE score report. The rest can be
provided to BME by the MSP program.
9.3 Admission requirements for the Medical Scientist Training Program:
Completed AMCAS application.
Completed College of Medicine secondary application form.
At least four (4) letters of recommendation. Two should address the applicant’s research experience and potential. Two others should be from teachers or professors who have taught and graded the applicant. All of these should be submitted via AMCAS.
A Graduate Reference Form must accompany at least three of these letters of recommendation. Please instruct your letter writers to send the form (no need to re-send the letter of recommendation) directly to the MD/PhD Program Office.
Current CV - please send this via mail or email directly to the MSTP Office.
An official transcript from each college or university attended listing all courses and grades must be received by the MSTP office.
A personal statement specific to the graduate program you select on your College of Medicine secondary application form. This one page statement should focus on your reasons for selecting the graduate program and can be submitted directly to the MSTP office.
Medical School Anatomy Requirement: Please note that you are required to have taken an anatomy course that meets the prerequisite requirements listed at the College of Medicine Admission Requirements page.
U.S. students and permanent residents only; international students are ineligible for the MSTP
9.4 Evaluation Criteria used by the MSP:
Biomedical Engineering (BME) requires the GRE. However, this GRE requirement is
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waived for applicants who have majored in an engineering field during their
undergraduate or graduate education.
An earned cumulative grade-point average (GPA) equivalent to at least 3.0 out of 4.0
in all previous undergraduate college-level course work is required by the OSU
Graduate School, but considerably higher scores will be required to gain admission to
the MSTP.
Students should apply to be admitted for the summer term, but exceptions can be
made.
An MSP student is selected based on:
1. Previous academic record;
2. Research experience;
3. Biographical statement that explains why the applicant wants to pursue a combined
MD/PhD;
4. Four letters of recommendation, at least two of which should address the
applicants previous research experience and potential for a research career;
5. MCAT scores;
6. Personal interviews.
Although all of these criteria are taken into account, particular emphasis is placed on
research experience. If an applicant is not admitted ot the MSP but still wishes to
pursue a PhD in BME, please contact the BME Graduate Studies Office at
Questions about the Medical Scientist Program may be directed to
http://biomed.osu.edu/mdphd/program/ or contact Ashley Bertran at
For a more detailed discussion on the MSP options, please contact Graduate Studies
Chair, Samir Ghadiali at [email protected].
Those who plan to apply for the MSP in BME also may contact BME MSP Liaison,
Cynthia Roberts at [email protected].
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Section 10 Combined BS/MS Program
10.1 Combined BS/MS Program
The BS/MS program allows exceptional Ohio State undergraduate students to apply
up to 12 semester credit hours from their undergraduate studies towards a Master of
Science (MS) degree. Students will have an opportunity to work towards two degrees
simultaneously and graduate with a BS/MS in less time than required for separate
degrees, but at the graduate tuition rate. This allows students to be more efficient
during their tenure at Ohio State and creates a potential advantage for them in the
marketplace. Students interested in this path should discuss their goals with BME
undergraduate advisors, as it generally is not recommended for those interested in
pursuing a PhD as it eliminates funding opportunities.
10.2 Who Can Apply
Only students who have earned at least 90 semester credit hours and have a 3.5
GPA or better in all previous undergraduate courses taken may apply.
10.3 When to Apply
Applicants must submit a graduate application and the required supplemental
documents to the BME Graduate Studies office before spring of their junior year –
before completion of the BS degree, and before pursuit of graduate-level courses.
Note that only graduate-level courses taken while enrolled as a combined degree
student will count toward the MS requirements for the BS/MS program. Courses
taken before this time will not count.
10.4 How to Apply
Step One
Set up a meeting with Graduate Studies Chair, Samir Ghadiali ([email protected]).
Students must bring a copy of their advising report to this meeting.
Step Two
Once you decide that the BS/MS is right for you (after meeting with the Graduate
Studies Chair) please contact the Graduate Studies Coordinator with your intentions
to apply, and start planning and gathering the following items to file online with the
BME Application:
1. Statement of Purpose (including why you are interested in the BS/MS
program). This may be attached to your electronic graduate application (re:
Step Three below)
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2. 2-3 letters of recommendation (preferably from your professors or a research
supervisor). These may be handled as a part of your electronic graduate
application.
3. 1- to 2-page résumé. This may be attached to your electronic graduate
application.
Submit by hand to the BME Graduate Studies Office:
4. Copy of your Ohio State Advising report, initialed by your undergraduate
advisor
5. Combined Degree Form (https://advising.engineering.osu.edu/current-
students/combined-graduate-undergraduate-programs) completed as well as is
possible, including at least all courses necessary to complete the BS
degree and initialed by the undergraduate advisor.
NOTE: Unlike PhD applicants, Ohio State engineering students applying to the
BS/MS are NOT required to submit GRE scores.
Step Three
Apply online at http://gradadmissions.osu.edu/apply_online.htm.
IMPORTANT: Please state “BS/MS” in the field marked “Specialization if any”.
There is an application fee of ~$60.
The items 1, 2, and 3 above may be submitted via the online application process.
The items 4 and 5 above should be submitted directly to the BME Graduate Studies
Office to ensure that your undergraduate plans and requirements all are in order and
being met.
10.5 How the BS/MS Program Works
Students can take up to 12 semester credits worth of classes that can be counted
toward both their BS and MS degrees. It is recommended that students earn a non-
thesis MS degree unless a senior honors thesis project easily can be extended into an
MS thesis project. In order to receive graduate credit, the courses must be reviewed
by the official BS/MS Advisor (Samir Ghadiali) and approved by the Biomedical
Engineering Graduate Studies Committee (BMEGSC). UG-level courses generally do
not count for graduate credit; however, requests can be included on the Combined
Degree Form for evaluation by the BMEGSC.
BS/MS students will pay tuition at the graduate-level, but will reduce the amount of
time taken to earn undergraduate and graduate degrees.
The double counting courses must be taken at The Ohio State University after
acceptance into the BS/MS Program.
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In order to be eligible for graduate credit, the courses must meet the following
requirements: Students must achieve a score of B+ or better for the course; Courses
must be taken at Ohio State, and be at the graduate level.
10.6 Advising for BS/MS Students
Once enrolled in the BS/MS Program, students are encouraged to work with
individual faculty members on projects and independent studies and these faculty
members will serve as Research Advisors. Students need to select an advisor by
the end of their first semester of enrollment in graduate study. Furthermore,
each student must find a faculty advisor for the MS degree program and are expected
to have chosen who their faculty advisor will be by the time they receive the BS
degree. Undergraduate and Graduate Studies Chairs may be able to help in this
regard. Often the Graduate Studies Chair serves as an advisor or committee member.
Students are urged to consult College of Engineering and Graduate School rules on
Combined Degree programs, which can be found at
https://advising.engineering.osu.edu/current-students/combined-graduate-
undergraduate-programs.
Using the Combined Degree Form as a starting point, students should work to
identify the 12 semester credit-hours’ worth of courses they wish to double-count.
TWICE -- before enrollment in a combined BS/MS program, and again in the term
you graduate with your BS degree -- students must submit this form to Jamie
Paulson in the College of Engineering. All BS/MS paperwork must be approved by
the Biomedical Engineering Graduate Studies Committee Chair before it can be
submitted.
10.7 Summary of MS Program Requirements
Upon receiving their undergraduate degrees, students enrolled in the BS/MS
program must meet all of the requirements as detailed in the Master of Science
Degree Program section of this handbook.
Following receipt of the baccalaureate degree, the student must meet the
requirements of the MS program as specified by the BMEGSC.
The first step is to meet with the BS/MS Advisor (Graduate Studies Chair) for
assistance identifying an MS Advisory Committee. This Committee is comprised of
two faculty: one main MS advisor (i.e., a graduate faculty member in BME) and one
assisting committee member (with graduate faculty status at Ohio State).
The MS Committee – with input from the BS/MS Advisor and Graduate Studies
Chair – will advise students with regard to graduate course selection and program
formation, as well as the Non-thesis MS Culminating Experience: a 12-hour
culminating experience involving the application of biomedical engineering that
could involve an internship or practicum in an industrial setting, a mentored patient-
contact experience, a community service experience, or some similar experience,
followed by a a written Master’s Exam consisting of a 1000-1500 word written
document explaining the experience and its relevance to the field. An oral
presentation discussing the experience may also be included.
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A BMEGSC-reviewed Program of Study must be on file with the Graduate Studies
Office before the end of the second term of enrollment in the MS program;
however, it is recommended that BS/MS students formulate a plan sooner
to ensure that the Combined Degree Form (which must be submitted to the
College of Engineering and Graduate School within the first term of BS/MS
enrollment) is relevant. The Program should include the description of the
Master’s Exam experience.
For more information, please consult the following BME Non-thesis MS
Requirements detailed in this Handbook. (Note: Students interested in completing a
thesis would, with permission of the BS/MS Advisor and Graduate Studies Chair,
follow the BME Thesis MS Requirements also detailed here.)
10.8 Note on University Fellowship Eligibility
In the event that a BS/MS student unexpectedly decides to go on for a PhD degree,
he/she may be eligible to compete in the University Fellowship program. Students in
the combined BS/MS program are eligible for nomination for only Distinguished
University Fellowship awards: multi-year awards that provide support for one year
early in the graduate program and support for the final dissertation year.
Students who wish to apply for these prestigious fellowships are advised to contact
the Graduate Studies Coordinator to talk about:
Revising personal statements and research goals accordingly
Plans to take the GRE at an appropriate time.
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Section 11
Funding and Student Support
11.1 Financial Aid Opportunities
While it is not possible for the Department of Biomedical Engineering to guarantee
financial aid to all students, there are numerous possibilities available. There is no
formal application process for financial aid in Biomedical Engineering. Applicants
should indicate on the electronic Graduate Application form all types of desired
financial aid by checking the appropriate boxes.
While the BMEGSC works to find matches for admitted students, students are
encouraged to contact faculty directly to learn more about such individual
opportunities.
First, the BMEGSC nominates outstanding students for fellowship awards. Graduate
fellowships include the student's fees and a stipend for living expenses. The
fellowships are very competitive and are awarded university-wide by the Graduate
School, with a deadline of December 1st for domestic and international applications.
Faculty also select students to work on funded research projects as Graduate
Research Associates (GRA’s). These positions award a tution waiver and stipend in
exchange for 20 hours of work per week. Students wishing help in this regard are
expected to provide a one-page resume to the BME Graduate Studies Office, which
assists in student placement. These positions generally are awarded on the basis of
academic merit and the particular skills required by a given project.
In addition to possibilities within BME, there are university-wide opportunities such
as Graduate Administrative Associateships (GAA’s) in student service areas like the
libraries and advising and retention offices; and Graduate Teaching Associateships
(GTA’s) for folks looking for ways to use their undergraduate degrees in chemistry,
math, or Spanish, just to name some examples. Students are encouraged to inquire
directly about job possibilities throughout the university. Ohio State's website is a
good place to start: http://sfa.osu.edu/Jobs/.
As well, the BMEGSC considers all admitted students for a limited number of
departmental GTA opportunities.
Biomedical Engineering reviews application files for admission throughout the year;
however, the majority of our applications come in during the months December
through March – many meeting the fellowship deadline of December 1st – for
admission in the following autumn semester. As a result much of the available
financial aid at Ohio State is distributed during the winter and spring months.
Appointment as a GRA, GTA, or GAA in biomedical engineering or in an outside
department within the university would require 20 hours of work per week. These
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appointments include the student's educational fees and offer a stipend for living
expenses.
Graduate Associates must adhere to the rules of their employing units on such
matters as work responsibilities, outside employment, work schedules, and the like.
Information on stipend amounts an Employing Unit Responsibilities with respect to
Graduate Associates can be obtained from the BME department. For comprehensive
policy information, see
http://hr.osu.edu/benefits/ga_studentemployeebenefits.aspx (section IX, GSH).
Information on the above as well as loans, scholarships, and student employment
can be found at http://gpadmissions.osu.edu/grad/funding.html.
Additional funding resources in including external fellowships are listed at the
Graduate School Website. http://www.gradsch.osu.edu/funding1.html
Other funding opportunities can be explored at InfoEd SPIN:
https://spin.infoedglobal.com/Home/GridResults.
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Section 12
Student Services & Resources
12.1 Biomedical Engineering Computing Center
Located in room 351 Bevis Hall, the Biomedical Engineering Computing Center is a
teaching and research computing facility available to the graduate students of the
Department of Biomedical Engineering.
12.2 Biomedical Engineering Student Society (BMES)
The Department encourages an active student chapter of the Biomedical
Engineering Society. Undergraduates and graduate students from all participating
departments may join BMES. The purpose of the BMES is two-fold: to promote an
interest in biomedical engineering on campus, and to involve students and faculty
having an interest in biomedical engineering with each other and in campus
activities. This award-winning group is very active nationally and attends the
national BMES conference regularly.
BMES serves as an information base for tours of the campus and Department
facilities. BMES also plans several social events each year. In recent years, BMES
has sponsored an annual student poster session and an award ceremony featuring
Herman Weed Teaching Award and Andreas von Recum Research Achievement
Award presentations. For more information, see http://bmes.osu.edu.
12.3 BME Graduate Student Association (BMEGSA)
This active group of graduate students organizes events and acitvities designed
especially for BME graduate students! They recently have compiled an indispensable
Survival Guide for graduate students that everyone should read! Contact their
Officers or Melanie for more information on this great group.
12.4 Council of Graduate Students (CGS)
The Council of Graduate Students provides a forum for graduate students
university-wide to discuss and evaluate academic or social issues and aspects of
graduate student life. Active membership in this group provides BME students with
a voice in the university community. For more information on CGS, see
http://cgs.osu.edu/.
12.5 Graduate Placement
Biomedical Engineering graduates work with their research advisors and the
Engineering Placement Office in the College of Engineering to secure rewarding
professional positions. For more information, see https://ecs.osu.edu/.
Employment opportunities are circulated via email or posted on the bulletin board
outside the BME Graduate Studies Office in Bevis Hall.
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12.6 Great Resources for Graduate Students
Student Service Center - http://ssc.osu.edu/
Women in Engineering - http://wie.osu.edu/
Minority Engineering Program - http://mep.eng.ohio-state.edu/
Office of International Affairs - http://oia.osu.edu/
Office for Disability Services - http://www.ods.ohio-state.edu/
Multicultural Center - http://multiculturalcenter.osu.edu/
Counseling and Consultation Services - http://www.ccs.ohio-state.edu/
The Writing Center - http://cstw.osu.edu/
Younkin Success Center - http://younkinsuccess.osu.edu/
The Ohio State Graduate School - http://www.gradsch.osu.edu/
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Section 13
Development of Ethics in Scholarly Activities
13. 1 Ethical Standards
The Biomedical Engineering faculty believe that a thorough graduate education
must include the development of ethical standards. This is evidenced by the
requirement of a core Biomedical Engineering Ethics course for all degree seekers.
The faculty further believe that, since Biomedical Engineering includes engineering
and the life and health sciences, Biomedical Engineers should perform scholarly
activities with due regard to the scholarly misconduct definitions put forth by both
the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Science Foundation (NSF).
Consequently, all Biomedical Engineering students, in all their academic and
research activities, are expected to avoid the following practices:
1. Intentional misrepresentation of data,
2. Plagiarism, and
3. Breach of confidentiality.
13.2 Academic Misconduct
Ohio State’s Committee on Academic Misconduct is charged with investigating
allegations of acadmic misconduct. Graduate students are expected to be familiar
with relevant policies and procedures governing academic and scholarly conduct at
Ohio State at http://www.gradsch.osu.edu/5.9-professional-standards.html
What is academic misconduct?
The university's Code of Student Conduct defines academic misconduct as "any
activity that tends to compromise the academic integrity of the University, or
subvert the educational process."
While many people associate academic misconduct with "cheating," the
term encompasses a wider scope of student behaviors which include, but are not
limited to, the following:
Violation of course rules;
Violation of program regulations;
Knowingly providing or receiving information during a course exam or
program assignment;
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Possession and/or use of unauthorized materials during a course exam or
program assignment;
Knowingly providing or using assistance in the laboratory, on field work, or
on a course assignment, unless such assistance has been authorized
specifically by the course instructor or, where appropriate, a project/research
supervisor;
Submission of work not performed in a course: This includes (but is not
limited to) instances where a student fabricates and/or falsifies data or
information for a laboratory experiment (i.e., a "dry lab") or other academic
assignment. It also includes instances where a student submits data or
information (such as a lab report or term paper) from one course to satisfy
the requirements of another course, unless submission of such work is
permitted by the instructor of the course or supervisor of the research for
which the work is being submitted;
Submitting plagiarized work for a course/program assignment;
Falsification, fabrication, or dishonesty in conducting or reporting laboratory
(research) results;
Serving as or asking another student to serve as a substitute (a "ringer")
while taking an exam;
Alteration of grades in an effort to change earned credit or a grade;
Alteration and/or unauthorized use of university forms or records.
http://oaa.osu.edu/coamfaqs.html
13.3 Graduate Student Code of Research and Scholarly Conduct
Students are expected to follow The Graduate Student Code of Research and
Scholarly Conduct.
Approved by the Council on Research and Graduate Studies, May 2004, the
Graduate Student Code of Research and Scholarly Conduct states: “Graduate
students and Graduate Faculty aspire to professional behavior that is consistent
with the highest ethical and moral standards. The Graduate School at The Ohio
State University expects that graduate students will demonstrate responsibility and
integrity in pursuing their creative and scholarly interests. The academic enterprise
is dependent upon such behavior. Graduate students are responsible for learning
about appropriate standards for ethical research and scholarly conduct and for
following all university policies related to ethical research and scholarly conduct.”
Full text is available at http://www.gradsch.osu.edu/i.-overview-research-
conduct.html.
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Appendices to BME Handbook Revised July 2012
Graduate Studies Chair, Samir Ghadiali, joins Andreas von Recum(center) in congratulating doctoral student, Natalia Higuita-Castro on winning the 2012 Andreas von Recum Research Achievement Award.
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APPENDIX A:
List of approved graduate courses in each domain
Note: Courses with an *asterisk do not count as Engineering Sciences.
Advanced Mathematics
Semester Quarter Course Title
*MATH 5001 and above
All math course 5001 and above may be used to satisfy the math requirement pending approval of the student’s PhD research advisor.
BioImaging:
Semester Quarter Course Title
BME 5110 BME 611 Biomedical Microscopic Imaging
BME 5120 BME 612 Biomedical Optics
BME 5177 Biomedical Atomic Force Microscopy
BME 5186 BME 716 Biomedical Ultrasound
BME 6113 BME 813 Magnetic Res Spectro & Imaging I
BME 7114 BME 814 Magnetic Res Spectro & Imaging II
*BMI 7820 *BMI 820 Biol & Medical Image Analysis
CSE 5542 CSE 781 3D Image Generation
CSE 5545 CSE 782 Advanced 3D Image Generation
ECE 5200 ECE 600 Intro to Digital Signal Processing
ECE 6200 ECE 700 Digital Signal Processing
ECE 5206 ECE 706 Medical Imaging
ECE 5460 ECE 707 Digital Image Processing
ECE 5012 ECE 717 Integrated Optics
BioMaterials:
Semester Quarter Course Title
BME 5310 BME 631 Advanced Biomaterials
BME 5421 BME 641 Tissue Mechanics
BME 5353 BME 733 Hard-Tissue Biomaterials
CHBE 5774 CHBE 774 Polymer Membranes
CHBE 5775 CHBE 775 Rheology of Fluids
ME 7040 ME 740 Elasticity
ME 5144 ME 744 Eng Fracture Mechanics
ME 7163 ME 763 Adv Strength of Mat for Design
ME 7506 ME 806 Viscous Flow of Fluids
MSE 6605 MSE 605 Principles of Materials Science
MSE 5641 MSE 642 & 643 Structure-Property Relationships of Polymers
MSE 5711 MSE 644 Structure-Properties of Composite Matls
MSE 5611 MSE 645 & 646 Materials in Medicine
MSE 5571 MSE 673 Electroceramics
MSE 5532 MSE 679 Electronic Materials Lab
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MSE 6715 MSE 715 Principles of Characterization of Matls
MSE 6756 MSE 756 Computational Materials Modeling
MSE 6765 MSE 765 Mech Behavior of Materials
PHYS 8301 PHYS 822 Elasticity and Fluid Materials
BioMechanics & BioTransport:
Semester Quarter Course Title
*ANAT 6900 *ANAT 712 Human Anatomy
BME 5210 BME 621 Advanced Biological Transport
BME 5420 BME 642 Mechanobiology
BME 5421 BME 641 Tissue Mechanics
BME 5430 BME 643 Finite Element Applications in BME
BME 5470 BME 740 Cellular Mechanics
BME 5663 BME 763 Intro to Microfluidics and Nanofluidics
CHBE 5733 CHBE 733 Novel Separation Processes
CHBE 5765 CHBE 765 Principles of Biochemical Eng
CHBE 5775 CHBE 775 Rheology of Fluids
ISE 7610 ISE 868.01 Adv Topics: Spine Biomechanics
ISE 7620 ISE 868.02 Adv Topics: Upper Extremity Biomech
ISE 7630 ISE 868.03 Adv Topics: Biomech, Musculoskeletal
ME 7701 ME 628 Experimental Methods in Movement Biomechanics
ME 5139 ME 639 Applied Finite Element Method
ME 6700 ME 687 Intro to Musculoskeletal Biomechanics
ME 6505 ME 705 Fund Concepts in Fluid Mechanics
ME 7230 ME 733 Adv Engineering Dynamics
ME 7040 ME 740 Elasticity
ME 7100 ME 743 Intro to Continuum Mech
ME 5144 ME 744 Eng Fracture Mechanics
ME 7163 ME 763 Adv Strength of Materials for Design
ME 5068 ME 768 Intro to Finite Element Methods
ME8702 ME 787 Neuromuscular Biomechanics
ME 7506 ME 806 Viscous Flow of Fluids
ME 8038 ME 838 Adv Topics in Finite Element Methods
MSE 5611 MSE 645 & 646 Materials in Medicine
MSE 6756 MSE 765 Mech Behavior of Materials
*PHARM 6210
*PHARM 621 Drug Delivery I
*PHARM 6220
*PHARM 622 Drug Delivery II
*PHARM 8040
*PHARM 804 Drug Transport
PHYS 8301 PHYS 822 Elasticity and Fluid Mechanics
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M,C, & T Eng:
Semester Quarter Course Title
*ANAT 6900 *ANAT 712 Human Anatomy
BME 5310 BME 631 Advanced Biomaterials
BME 5510 BME 651 Tissue Engineering
BME 5520 BME 652 Cellular Engineering
BME 5580 Excitable Cell Engineering
BME 5001 BME 701 Cardiovascular Bioengineering
BME 5470 BME 740 Cellular Mechanics
CHBE 5765 CHBE 765 Principles of Biochemical Eng
*IBGP 7016 *IBGP 702.03 Extracell Matrix & Cytoskel Human Disease
*IBGP 7602 *IBGP 762.02 Independent Studies in Human Histology
MSE 5611 MSE 645 & 646 Materials in Medicine
*PHARM 6210
*PHARM 621 Drug Delivery I
*PHARM 6220
*PHARM 622 Drug Delivery II
*PHARM 8040
*PHARM 804 Drug Transport
Micro / Nano:
Semester Quarter Course Title
BME 5610 BME 661 Biomedical Microdevices
BME 5661 BME 761 Biomedical Nanotechnology I
BME 5663 BME 763 Intro to Microfluidics and Nanofluidics
BME 5662 BME 764 Advanced Biomed Nanotechnology II
BME 5635 BME 765 Cellular Nanotechnology
BME 5667 BME 767 BioMEMS Microfabrication
BME 5668 BME 768 Biomedical Microtransducers
*BIOCHEM 8900.01 & .02
*BIOCHEM 905
Advanced Biochemistry: Biomolecular NMR
*BUSMHR 7530
*BUS MHR 890 Tech Entrepreneurship & Commercialization
*BUSMHR 7531
*BUS MHR 891 Technology Ventures
CHBE 5777 CHBE 777 Intro to Polymer Micro/Nanoengineering
*CHEM 5520 *CHEM 611 Nanochemistry
*CHEM 7160 *CHEM 824 NMR Spectroscopy
*EARTHSCI 5675
*EARTHSCI 675
Scanning Electron Microscopy
ECE 5025 ECE 624 Power Electronic Devices & Circuits
ECE 5037 ECE 637 Solid-state Micro-electronics lab
ECE 6200 ECE 700 Digital Signal Processing
ECE 5460 ECE 707 Digital Image Processing
ECE 6010 ECE 719 Electromagnetic Field Theory I
ECE 5530 ECE 730 Fund of Semicond for Micro- & Opto-
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elect
ECE 5131 ECE 732 Quantum Electron Devices: Lasers
ECE 6001 ECE 804 Random Signal Analysis
ECE 7832 ECE 835.01 Special Topics In Nano Devices: Adv Voltaics
ECE 7833 ECE 835.02 Special Topics In Nano Devices: Organic Conducting Dev
ECE 5532 ECE 835.03 Special Topics In Nano Devices: Nanoscale Structures & Dev
ECE 7868 ECE 874 Pattern Recognition
ME 5068 ME 768 Intro to Finite Element Methods
ME 5374 ME 774 Smart Materials & Intelligent Systems
MSE 5761 MSE 564 Mechanical Behavior of Crystalline Solids
MSE 5641 MSE 642 & 643
Structure-Property Relationships of Polymers
MSE 5571 MSE 673 Electroceramics
MSE 5532 MSE 679 Electronic Materials Lab
MSE 6756 MSE 756 Computational Materials Modeling
PHYS 8301 PHYS 822 Elasticity and Fluid Mechanics
PHYS 7501 PHYS 827 Quantum Mechanics I
PHYS 7502 PHYS 828 Quantum Mechanics II
PHYS 8805.01 PHYS 880.05 Magnetic Resonance Force Microscopy
PHYS 8803.02 PHYS 880.20 Scanned Probe Microscopy
Devices:
Semester Quarter Course Title
BME 5639 BME 679 Medical Device Design
BME 5668 BME 768 Biomedical Microtransducers
BME 5771 BME 771 Biomedical Instrumentation
*STAT 6615 *BIOSTAT 615 Des & Analysis of Clinical Trials
*BUSMHR 7530
*BUS MHR 890
Tech Entrepreneurship & Commercialization
*BUSMHR 7531
*BUS MHR 891
Technology Ventures
ISE 5610 ISE 769 Ergonomics in the Product Design Process
ME 5682 ME 682 Product Design Fundamentals
ME 5665 ME 776.01 Reliability Engineering I
ME 5666 ME 776.02 Reliability Engineering II
Life Sciences Note: None of these courses count as Engineering Sciences:
Semester Quarter Course Title
BMI 7820 BMI 820 Biol & Medical Image Analysis
DENT 8840 DENT 884 Current Issues in Oral Biology
ANAT 6900 ANAT 712 Human Anatomy
MOLBIOCH 6733 MOLBIOCH 733 Human Genetics
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MOLGEN 5607 MOLGEN 607 Cell Biology
BIOCHEM 8900.01 & .02
BIOCHEM 905 Advanced Biochemistry: Biomolecular NMR
IBGP 7016 IBGP 702.03 Extracell Matrix & Cytoskel Human Disease
IBGP 7602 IBGP 762.02 Independent Studies in Human Histology
IBGP 7605 IBGP 762.05
Independent Studies in the Human Cardiovascular System
NEUROSC 7001
NEUROSC 723, 724 Foundations of Neuroscience I
NEUROSC 7002 NEUROSC 725 Foundations of Neuroscience II
NEUROSC 7900 NEUROGSP 790 Developmental Neurobiology
PHARMACY 8050 PHARMACY 805 Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
PHARMCOL 5600 PHARMCOL 600 Introduction to General Pharmacology
PHARMCOL 7050 PHARMCOL 705 Neurobiology of Disease
PHARMCOL 5852 PHARMCOL 852 Biology of Aging
PHYS THER 8610 PHYS THER 720 Advanced Orthopedic Physical Therapy
PHYS THER 8650 PHYS THER 730 Advanced Neurologic Rehabilitation
PHYSIO 6101 PHYSIOCB 601 Organ System Physiology I
PHYSIO 6102 PHYSIOCB 602 Organ System Physiology 2
PHYSIO 8101 PHYSIOCB 911.27 Advanced Cardiac Physiology
PSYCH 6806 PSYCH 806, 807 Survey of Behavioral Neuroscience I
PSYCH 6807 PSYCH 807, 808 Survey of Behavioral Neuroscience II
RADIOLG 5680 RADIOLOGY 680 Radiation Biology
VETBIOS 7721 VETBIOS 721, 722 Laboratory Animal Medicine
VETBIOS 7730 VETBIOS 730 Endocrinology
VETBIOS 7790 VETBIOS 790 Electrocardiography
VETBIOS 7792 VETBIOS 792 Prototypical Cardiovascular Diseases
VETBIOS 7793 VETBIOS 797 Advanced Comparative Electrocardiography
VISSCI 8100 VISSCI 780, 813, 814 Advanced Topics in Vision Sci
VISSCI 8010 VISSCI 801
Optics of the Eye & Specification of Visual Stimulus
VISSCI 8020 VISSCI 802 Ocular Motility & Binocular Vision
VISSCI 8040 VISSCI 804 Anatomy & Physiol of the Eye
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APPENDIX B:
SAMPLE BME PhD Program Template
REQUIRED COURSES
Category Course Name Term/YR Department Number Qtr Credits Sem Credits Grade Professor Institution
Req Core Scientific Methods in BME AU11 Biomedical Engineering 600 1 A Roberts OSU
Req Core Seminar Biomedical Engineering AU12 Biomedical Engineering 8814 2 S Hansford OSU
Req Core Design and Analysis of Experiments AU12 ChBE 5779 3 B+ Rathman OSU
Req Core Research Ethics AU11 Biomedical Engineering 883 2 Litsky OSU
Req Core Organ System Physiology AU12 Physio CB 6101 3 Lucas OSU
RESEARCH AREA
Category Course Name Term/YR Department Number Qtr Credits Credits Grade Professor Institution
Fund 1 Med Device Design SP13 Biomedical Engineering 5639 3 Xu-Zhao OSU
Fund 2 Biomedical Microtransducers WI12 Biomedical Engineering 5668 3 Zhao OSU
Fund 3 Biomedical Microdevices SP13 Biomedical Engineering 5610 3 Zhao OSU
Fund 4 Biomedical Nanotechnology I AU12 Biomedical Engineering 5661 3 Lee OSU
ELECTIVE COURSES: 1 ENG,
1 Mth, 2 Other
Category Course Name Term/YR Department Number Qtr Credits Credits Grade Professor Institution
GrdElec-A Tech Entrepeneurship & Commercial AU11 BusMHR 890 3 OSU
GrdElec-A Product Design Fund SP13 Mechanical Engineering 5682 3 OSU
Elec Tissue Mech AU12 Biomedical Engineering 5461 3 Litsky OSU
Elec Mathematical Principles in Sci & Eng SP10 Math 7397 5 Liang SJTU-China
REQUIRED COURSES 11 - 14 cr hours required 3 8
4 FUND 12 cr hours required 12 3.50 GPA: 4 FUND
2 GRAD ELECTIVE - App A 6 cr hours required 3 3
2 FREE ELECTIVES 6 cr hours required 5 3
COURSE TOTAL 35 cr hours required 11 26
BME RESEARCH HOURS 45 cr hours required 6 42
GRAND TOTAL 80 cr hours required 17/1.5=11.3 68+11.3=79.3
DISSERTATION TOPIC
PETITION? Y or N
Area of Expertise
Advisor List research area
Reader Devices
Reader
Reader
List proposed BME Fundamental course if GPA listed above is between 3.00-3.34
This form should be adapted to meet semester PhD requirements. Some "example" text is shown in the template below. Clear the form of course info
and credit hours to start fresh! Use asterisks '*' to indicate quarter courses. If the BME course-content requirements are met, and if there are
shortages in the total hours required by the graduate school (after semester conversion), the BMEGSC may consider adding research and independent
study hours. Courses from outside OSU should be italicized and labled as in the math example below. You may delete this text after reading and
replace with your name and program entry date as follows: Jane Doe - AU11
Signatures required before BMEGSC review
Signatures or emails of approval needed!
Micro/Nano Device Design (state research area here)
Description of dissertation topic here including advisor.
Print names here
Ron Xu
4 Candidacy Committee Members
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APPENDIX C:
SAMPLE BME Thesis-MS Program Template
REQUIRED COURSES
Category Course Name Term/YR Department Number Qtr Credits Sem Credits Grade Professor Institution
Req Core Scientific Methods in BME AU11 Biomedical Engineering 600 1 A Roberts OSU
Req Core Seminar Biomedical Engineering AU12 Biomedical Engineering 8811 1 S Hansford OSU
Req Core Design and Analysis of Experiments AU12 ChBE 5779 3 B+ Rathman OSU
Req Core Research Ethics AU11 Biomedical Engineering 883 2 Litsky OSU
Req Core Organ System Physiology AU12 Physio CB 6101 3 Lucas OSU
RESEARCH AREA
Category Course Name Term/YR Department Number Qtr Credits Credits Grade Professor Institution
Fund 1 Med Device Design SP13 Biomedical Engineering 5639 3 Xu-Zhao OSU
Fund 2 Biomedical Microtransducers WI12 Biomedical Engineering 5668 3 Zhao OSU
Fund 3 Biomedical Microdevices SP13 Biomedical Engineering 5610 3 Zhao OSU
ELECTIVE COURSES: 1 ENG,
1 Mth
Category Course Name Term/YR Department Number Qtr Credits Credits Grade Professor Institution
GrdElec-A Mathematical Principles in Sci II SP10 Math 602 3
Elec Tech Entrepeneurship & Commercial AU11 BusMHR 890 3 OSU
REQUIRED COURSES 10 - 13 cr hours required 3 7
3 FUND 9 cr hours required 91 GRAD ELECTIVE - App A 3 cr hours required 3
1 FREE ELECTIVES 2-3 cr hours required 3
COURSE TOTAL 24 cr hours required 9 16
BME RESEARCH HOURS 6 cr hours required 6
GRAND TOTAL 30 cr hours required 9/1.5=6 22+6=28
THESIS TOPIC
Area of Expertise
Advisor List research area
Reader Devices
Reader
Reader
This form should be adapted to meet semester thesis MS requirements. Some "example" text is shown in the template below. Clear the form of course
info and credit hours to start fresh! Use asterisks '*' to indicate quarter courses. If the BME course-content requirements are met, and if there are
shortages in the total hours required by the graduate school (after semester conversion), the BMEGSC may consider adding research and independent
study hours. You may delete this text after reading and replace with your name and program entry date as follows: Jane Doe - AU11
Signatures required before BMEGSC review
Signatures or emails of approval needed!
E.G., Micro/Nano Device Design (state research area here)
Description of thesis topic here.
Print names here
Ron Xu
2 Master's Committee Members
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APPENDIX D:
SAMPLE BME Non-Thesis MS Program Template
REQUIRED COURSES
Category Course Name Term/YR Department Number Qtr Credits Sem Credits Grade Professor Institution
Req Core Scientific Methods in BME AU11 Biomedical Engineering 600 1 A Roberts OSU
Req Core Seminar Biomedical Engineering AU12 Biomedical Engineering 8811 1 S Hansford OSU
Req Core Design and Analysis of Experiments AU12 ChBE 5779 3 B+ Rathman OSU
Req Core Research Ethics AU11 Biomedical Engineering 883 2 Litsky OSU
Req Core Organ System Physiology AU12 Physio CB 6101 3 Lucas OSU
RESEARCH AREA
Category Course Name Term/YR Department Number Qtr Credits Sem Credits Grade Professor Institution
Fund 1 Med Device Design SP13 Biomedical Engineering 5639 3 Xu-Zhao OSU
Fund 2 Biomedical Microtransducers WI12 Biomedical Engineering 5668 3 Zhao OSU
Fund 3 Biomedical Microdevices SP13 Biomedical Engineering 5610 3 Zhao OSU
Fund 4 Biomedical Nanotechnology I AU12 Biomedical Engineering 5661 3 Lee OSU
ELECTIVE COURSES: 1 ENG,
1 Mth, 1 Other
Category Course Name Term/YR Department Number Qtr Credits Sem Credits Grade Professor Institution
GrdElec-A Tech Entrepeneurship & Commercial AU11 BusMHR 890 3 OSU
GrdElec-A Product Design Fund SP13 Mechanical Engineering 5682 3 OSU
Elec Mathematical Principles in Sci II SP10 Math 602 3 OSU
REQUIRED COURSES 10 - 13 cr hours required 3 7
4 FUND 12 cr hours required 122 GRAD ELECTIVES - App A 6 cr hours required 3 3
1 FREE ELECTIVE 2-3 cr hours required 3
COURSE TOTAL 30 cr hours required 9 22GRAND TOTAL 30 cr hours required 9/1.5 =6 22 + 6 = 28
CULMINATING EXPERIENCE
Area of Expertise
Advisor List research area
Reader Devices
This form should be adapted to meet semester non-thesis MS requirements. Some "example" text is shown in the template below. Clear the form of
course info and credit hours to start fresh! Quarter and semester credits to be added up in separate columns. If the BME course-content requirements
are met, and if there are shortages in the total hours required by the graduate school (after semester conversion), the BMEGSC may consider adding
research and independent study hours. You may delete this text after reading and replace with your name and program entry date as follows: Jane
Doe - AU11
Signatures required before BMEGSC review
Signatures or emails of approval needed!
E.G., Micro/Nano Device Design (state research area here)
Description of culminating experience topic here.
Print names here
Ron Xu
2 Advisory Committee Members
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APPENDIX E:
Background Requirements for Non-engineering
BME Graduate Applicants Revised and approved by BMEGSC, Spring 2010
1. Calculus I Math 1151 (5) Differential and integral calculus of one real variable. Prereq: A grade of C- or above in 1148 and 1149, or in 1144, 1150, or 150, or Math Placement Level L. Not open to students with credit for 1152 or 152.xx, or above. This course is available for EM credit. GE quant reason math and logical anly course.
2. Calculus II Math 1152 (5) Integral calculus, sequences and series, parametric curves, polar coordinates, (optional: vectors). Prereq: A grade of C- or above in 1114, 1151, 1156, 114, 152.xx, 161.xx, or 161.01H. Not open to students with credit for any higher numbered Math class, or with credit for quarter-system Math courses numbered 153.xx or above. This course is available for EM credit. GE quant reason math and logical anly course.
3. Calculus III Math 2153 (4) Multivariable differential and integral calculus. Prereq: A grade of C- or above in 1152, 1161.xx, 1172, 1534, 1544, 1181H, or 4181H, or credit for 153.xx, 154, 162.xx, or 162.01H. Not open to students with credit for any course 2153 or above, or for any quarter-system class 254.xx or above. This course is available for EM credit.
4. Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations Math 2415 (3) Ordinary and partial differential equations: Fourier series, boundary and initial value problems. Prereq: 2153, 2162.xx, 2173, 2182H, or 4182H; or both 1172 and 2568; or 254.xx, 263.xx, 263.01H, or 264H. Not open to students with credit for 2255 (255), 5520H (521H), 2174, or 415.xx.
5. Electrical Circuits and Electronic Devices ECE 2300 (3) Introduction to circuit analysis; circuit analysis concepts and mechanical systems analogies; theory and applications of electronic devices; operational amplifiers; electrical instruments and measurements. Prereq: Physics 1251 (132) or 1261, and Math 1172 (254), and CPHR 2.0 or above, and enrollment in College of Engineering. Not open to students with credit for 300, 309, or 320. Not open to students majoring in ECE.
6. Statics ME 2010 (2) Vector concepts of static equilibrium for isolated and connected bodies, centroids, inertia, truss, frame and machine analysis, and friction. Prereq: Engr 1182 (Engineer 183) or 1187 (187) or 1192 (192H), and Physics 1250 (131), and Math 1152 or 1172 (254) or 1544 (154) or 2162 (263). Not open to students with credit for 2010H (210H), 2040 (410), or 400.
7. Introduction to Mechanics of Materials ME 2020 (3) Stress and strain analysis of deformable structural components subjected to unidirectional and combined loads; pressure vessels; stress transformations (Mohr's Circle); beam deflections; column buckling. Prereq: 2010 (410) or 2010H (210H). Not open to students with credit for 2040 (420).
-OR- 6 & 7. Statics & Strength of Materials
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ME 2040 (4) Vector concepts of static equilibrium, truss, frame and machine analysis. Stress and strain analysis of deformable structural components; stress transformations; beam deflections; column buckling. Prereq: Engr 1182 or 1187 (Engineer 187) or 1282H (192H) or Engineer 183, and Physics 1250 (131), and Math 1172 (254) or Math 1544 (C- or better) or Math 2162 (263). Not open to students with credit for 2020 (420).
8. Mechanics, Thermal Physics, Waves Physics 1250 (5) Calculus-based introduction to classical physics: Newton's laws, fluids, thermodynamics, waves; for students in physical sciences, mathematics, and engineering. Prereq: 1 entrance unit of Physics or Chem. Concur: Math 1151 (152), 1161 (161), 1181H (161H), or 4181H 190H) or above. Not open to students with credit for 131. This course is available for EM credit. NS Admis Cond course. GE nat sci physical course.
9. Electricity & Magnetism, Optics, Modern Physics Physics 1251 (5)
Calculus-based introduction to electricity and magnetism, simple optics, modern physics including special relativity and quantum mechanics; for students in physical sciences, mathematics, engineering. Prereq: 1250 (131), 1250H (131H), or 1260, and Math 1151 (152) or above; or permission of instructor. Concur: Math 1152 (153), 1161, 1172, 1181H, or 4181H. Not open to students with credit for 132. This course is available for EM credit. GE nat sci phys course. NS Admis Cond course.
Courses must be completed with a minimum 3.0/4.0 cumulative grade point.
Equivalent courses may be taken at another institution prior to applying to
The Ohio State University Graduate BME Program.
The transfer credit database below may be helpful.
https://www.transfer.org/uselect/login.htm
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APPENDIX F:
Deadlines & Commonly Used Forms for Grad Students Revised and approved by BMEGSC, Spring 2010
Please see the Graduate School web site for the most up to date versions of the
following forms: http://www.gradsch.osu.edu/forms-guidelines-and-
publications.html
Students must be aware of dates and deadlines for registration and for the
processing of all forms:
http://www.gradsch.osu.edu/registration-deadlines.html
***
To add a course with special permission or past the electronic scheduling deadline,
with appropriate signatures or email approvals! Usually simple to process.
Course Enrollment Permission:
http://registrar.osu.edu/students/course_enroll_form.pdf
To correct a registration error or request waiver of penalty fees, with dept
signatures. A bit tougher to process with less predictable outcomes.
Late Add/Drop Petition Form:
http://www.gradsch.osu.edu/Depo/PDF/PetitionCurrentFORM.pdf
To transfer previously earned MS degree credit to OSU, with BMEGSC approval.
Request for Transfer of Graduate Credit
http://www.gradsch.osu.edu/Depo/PDF/TransferCredit.pdf
To file with Graduate School after arranging candidacy exam with advisor and
candidacy committee, at least two or three weeks before oral exam date.
Application for Candidacy Examination
Gradforms.osu.edu
To file with Graduate School after arranging final oral defense and dissertation draft
approval with advisor and dissertation committee, at least twoor three weeks
before the oral defense date.
Application for Final Oral Examination
Gradforms.osu.edu
To request changes on an approved examination committee or permission to
teleconference, with BMEGSC approval.
Petition for Graduate Committee and Examinations
http://www.gradsch.osu.edu/Depo/PDF/Committee_and_Exam_Petition_form.pdf
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Deadlines for processing forms and completing degree requirements throughout
the entire graduating term.
**Graduation & Examination Deadlines**
http://www.gradsch.osu.edu/Depo/PDF/Deadlines_ProfD.pdf
To apply to graduate with an MS of PhD degree, due to the BME Grad Studies Office
no later than the first day of the term in which you plan to graduate.
Application to Graduate
gradforms.osu.edu
To help track Graduate School graduation procedures & university requirements.
Master’s Degree Checklist
http://www.gradsch.osu.edu/Depo/PDF/MastersChecklist.pdf
Doctoral Degree checklist
http://www.gradsch.osu.edu/Depo/PDF/DoctoralChecklist.pdf
Note: The following forms are generated by the Graduate School and sent to Graduate Studies Office or Research Advisor via gradforms.osu.edu upon receipt of student applications to graduate or exam notifications:
Master’s Thesis Approval form Master’s Examination Report form
Candidacy Examination Report form Final Oral Examination Report form
Final Approval form
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APPENDIX G:
BME Graduation Check-up & Progress Reminders –
PhD Program This is a supplemental tool to assist you in tracking the requirements stated in the BME Handbook. Please use in conjunction with PhD checklists available at the Graduate School and amend as needed to ensure that all department and university requirements are met.
QTR-YR enrolled Core Contact Research Advisor OR Co-Advisors Date PhD Program of Study Approved by BMEGSC (before end of second term)
- All courses must appear on the transcript as approved on the Program of Study by the
BMEGSC. Changes must be requested via the BMEGSC at least a term in advance of graduation
to avoid graduation delays!
Date Candidacy Cmtee Approved or Changed per BMEGSC
- List 4 Candidacy Cmtee members here - Qualifying GPA requirement met?
- Discuss plans for writtens and arrange exam with advisor & committee
- Dissertation Proposal submitted to Advisor? - Submit App for Candidacy Exam form to
Graduate School at least two weeks in advance of Oral Candidacy Exam leaving time for approvals
Date Candidacy Exam Passed Continuously registered post-candidacy at 3 credit hours each term?
Date Dissertation Committee Approved or Changed per BMEGSC
- List 3 Dissertation Cmtee members here Date Presentation Given in BME Seminar Class
Date BME 8810 – 8814 Completed Apply to Graduate: due to BME Grad Studies Office by week-one of intended graduation term
- Submit BMEGSC-approved form to Graduate School by Graduate School deadline
- Register for at least 3 credits in term of
graduation
- Discuss plans for defense and arrange final oral exam with advisor & committee
- Submit App for Final Oral Exam form to Graduate School at least two weeks in advance of
Final Oral Exam leaving time for approvals
- Submit relevant material to assigned Graduate School Exam committee Rep
- Be aware of Graduate School deadlines for final oral exam and dissertation submission
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2 publications submitted? 1 presentation at professional meeting? 45 BME 8999 credit hours taken 80 total credit hours taken No missing grades? Date Final Oral Exam Passed Dissertation Title Submit new contact and employment information to BME Graduate Studies Office
Return Keys to Department and Lab Administrators
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APPENDIX H:
BME Graduation Check-up & Progress Reminders –
Thesis-MS Program This is a supplemental tool to assist you in tracking the requirements stated in the BME Handbook. Please use in conjunction with MS checklists available at the Graduate School and amend as needed to ensure that all department and university requirements are met.
QTR-YR enrolled
Core Contact
Research Advisor OR Co-Advisors
Date MS Program of Study Approved by BMEGSC (before end of second term)
- All courses must appear on the transcript as approved on the Program of Study by the
BMEGSC. Changes must be requested via the
BMEGSC at least a term in advance of graduation to avoid graduation delays!
Date MS Cmtee Approved or Changed per BMEGSC
- List 2 MS Cmtee members here
Registered for appropriate number of credit hours each term?
Date BME 8811 Completed
Apply to Graduate: due to BME Grad Studies Office in week-one of intended graduation term
- Submit BMEGSC-approved form to Graduate School by Graduate School deadline leaving time
for approvals
- Register for at least 3 credits in term of graduation
- Discuss plans for defense and arrange MS oral exam with advisor & committee
- Be aware of Graduate School deadlines for MS exam and thesis submission
9 BME 6999 credit hours taken
30 total credit hours taken
No missing grades?
Publication submission? Presentation?
Date MS Exam Passed
Thesis Title
Submit new contact and employment information to BME Graduate Studies Office
Return Keys to Department and Lab Administrators
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APPENDIX I:
BME Graduation Check-up & Progress Reminders –
Non-Thesis MS Program This is a supplemental tool to assist you in tracking the requirements stated in the BME Handbook. Please use in conjunction with MS checklists available at the Graduate School and amend as needed to ensure that all department and university requirements are met.
QTR-YR enrolled
Core Contact
Research Advisor OR Co-Advisors
Date MS Program of Study Approved by BMEGSC (before end of second term)
- All courses must appear on the transcript as
approved on the Program of Study by the BMEGSC. Changes must be requested via the
BMEGSC at least a term in advance of graduation to avoid graduation delays!
Date MS Cmtee Approved or Changed per BMEGSC
- List 2 MS Cmtee members here
Registered for appropriate number of credit hours each term?
Date BME 8811 Completed
Culminating Experience Defined?
Apply to Graduate: form due to BME Grad Studies Office in week-one of intended graduation term
- Submit BMEGSC-approved form to Graduate
School by Graduate School deadline
- Register for at least 3 credits in term of graduation
- Discuss plans for final project/culminating experience and arrange with advisor & cmtee
- Be aware of Graduate School deadlines for MS exam form submission
30 total credit hours taken
No missing grades?
Date MS Exam Passed
Culminating Experience Title
Submit new contact and employment information to BME Graduate Studies Office
Return Keys to Department and Lab Administrators
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APPENDIX J:
BMEGSC Procedures for Submitting Requests
File BMEGSC requests early:
Students & advisors may jointly petition BMEGSC for waivers of any program
requirements. These petitions will be considered at convened GSC meetings
which will occur at least every other month. Last minute petitions may not be
reviewed. (If there is not sufficient time to adress all BMEGSC business, some
requests may be deferred to the next scheduled meeting agenda.)
Avoid graduation delays:
Changes to an already-approved Program of Study or MS, Candidacy, or
Dissertation Committee must be reviewed by the BMEGSC at least one full
semester before an Application to Graduate is filed.
Examples of BMEGSC requests:
Course substitutions and/or waivers, inclusion of individual study courses on
programs of study, requests to take an additional qualifying course if needed,
requests to add external members to a committee, or to change the
memebrship of an approved committee, admission to PhD from the MS program,
etc. The BMEGSC also hears requests for advice and student concerns.
How to make a request of the BMEGSC:
Requests and agenda items MUST be submitted to the Graduate Studies
Coordinator one full week in advance of the scheduled meeting.
Requests must include 1) Letter of request addressed to the BMEGSC; 2) All
necessary, additional items (e.g., syllabus, proposed program of study,
transcript, etc.); 3) all appropriate student and advisor signatures. Requests
may be submitted via email.
If "Individual Studies" (793 or 8193) courses are listed in a student's program of
study, a detailed description of the course (e.g. syllabus, table-of-contents, etc.)
MUST be submitted along with the name of the course supervisor/instructor.
Transfer of credit from MS is a 2-step process:
Step one: All PhD students will complete a form transferring 45 qtr credits of
their MS work into OSU
(http://www.gradsch.osu.edu/Depo/PDF/TransferCredit.pdf).
Step two: The most important step is working with your advisor and/or core
contact to identify which of these courses may fit well into your proposed PhD
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program of study. The relevant courses must be included (clearly labeled) in the
proposed program of study when submitted to the BMEGSC for review. This is
the only way to know which of the MS courses will be approved for inclusion in
your program of study and where they will fit. It is up to the student to make
the proposal; then, the BMEGSC will make recommendations to approve or to
change.
Applications to Graduate
Must be submitted before the first day of the desired term of graduation so that
they can be audited by the Department, approved by the BMEGSC Chair, and
submitted to the Graduate School. Applications to graduate are always due at
the Graduate School the third Friday of the semester via gradforms.osu.edu
Applications to Graduate will not be approved by the BMEGSC Chair unless the
student’s final GSC-approved Program and Committees are on file in the
Graduate Studies Office and most other graduation requirements are met.
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APPENDIX K:
PhD Student Targets: Follow this sequence to meet your degree requirements Revised 2003; 2008; 2012; 2015
1st Term Here Know these DATES!
Basic Resources
Registration: Be aware of all instructions and deadlines posted by the Registrar http://buckeyelink.osu.edu/. Make address changes; check fee statements; see FAQs and more.
Important Dates: Registration dates listed by semester at http://www.gradsch.osu.edu/registration-deadlines.html
Deadlines for graduation, oral exam, and dissertation available from the Graduate School: http://www.gradsch.osu.edu/Depo/PDF/Deadlines_ProfD.pdf
Student Accountability: All students are responsible for learning policies/deadlines per BME and Graduate Student Handbooks (BMEH & GSH) https://bme.osu.edu/bme-graduate-student-handbook
Students must contact/meet once per semester with BME Core Faculty Contact: a great resource for advice on arrangement & sequencing of courses, committee formation, oral exam tips, career exploration, department culture & protocols, and more.
2nd Term Here Start the TEMPLATE on the BME website!
https://bme.osu.edu/forms-templates-current-graduate-students
Get your Program of Study approved by the BME Graduate Studies Committee! Program of Study should be submitted to BME Grad Studies Coord as early as possible to allow for revisions if
necessary.
Must be BMEGSC-approved prior to end of your 2nd term to avoid graduation delays.
Program of Study must be signed by advisor & all members of PhD (AKA candidacy) committee before BMEGSC-review.
BMEGSC meets roughly once per month. Students are responsible for adding requests to the agenda EARLY!
Candidacy Committees are approved with program, consisting of Advisor (Level P in BME) and at least 3 other graduate faculty members (Level M or P in Grad School). These are the 4 faculty who evaluate and sign-off on the Candidacy Exam Report Form via gradforms.osu.edu. At least one member must be a BME department faculty member.
Transfer 30 bulk-credits for prior MS degree via Transfer of Graduate Credit Form: complete with advisor signature and submit to Graduate Studies Office (Melanie).
& Beyond Candidacy Examination Your research advisor coordinates with candidacy committee members the sequence, timing, and content of
written and oral candidacy exams, including the pre-required dissertation proposal, after all coursework is completed!
In consultation with advisor, the oral exam must be scheduled by student with permission of committee members. Contact BME Grad Studies Coord to reserve BME Conference Room once a date/time is confirmed.
Once date/time is determined, students must submit Application for Candidacy Examination Form via gradforms.osu.edu, with all required signatures and usually initiated when beginning the written portion of the exam. It is good to leave at least a week for feedback, study, and rest between last written exam and the oral exam.
IMPORTANT: the application must be started early enough to get advisor and GSC Chair approval before submitting to the Grad School by their hard deadline of at least TWO FULL WEEKS PRIOR to the oral exam!!
Get a Dissertation Committee Approved Consists of 3 members (Advisor at Level P in BME and 2 others at Level M or P in the Graduate School as
deemed appropriate to your research area by your advisor. Must be approved by the BMEGSC. May be different from Candidacy Committee. Chaired by Advisor or by Co-Advisors.
Advises on dissertation progress; conducts Final Oral Exam (i.e., dissertation defense).
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Must be BMEGSC-approved no later than one term after the student passes Candidacy Exam. Be sure to send an advisor-approved email request to the BME Grad Coord for inclusion on the next available BMEGSC meeting agenda. Last minute requests may not be reviewed in time!
Have you met these PhD requirements?
BME Seminar Presentation & Publication Submissions Students must schedule BME Seminar Presentation with faculty coordinator at least one term in advance of
intended presentation in order to secure spot on the schedule. Avoid delays in graduation by doing this early!
Submission of 2 manuscripts for publication in recognized scientific journals. Student should be first author on at least one of these manuscripts
Presentation of at least 1 oral or poster presentation at a regional, national, or international meeting
Application to Graduate Graduate School DEADLINES: http://www.gradsch.osu.edu/Depo/PDF/Deadlines_ProfD.pdf
Submit Application via gradforms.osu.edu before the 1st day of the term in which you plan to graduate.
Be sure your advisor approves it online. We must do a degree audit and get the signature of the BMEGSC Chair before the Graduate School can accept it.
Helpful checklists in BME Handbook Appendices, and also at http://www.gradsch.osu.edu/exams-and-graduation.html
The application for Final Oral Exam must be started early enough to get advisor and GSC Chair approval before
submitting to the Grad School by their hard deadline of at least TWO FULL WEEKS PRIOR to the oral exam!
STUDENTS must coordinate with committee members to build in time to meet Graduate School deadlines for exams, documents, and final projects.
Final Oral Examination To be scheduled by student with permission of Advisor and Dissertation Committee. Contact BME Grad Studies
Coord to reserve BME Conference Room once a date/time is confirmed.
Once a date is determined, student must submit Application for Final Oral Examination via gradforms.osu.edu to the Graduate School. They must receive it at least two full weeks before the defense is held, so you might wish to initiate this a bit earlier!
Be prepared to have dissertation draft reviewed by Grad School for formatting; call Grad School for details at 2-6031. Dissertation guidelines are published by the Graduate School.
Final Oral Examination Report and Final Dissertation Approval forms will be generated via gradforms.osu.edu for your advisors and must be approved and submitted by Grad School graduation deadlines.: http://www.gradsch.osu.edu/Depo/PDF/Deadlines_ProfD.pdf
For policies and checklists on exams, dissertation formatting, electronic submission, please review GSH: http://www.gradsch.osu.edu/graduate-school-handbook1.html
Details on commencement will be sent by the Graduate School.
Other random reminders!
The BMEGSC meets roughly once per month. Students are responsible for getting on the agenda early in case of postponement.
Always best to use your osu.edu email address for all academic and university business.
If BME and GS Handbooks do not address your questions, please consult your Core Faculty Contact,
Graduate Studies Coordinator at [email protected], or the Graduate Studies Chair. The BMEGSC is happy to help make decisions and recommendations for students with special requests or
questions. Tips for submitting BMEGSC requests can be found in the in BME Handbook Appendices.
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APPENDIX L:
MS Student Targets: Follow this sequence to meet your degree requirements Revised 2003; 2008; 2012; 2015
1st Term Here Know these
DATES! Basic Resources
Registration: Be aware of all instructions and deadlines posted by the Registrar http://buckeyelink.osu.edu/. Change your address; check your fee statements; see registration FAQs and more.
Important Dates: Registration dates listed by semester at http://www.gradsch.osu.edu/registration-deadlines.html
Deadlines for graduation, oral exam, and dissertation available from the Graduate School: http://www.gradsch.osu.edu/Depo/PDF/Deadlines_ProfD.pdf
Student Accountability: All students are responsible for learning policies/deadlines per BME and Graduate Student Handbooks (BMEH & GSH) https://bme.osu.edu/bme-graduate-student-handbook
Students must contact/meet once per semester with BME Core Faculty Contact: a great resource for advice on arrangement & sequencing of courses, committee formation, oral exam tips, career exploration, department culture & protocols, and more.
2nd Term Here Start the TEMPLATE on the BME website!
https://bme.osu.edu/forms-templates-current-graduate-students
You must get a Program of Study approved by the BME Graduate Studies Committee! Program of Study should be submitted to Grad Studies Coord as early as possible to allow for revisions if
necessary.
Must be BMEGSC-approved prior to end of your 2nd term to avoid graduation delays.
Program of Study must be signed by advisor & committee members before BMEGSC-review.
BMEGSC meets roughly once per month. Students are responsible for adding requests to the agenda EARLY!
MS Committees are approved with program, consisting of Advisor (Level M or P in BME) and at least one other graduate faculty member (Level M or P in Graduate School). These are the 2 faculty who evaluate and sign-off on MS Exam Report Forms for the thesis & defense OR for the non-thesis MS culminating experience, via gradforms.osu.edu.
& Beyond Graduate School DEADLINES: http://www.gradsch.osu.edu/Depo/PDF/Deadlines_ProfD.pdf
Application to Graduate Submit Application via gradforms.osu.edu before the 1st day of the term in which you plan to graduate.
Be sure your advisor approves it online. We must do a degree audit and get the signature of the BMEGSC Chair before the Graduate School can accept it. Applications may NOT be signed if Programs of Study are submitted past deadline.
Helpful checklists in BME Handbook Appendices, and also at http://www.gradsch.osu.edu/exams-and-graduation.html
STUDENTS must coordinate with committee members to build in time to meet Graduate School deadlines for exams, documents, and final projects.
Final MS Exam (AKA Thesis Defense -or- Final Non-Thesis Project wrap-up) Scheduled by student with permission of MS Committee members, careful to meet Graduate School exam
deadlines.
MS Examination Report and Thesis Approval forms will be generated via gradforms.osu.edu. These report forms must be submitted by deadlines: http://www.gradsch.osu.edu/Depo/PDF/Deadlines_ProfD.pdf
For policies and checklists on exams, dissertation formatting, electronic submission, please review GSH: http://www.gradsch.osu.edu/graduate-school-handbook1.html
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Details on commencement will be sent by the Graduate School.
Did you do this? Submission of one (1) manuscript for publication in recognized scientific journals OR presentation of at least one (1) oral or poster presentation at a regional, national, or international meeting.
Random Reminders:
The BMEGSC meets roughly once per month. Students are responsible for getting on the agenda early in case of postponement.
Always best to use your osu.edu email address for all academic and university business.
If BME and GS Handbooks do not address your questions, please consult your Core Faculty Contact,
Graduate Studies Coordinator at [email protected], or the Graduate Studies Chair. The BMEGSC is happy to help make decisions and recommendations for students with special requests or
questions. Tips for submitting BMEGSC requests can be found in the in BME Handbook Appendices.