DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

Please consult the Graduate School’s Graduate School Handbook and Graduate School Catalog for information on degree requirements from the University of Arkansas.

I. Selection of Major Advisor

II. Advisory Committees

Master’s Program Advisory Committee

Doctoral Program Advisory Committee

III. Graduate Course Selection

There is a wide selection of courses that may be incorporated into a graduate program. All courses that are listed in the Graduate Catalog are categorized as being acceptable for graduate credit. Other courses may be included if approved by the Advisory Committee and the Graduate School. In general, the selection of courses depends on the student's interests and the nature of the research program. Basic and fundamental courses related directly to the area of Biological Engineering and of specific interest to the student will constitute the major part of the course program. Non-Biological Engineering courses should consist of courses that support the major work.

IV. Course Requirements

A list of Engineering Courses offered for graduate credit by the department is given on the Department’s web page and in the Graduate School Catalog. It would be expected that at least one course in mathematics or statistics be included in the student's graduate program. In addition, one-half of the formal coursework should be at the 5000 level or higher.

All Ph.D. graduate students are required to take at least 13 hours, and all M.S. students are required to take at least 10 hours of formal coursework at the 5000 level or higher (excluding Thesis) in Biological or Biomedical Engineering. This must include seminar BENG 5801 (Graduate Seminar), BENG 5103 (Advanced Instrumentation), and either BENG 5703 (Design and Analysis of Experiments for Engineering Research) or BENG 5603 (Modeling and Simulation). No more than six hours of BENG 500V (Advanced Topics in Research) may be presented for degree credit.