Plan courses for first semester
Complete prior to the start of classes.
- Meet with your faculty advisor(s) to discuss research interests and coursework needs.
The Graduate Academic Advisor can provide general guidance, but final coursework approval will always come from your faculty advisor(s).
Choose a committee chair
Must be completed before the end of student’s first semester.
- Complete Research Lab Agreement form and submit with student and committee chair signatures to the Graduate Academic Advisor.
Failure to submit the required form(s) will result in the student being placed on probation.
Submit degree plan
Finish before completion of nine hours.
- Meet with faculty advisor(s) to discuss research interests and coursework needs.
- List all previous, current and planned courses for the degree, as well as all committee members.
- This plan needs to be approved by the graduate academic advisor, committee chair and members, director of Graduate Programs and the Graduate and Professional School.
- Submit via the Document Processing Submission System.
- Failure to submit the required degree plan by the stated GradSchool deadlineswill result in a registration hold being placed on the student’s account.
Expected Timeline: Degree plans can take upwards of two months for full approval.
Submit Research Proposal Approval form
Completed before the end of the student’s 4th semester (approx. 1.5 years – summers are included in the term calculation).
- Form to be completed via ARCS.
- Must attach full .pdf of proposal.
- Must include a timeline for all aims, publishing, defending and graduating.
- The department requires that the student use NSF/NIH guidelines for formatting. Information on these formatting requirements can be found at https://grants.nih.gov/grants/how-to-apply-application-guide/format-and-write/format-attachments.htm.
- For more details, the student should speak to their faculty advisor before writing the proposal.
- Must be approved by the graduate academic advisor, all members of the student’s committee, the director of Graduate Programs and the Graduate and Professional School.
M.S. students are required to complete the proposal by the end of the 4th semester in the biomedical engineering program (summers are included). Failure to meet the required deadlines will result in the student being placed on probation.
MS Deadlines
Expected Timeline: Graduate and Professional School research proposal approvals, once received in that office, can take several weeks for full approval.
Complete coursework
Prior to scheduling final defense.
- Complete all graded coursework on degree plan.
- Ensure coursework completed matches the degree plan and make changes if necessary via the Document Processing Submission System.
- Final courses may be in progress during graduating semester.
Complete residence requirement
Before scheduling final defense.
Complete all graded coursework on degree plan.
Apply for graduation
During first month of final semester.
Visit your Howdy portal or the Graduation homepage for more information and pay graduation fee.
Schedule and advertise final defense
Request must be received by the Graduate and Professional School, in fully approved format, at least 10 business days before requested defense date.
- Submit request and announcement of the final exam via ARCS in the student’s Howdy portal.
- Must be approved by the graduate academic advisor, the committee chair, the director of Graduate Programs and the Graduate and Professional School.
- Approvals can take several weeks so plan accordingly.
MS Deadlines
Expected Timeline: Graduate and Professional School final exam request approvals, once received in that office, can take at least 10 business days for full approval.
Submit final defense results
Votes due within 10 business days after final defense.
- Voting is completed via ARCS in the faculty’s Howdy portal by each committee member.
- Students will not be able to access results until the entire form is submitted and approved by the Graduate and Professional School.
- Must be approved by the graduate academic advisor, all members of the student’s committee, the director of Graduate Programs and the Graduate and Professional School.
MS Deadlines
Expected Timeline: Graduate and Professional School final exam votes approval, once received in that office, can take at least 10 business days for full approval.
Submit thesis and Written Thesis Approval form
Submitted after the successful completion of the final exam.
- Approval form completed via ARCS in the student’s Howdy portal.
- The final thesis document must be uploaded in Vireo and per the Thesis Office requirements.
- Must be approved by the graduate academic advisor, all members of the student’s committee, the director of Graduate Programs and the Thesis Office.
MS Deadlines
Expected Timeline: Thesis Office dissertation approvals, once received in that office, can take several weeks for full approval.
Graduation
Arrange for cap and gown. Visit the Graduation website.
Expected Timeline: Thesis Office dissertation approvals, once received in that office, can take several weeks for full approval.
Additional Information
- Requirements listed above are for biomedical engineering and in some cases, are stricter than the university minimum guidelines. Failure to meet any of the above requirements could result in dismissal from the program.
- Students must be continuously registered every fall and spring semester until all degree requirements have been met.
- All documents (e.g. proposal, dissertation) must be submitted to your advisory committee at least two weeks prior to milestone completion.
Additional Information
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Requirements listed above are for BME, and in some cases, are stricter than the university minimum guidelines. Failure to meet any of the above requirements could result in dismissal from the program.
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Students must be continuously registered every fall and spring semester until all degree requirements have been met.
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All documents (e.g. proposal, dissertation) must be submitted to your advisory committee at least two weeks prior to milestone completion.