Graduate Admissions

Admission to the Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program is open to qualified students with a BS or MS degree in engineering, material science, biology, computer science or physics. Applicants must take the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) and achieve a score of at least 1300. Pre-requisites include the following courses:

• Anatomy & Physiology*
• Chemistry
• Physics
• Calculus
• Statistics
• Computer Programming
• Linear Algebra or Matrix Methods*
• Differential Equations*
• Cell Biology*

*Courses can be completed during the first year in the graduate program along with 12 credit hours of graduate course work per quater.

Admissions Requirements

• BS or MS in Engineering, Material Science, Biology, Computer Science, or Physics
• Prefer minimum GRE Score of 1300
• Prefer 3.0 minimum Grade Point Average (based on 4.0 scale)

Application Procedure

The application procedure for the graduate programs in BME is as follows:

• Complete the on-line University application, which can be accessed at:
  https://www.grad.uc.edu/admissions/app/Program.cfm
• Send in the application fee
• Complete the College of Engineering application
• Take the Graduate Record Exam (GRE)
• Provide an official TOEFL score report
  (if English is not your native language)
• Submit this application by its PhD deadline or MS deadline
• Obtain two letters of recommendation
• Write and submit a one-page personal statement
• Request transcripts from your previous degree program

Any questions please contact Linda Moeller at linda.moeller@uc.edu.
Send all information and fees to:
The College of Engineering Graduate Programs
University of Cincinnati
Mail Location 0077
Cincinnati, OH 45221-0077

Scholarships & Financial Aid

The Department of Biomedical Engineering provides a full tuition scholarship to PhD and MS students for the first five quarters. UC tuition and fee information can be found at http://www.uc.edu/registrar/instructional_fees.html.

Each PhD student accepted into the program receives a 12-month stipend for the first year of study ($22,000 for 2008). Thereafter, tuition and stipend are covered by a funded research project managed by the graduate student’s advisor. The BME department continues to pay the UC general fee and student health insurance until graduation (http://www.grad.uc.edu/tuition-and-fees.aspx).

MS students accepted into the program receive a tuition scholarship, and coverage of the UC general fee and student health insurance only.