Plan of Study Information for MS Thesis Graduate Students

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Plan of Study Deadline: End of first semester

Plan of Study Academic Requirements

MS POS Worksheet

BS/MS - 5th Year Master's POS Worksheet

30 credits total of coursework and research are required.

Plan of Study requirements:

21 total credit hours of graduate (500 & 600 level) course work
6 cr. hr. BME
3 cr. hr. Quantitative / Analytical*
3 cr. hr. Life Sciences*
9 cr. hr. other graduate coursework
Students must maintain a 3.0 GPA and in general must receive a B- or better in all courses on the plan of study. At the discretion of the research advisor and advisory committee members, BME and IBSC PhD and BME master’s degree students may use on their plans of study a maximum of two core competency courses with a grade of C+ / C / C-, provided the student's GPA remains 3.0/4.0 or above.

Additional Academic requirements (required but will not be on your plan of study):

2 semesters of BME graduate seminar (BME 69000)
- one semester of Biomedship OR Grad Student Research Seminar-BME Bytes offered fall and spring may count as one of the two required
9 cr. hr. research credits
- Research Credit Expectations Form (Due at the beginning of each semester)

Course Options

Work with your research advisor and advisory committee to develop your plan of study. They should help to determine the appropriate core competency area for each Purdue course.

Sample Courses
- Core Competency Course Request Form
Visit myPurdue to see what courses are being offered
Other courses available through IUPUI or IU School of Medicine course listings.

Plan of Study Process and Advisory Committee

Assemble an appropriate advisory committee (with advisor input);
- 3 faculty members
- 2 (at least) must be BME faculty members.
Convene a meeting of this advisory committee;
Present research progress, preliminary research focus, and proposed plan of study in 20 minutes or less at this meeting;
Complete the POS worksheet with signatures of all plan of study committee members; schedule a meeting with the Grad Office to discuss and submit your signed worksheet;
Submit the approved POS online through myPurdue according to ePOS instructions.