Students completing their PhD degrees will graduate with a higher level of expertise in transferring their understanding of one of the program focus areas – cardiovascular mechanics/pathology/devices, biomaterials, computation biomedical engineering, or rehabilitation engineering/assistive technology to the creation of new knowledge and applications.
In addition, doctoral students will possess a high level of expertise in their specialized area of research. This competency will be developed through focused research objectives, which culminate in the doctoral dissertation. Graduates of the programs will also demonstrate:
The ability to communicate effectively in written and oral presentations
Intellectual honesty when working with data and ideas
The ability to make an original contribute to their field
For more information on this degree, please see the catalog on the program website.
Additional Program Information
Accreditation:
We are accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) North Central Association.
Financial Aid:
No
Requirements:
• Complete the application format on our Graduate Education website.
• Pay the $35.00 application fee.
• Official transcripts from all U.S. institutions attended, including evidence of your bachelor’s degree if applicable. Transcripts must be mailed directly to SDSM&T by the issuing institution. Email copies are not accepted. A GPA of 3.0 is recommended; students with exceptional ability may apply with less than 3.0 GPA.
• One page statement of purpose/personal statement of goals and research interests.
• GRE score report: required . The SDSM&T school code is 6652. Scores of 50% or higher are recommended; strong quantitative scores are expected.
• Three letters of recommendation. Should be submitted at the time of the online application. However can be submitted via email or postal mail.
International Requirements:
• Third party foreign transcript evaluation for all foreign institutions attended, including evidence of your bachelor’s degree if applicable. Effective August 15, 2012, SDSM&T requires a course-by-course evaluation report sent directly to us from the evaluating institution. We will only accept evaluation reports from Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc. (ECE) or World Education Services (WES). If you use ECE, order a catalog match report. If you use WES, order a course by course report.
• Evidence of English proficiency, with the exception of applicants from countries where English is the native language. Applicants who have a prior degree from a university in the U.S. may be considered for exemption. Note that Engineering Management will only consider applications meeting the upper level score criteria.
