Applicants to the BIOMS program should meet the minimum recommened GRE requirements of 1050 on combined quantitative and verbal scores, and an undergraduate grade point index of 3.0. They are expected to have course experience in the areas of math (through calculus), anatomy/physiology, physics (2 semesters), and chemistry (2 semesters).  See the chapter "Admission Information" in this catalog for additional information. 

Admission is selective and competitive based on the number of well-qualified applicants and the limits of available faculty and facilities. Those applicants who meet the stated minimum academic requirements for admission are not guaranteed admission, nor are those applicants who fail to meet those minimum requirements necessarily precluded from admission if they offer other appropriate strengths. 

Applicants will be directed to faculty with appropriate expertise. Once a faculty advisor has been secured, prospective students must submit a proposed program of study to the BIOMS graduate committee. Applicants will then be considered for admission to the BIOMS program provided that they 1) meet all admission requirements of the Office of Graduate Studies and the BIOMS program, 2) are successful in securing a faculty advisor, and 3) receive approval on their proposed program of study from the BIOMS graduate committee. 

Financial assistance for students in the BIOMS program is obtained from a variety of external sources and will therefore vary in form and availability. Assistance will be awarded on a competitive basis to applicants best fitting the needs of the granting agencies and sponsoring faculty. Students receiving full stipends will be expected to work up to 20 hours per week on faculty projects, and are expected to maintain full-time status.  Please refer to the chapter "Financial Aid" in this catalog for more information. 

Programs of study are created to serve the interests of both the student and sponsoring faculty member, and may focus on topics in the areas of Biomechanics, Motor Control, Applied Physiology, Exercise Physiology, and Rehabilitation Technology. Core courses for all areas of study include 2 (M.S.) or 3 (Ph.D.) semesters of BIOMS seminar, an experimental design/statistics course, a course in computing, laboratory instrumentation or engineering applications, and two courses outside the principal area of study. 

The Master's degree program requires 24 credit hours of coursework (including BMSC 801 and BMSC 868) plus 6 credit hours of thesis. The student's program of study should be created by the student and his/her advisor as part of the admission process. This program of study must be reviewed and approved by the BIOMS Graduate Committee. The thesis committee must consist of at least two BIOMS faculty members from the area of specialization, one BIOMS faculty member from outside the area of specialization, and one faculty member from outside the BIOMS program. Prior to conducting the thesis research, the student must successfully defend the thesis proposal before the BIOMS faculty. The final thesis defense must then be approved by the thesis committee. 

The Ph.D. program requires 33 credit hours of coursework (including BMSC 801 and BMSC 868) beyond the Master's degree plus 9 credit hours of dissertation. A student entering the Ph.D. program without a Master's degree must complete a minimum of 69 credit hours of coursework plus 9 credit hours of dissertation. As with the Master's degree, the student's program of study should be created by the student and his/her advisor as part of the admission process. This program of study must then be reviewed and approved by the BIOMS Graduate Committee. The dissertation committee must consist of at least two BIOMS faculty members from the area of specialization, one BIOMS faculty member from outside the area of specialization, and one faculty member from outside the BIOMS program. Prior to conducting the dissertation, the student must successfully defend the dissertation proposal. The defense of the dissertation proposal constitutes the qualifying examination for candidacy into the Ph.D. degree program. Candidacy is completed when the student successfully defends the dissertation.