Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Biomedical Engineering

Application deadlines are available on the Future Students website: http://www.ucalgary.ca/future-students/graduate/explore-programs/biomedical-engineering-doctor-philosophy-thesis-based.

In addition to Faculty of Graduate Studies admission requirements, the program requires:

• minimum GPA requirement of 3.50 on a four-point scale.

• two reference letters with their application package.

• PhD students can only be accepted upon identification of one or more approved Biomedical Graduate Engineering Program supervisors who are willing to supervise and fund the applicant.

• International students are required to demonstrate proficiency in the English language, in accordance with the admission requirements of the Faculty of Graduate Studies. All students must meet the admission requirements of both the Faculty of Graduate Studies and the Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program.

Transfer of appropriately qualified MSc students directly into the PhD program is encouraged. Students wishing to transfer must do so between 8 and 16 months of first registration. For transfer, a minimum GPA of 3.50 is required (over a minimum of 9 units), including Biomedical Engineering 600. In addition, a research proposal, approved by the supervisory committee, must be submitted to the Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program. Applications for transfer must be supported by both the supervisor and the supervisory committee.