Overview

Students entering the PhD program directly from a baccalaureate program will be required to take a minimum of 36 credit hours of graduate course work graded A-F, exclusive of dissertation credit or seminar courses.

Features

Students entering the PhD program with a master’s degree will be required to take a minimum of 12 credit hours of graduate course work graded A-F, exclusive of dissertation credit or seminar courses. The Biomedical Engineering program is offered by the University of Tennessee Knoxville.

Programme Structure

Additional requirements for all students include the following:

Registration and participation in the graduate seminar in the major program.

Meet all departmental examination requirements, which include passing a qualifying exam comprised of written and oral comprehensive exams.

Presentation of a dissertation proposal to the student’s advisory committee and approval of that proposal by that committee.

Successful defense of the dissertation.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-05 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-05-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-05-10 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-08-16 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-08-03 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2028-01-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-06-15 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2028-05-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-10-15 00:00:00 , International

More details

Domestic applicants can apply up to two weeks before the term starts, unless the program has an earlier deadline.

Language

English

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Credits

72 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Knoxville, United States

Disciplines

Bio & Biomedical Engineering View 131 other PhDs in Bio & Biomedical Engineering in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Minimum GPA of 3.00 (some exceptions exist).

International students must have at least a “B” average in undergraduate courses from a non-U.S. institute.

Applicants whose native language is not English must submit TOEFL or IELTS test scores. To be fully admitted, applicants must submit a minimum score of 550 on the paper-based TOEFL; 80 on the TOEFL iBT or 6.5 on the IELTS.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

32288 USD / year

≈ 32288 USD / year
Out-of-State

32288 USD / year

≈ 32288 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

13784 USD / year

≈ 13784 USD / year

Living costs

Knoxville

United States

885 - 1454 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Scholarships Information

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Overview

Features

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Knoxville

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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