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UPDATED August 20, 2025
Please review this information carefully. Year-to-year changes are recorded in the change-log below. We will add common questions to the FAQ page.
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Archived Handbooks:
PDF Handbook - Prior Starting Fall 2023 and prior (posted in Canvas modules)
Change Log
Change Log
This section describes any changes from the prior version of the handbook, released "Sep 2023" (PDF version):
Updated stipends per GEC, Fall 2024
Updated program of study requirements per GEC
Defined statistics course
Removed IBMS 453 as required core course (replaced with additional biomedical science elective)
Clarified EBME 601 and pass/fail course requirements for advanced standing (e.g., students entering with MS degrees)
Removed references to outdated program of study submission process; POS populated directly in SIS
Added details about Winter Qual re-take session
Updated handbook format
Split the PhD and MS handbooks into separate documents
Incorporated minor clarifications throughout
Added updated summary / flow-chart figures in mutiple sections
Added links to the graduation exit survey and program feedback
Clarified process for submitting advancement to candidacy forms
Added language from faculty vote regarding the Written contribution to science requirement (paper requirement)
Amended the qualifying exam pre-requisites
Current: "Students must earn a B or better in core courses in order to take the qualifying exam."
Change Adopted May 28, 2025: "All first-year students must take the qualifying exam in their first year. Students entering the program off-cycle (i.e., January start), may take the qualifying exam in their first year."
Overview of Graduate Programs in Biomedical Engineering
Overview of Graduate Programs in Biomedical Engineering
The Department of Biomedical Engineering at Case Western Reserve University offers Master of Science (M.S.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in several varieties.
Students entering directly into the BME graduate program with a BS degree can chose to complete a standard “terminal” M.S. degree, obtain an M.S. degree on the way to completion of a Ph.D. degree, or directly enter the Ph.D. program.
Students entering the BME graduate program with an MS degree can waive up to 18 credits. (See MS Credits Waiver Process )
Students already admitted to medical schools associated with Case can obtain a combined MD/MS degree.
Students admitted to the MSTP program in the Case School of Medicine can pursue a combined MD/PhD program.
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