Year 1

  • Enter as Ph.D. or M.S. student
  • Select Bioengineering specialization area (fall)
  • Identify a faculty mentor and begin research (fall)
  • If admitted as Ph.D. student, form 5 member Ph.D. research supervisory committee (spring)
  • If admitted as M.S. student, select 3 member M.S. research supervisory committee (spring)
  • Complete M.S. level core curriculum

Year 2

  • Meet with research supervisory committee to report progress (fall)
  • If admitted as Ph.D. student, prepare ‘Plan of Study in Bioengineering’ (fall)
  • If admitted as M.S. student:
    • Apply for admission to Ph.D. program (fall)
    • Form 5 member Ph.D. research supervisory committee (fall)
    • Prepare ‘Plan of Study in Bioengineering’ (fall)
  • Prepare for Ph.D. qualifying examination
  • Take advanced courses in area of specialization

Year 3

  • Take written Ph.D. qualifying examination (early fall)
  • Meet with research supervisory committee to report progress and prepare for written research proposal (fall)
  • Submit written research proposal (deadline: end of Fall Semester) (please see NOTE below)
  • Take oral qualifying exam (deadline: end of Spring Semester) (please see NOTE below)
  • Take advanced courses
  • Report research at scientific meeting / submit manuscript
  • *IMPORTANT NOTE: failure to submit the research proposal in Fall Semester and take oral qualifying exam by the end of Spring Semester of Year 3 will result in a loss of RA support and associated loss of the tuition waiver.

Year 4

  • Meet with research supervisory committee to report progress
  • Report research at scientific meeting / submit manuscript
  • Deliver departmental seminar
  • Identify external reviewer
  • Complete any remaining courses
  • Submit ‘Program of Study for the Ph.D. Degree’ to the Graduate School

Year 5

  • Meet with research supervisory committee to report progress
  • Report research at scientific meeting / submit manuscript
  • Deliver Dissertation