MS Biomedical Engineering at George Washington University

Programme overview

The School of Engineering and Applied Science offers an MS degree in biomedical engineering through its Department of Biomedical Engineering. Thesis and non-thesis program options are available. The program is strongly interdisciplinary and prepares students to apply engineering principles to problems in medicine and biology, to understand and model multiple attributes of living systems, and to use this knowledge to develop novel biomedical systems and devices.

Faculty: School of Engineering and Applied Science | Department: Biomedical Engineering | Location: Washington, DC, United States

What you will study

No more than 3 credits in independent research (BME 6050) can be counted toward the degree. No more than two 3000- or 4000-level courses can be counted toward the degree. Registration for such courses must be approved by the student's faculty advisor. Colloquium requirement: In addition to course requirements, students must attend five non-credit bearing engineering colloquia as part of their program of study.

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Application information

Entry requirements

The GRE General Test is optional for all applicants. For applicants who want to submit scores, they must be submitted officially from ETS using the institutional code 5246. The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), the Academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS), or the PTE Academic is required of all applicants except those who hold a bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree from a college or university in the United States or from an institution located in a country in which English is the official language, provided English was the language of instruction. Minimum scores: - TOEFL: 550 on paper-based or 81 on Internet-based; or Transcripts are required from all

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Offers of admission are valid for the semester stated in the admission letter; most graduate programmes use rolling admissions, and some review applications collectively after the deadline.

Graduate applications are submitted through the Graduate Application Center with a non-refundable $80 application fee; deadlines vary by programme and school. Processing usually takes four to six weeks.

Apply through the official page: https://graduate.admissions.gwu.edu/international-student-application-requirements

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