Graduate Student Handbook - Biomedical EngineeringThe purpose of the Biomedical Engineering Graduate...

Rev July 9, 2012

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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

Rev July 9, 2012

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.

http://www.gradsch.ohio-state.edu/graduate-school-handbook1.html

http://buckeyelink.osu.edu/

Monday, September 20, 2010; rev March 2012; June 2012; Aug 2014

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Biomedical Engineering Graduate Student Handbook

rev Dec10; Jun12; Aug14; Aug15

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.

https://bme.osu.edu/research


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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.

http://www.gradapply.osu.edu/

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.

http://gradadmissions.osu.edu/apply_online.htm

http://bme.osu.edu/graduate-program/apply-ms-phd-or-bsms-programs/application-forms

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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

http://gpadmissions.osu.edu/intl/english-proficiency.html

http://www.gradsch.ohio-state.edu/forms-guidelines-and-publications1.html

http://www.gradsch.ohio-state.edu/forms-guidelines-and-publications1.html

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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.

http://www.gradsch.osu.edu/section-i.html


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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

http://www.gradsch.osu.edu/section-xv.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


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.

http://www.gradsch.osu.edu/Depo/PDF/TransferCredit.pdf


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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.

http://www.gradsch.osu.edu/7.13-graduation-requirements.html


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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.

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.

http://www.gradsch.osu.edu/exams-and-graduation.html



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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




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.




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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!





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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.







BME Non-Thesis Masters Program – SAMPLE program

YEAR FALL SPRING MAY / SUMMER

1


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).


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.


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




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.



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



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.

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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.



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

http://www.gradsch.osu.edu/section-vii.html


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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







BME Doctoral program – sample program YEAR FALL SPRING MAY / SUMMER

1


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.

http://www.gradsch.ohio-state.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.

http://www.gradsch.ohio-state.edu/7.10-final-oral-exam.html

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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).


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.


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

http://www.aamc.org/students/amcas/start.htm

http://www.aamc.org/students/amcas/start.htm

http://www.gradadmissions.osu.edu/download_materials.htm

http://medicine.osu.edu/students/admissions/requirements/pages/prerequisites.aspx

http://medicine.osu.edu/students/admissions/requirements/pages/prerequisites.aspx


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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

[email protected].

Questions about the Medical Scientist Program may be directed to

http://biomed.osu.edu/mdphd/program/ or contact Ashley Bertran at

[email protected].

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].

mailto:[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.

https://advising.engineering.osu.edu/current-students/combined-graduate-undergraduate-programs


http://gradadmissions.osu.edu/apply_online.htm


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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.


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

http://sfa.osu.edu/Jobs/


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.

http://hr.osu.edu/benefits/ga_studentemployeebenefits.aspx

http://gpadmissions.osu.edu/grad/funding.html

http://www.gradsch.osu.edu/funding1.html

https://spin.infoedglobal.com/Home/GridResults


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.

http://bmes.osu.edu/

http://cgs.osu.edu/

https://ecs.osu.edu/


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/

http://ssc.osu.edu/

http://wie.osu.edu/

http://mep.eng.ohio-state.edu/

http://oia.osu.edu/

http://www.ods.ohio-state.edu/

http://multiculturalcenter.osu.edu/

http://www.ccs.ohio-state.edu/

http://cstw.osu.edu/

http://younkinsuccess.osu.edu/

http://www.gradsch.osu.edu/


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;

http://www.gradsch.osu.edu/5.9-professional-standards.html

http://studentaffairs.osu.edu/resource_csc.asp


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.


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.


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:


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:


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


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:


*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 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


M,C, & T Eng:


*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


*PHARM 6210

*PHARM 621 Drug Delivery I

*PHARM 6220

*PHARM 622 Drug Delivery II

*PHARM 8040

*PHARM 804 Drug Transport

Micro / Nano:


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-


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:


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:


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


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


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


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


APPENDIX C:

SAMPLE BME Thesis-MS Program Template

REQUIRED COURSES







RESEARCH AREA






1 Mth


GrdElec-A Mathematical Principles in Sci II SP10 Math 602 3

Elec Tech Entrepeneurship & Commercial AU11 BusMHR 890 3 OSU


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


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



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


APPENDIX D:

SAMPLE BME Non-Thesis MS Program Template

REQUIRED COURSES







RESEARCH AREA





Fund 4 Biomedical Nanotechnology I AU12 Biomedical Engineering 5661 3 Lee OSU


1 Mth, 1 Other


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


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


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



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


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


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


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:


***

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


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

http://www.gradsch.osu.edu/forms-guidelines-and-publications.html

http://www.gradsch.osu.edu/forms-guidelines-and-publications.html


http://registrar.osu.edu/students/course_enroll_form.pdf

http://www.gradsch.osu.edu/Depo/PDF/PetitionCurrentFORM.pdf





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


http://www.gradsch.osu.edu/Depo/PDF/MastersChecklist.pdf

http://www.gradsch.osu.edu/Depo/PDF/DoctoralChecklist.pdf


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


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


APPENDIX H:


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



APPENDIX I:


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



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



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.


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).







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.





http://www.gradsch.osu.edu/graduate-school-handbook1.html



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!


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








http://www.gradsch.osu.edu/graduate-school-handbook1.html


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.


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