GRADUATE PLAN OF STUDY FOR MASTER’S STUDENTS IN
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE
School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems
To be submitted by the end of the second term in school. This plan may be subsequently revised
pending approval of the thesis advisor and the graduate advisor
Name (please print)
Student Number
Email
Phone Number
( ) Thesis
(minimum 39 course credits); 45
(credits total)
( ) Non-Thesis
51 credits
Expected Graduation
SIGNATURES
Student
Date
Advisor(s)
Date
Date
Graduate Advisor
Date
Required Core Courses (30.5 credits): Please enter the proposed terms. The student’s advisor and the graduate
advisor must approve all waived courses. If a course is waived, the student’s Advisor must enter his/her initials in
the waived column.
Course ID
( )
BMES 505
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BMES 510
BMES 546
BMES 864
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BMES 506
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BMES 511
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BMES 515
BMES 864
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BMES 506
BMES 512
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BMES 538
BMES 864
Title
Mathematics for Biomedical
Science I
Biomedical Statistics
Biocomputing Languages
Seminar
Credits Term/Yr
Taken
FALL
3
Comments
4
4.5
0
WINTER
Mathematics for Biomedical
3
Science II
Principles of Systems Analysis
3
Applications to Biomed I
Experimental Design
4
Seminar
0
SPRING
Mathematics Biomed Science III
3
Principles of Systems Analysis
3
Application to Biomed II
Biomedical Ethics and Law
3
Seminar
0
Additional BMES Courses (9-10 credits): Select three of the BMES courses offered during the relevant term IN
ADDITION TO THOSE LISTED ABOVE. 9 BMES credits is the minimum required. Every Post Baccalaureate PhD
student is required to register for three classes designed to introduce the student to the breadth of opportunities available at
the School.
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Title
Credits Term/Yr
Actual
Term
Comments
( )
BMES
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BMES
Please consider all BMES including the BMES 680 courses offered during the relevant term/year.
Non BMES Electives
The sum of elective credits, core credits and/or thesis credits must total 90. List the electives, credits, and proposed
terms in the table below. In this category you may elect either additional BMES courses or graduate courses offered
by other departments
Course ID
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Thesis Option Only (6 Credits)
Enter the number of credits and corresponding terms. This section totaling 6 credits combined is the maximum that will
count toward your M.S. degree. Students who select the thesis option may elect to take 45 course credits instead of the
combination of 45 course- research/thesis credits.
Course ID
( )
( )
BMES 879
BMES 898
Title
Credits Term/Yr
Actual
Term
Comments
Research
M.S. Thesis
The total Required Course Credits are 39. The balance of 51 credits will be determined by the student and
his/her advisor and should be approved by the graduate advisor.
Revisions of the Plan of Study
The student’s advisor and the graduate advisor must approve all course substitutions. The student’s Advisor must
enter his/her initials in the last column.
Original
Course ID
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Course ID
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Notes
Deficiencies and/or substitutions must be explained below.
REVISED (7/2011)
Credits
Actual
Term
Advisor’s
Initials