Plan of Study Information for BME PhD Graduate Students

Plan of Study Deadline: June 1 of year 1

Plan of Study Academic Requirements

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

Plan of Study requirements:

24 minimum credit hours of graduate (500- & 600-level) course work
- 24 is a minimum. The student's thesis committee may require additional courses.
- At least 6 of these core competency credits must be from 600-level courses taken on a Purdue campus.
- For the most part, only 3-credit 500- or 600-level courses count toward the 24 credit hour of core competency requirements. 1- or 2-credit courses are considered on case-by-case basis.
6 cr. hr. BME
- BME regulatory courses can not count in this area; only one can count in the other category.
6 cr. hr. Quantitative / Analytical
6 cr. hr. Life Sciences
6 cr. hr. Other Related Graduate Training
90 credits total of coursework and research
Students must maintain a 3.0 GPA and grades of B- or better are expected for all courses on the plan of study. A maximum of two core competency courses with a grade of C+ / C / C- may be approved with your faculty advisors consent.

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

1 credit hour of graduate level ethics
- this requirement must be fulfilled within first year in PhD program
2 courses in Research Fundamentals (one in fall and one in spring)
4 semesters of BME seminar (BME Grad Student Research Seminar offered fall semesters may count for one of these four)
Research credits: Total plan of study courses and research must equal 90 credits.
- Research Credit Expectations Form (Due at the beginning of each semester)

Plan of Study Worksheets:

PhD POS Submission Meeting Worksheet
-Up to 12 cr. hr. of MS or previous graduate coursework may be transferred to the PhD plan of study by petition to the BME Graduate Committee