• Bachelor of Science degree from an ABET accredited engineering program.
• Students holding a B.S. degree in other disciplines may be admitted to Qualified Status with an obligation to acquire the necessary background undergraduate engineering knowledge. The exact requirements will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
• Graduate Record Examination General Test for applicants from non-ABET accredited programs.
• Minimum GPA is 3.0 (4.0 scale) is required. Conditional admittance may be obtained for GPA less than 3.0

Research and/or teaching assistantships may be available to qualified students. Applicants are considered on the basis of scholarship, potential to undertake advanced study and research, and financial need.

The availability of research and teaching assistantships is contingent upon current funding levels.

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*Students should contact Dr. Long Jiang (long.jiang@ndsu.edu) before signing up for courses offered by NDSU College of Health and Human Sciences and UND. Students should register for UND courses through the collaborative registration process.

• Shuvashis Dey - Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Daniel Ewert - Electrical and Computer Engineering (Emeritus)
• Long Jiang - Mechanical Engineering
• Ghodrat Karami - Mechanical Engineering
• Dinesh Katti - Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
• Kalpana Katti - Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
• Jiha Kim - Biological Sciences
• Trung Le - Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
• Ivan Lima - Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Lokesh Narayanan - Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering​​​​​

• Prakash Parthiban Selvakumar - Mechanical Engineering
• Xiaoning Qi - Coatings and Polymeric Materials
• Mohiuddin Quadir - Coatings and Polymeric Materials
• Bakhtiyor Rasulev - Coatings and Polymeric Materials
• Annie Tangpong - Mechanical Engineering
• Chad Ulven - Mechanical Engineering
• Andriy Voronov - Coatings and Polymeric Materials
• Danling Wang - Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Yechun Wang - Mechanical Engineering
• Qifeng Zhang - Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Yan Zhang - Mechanical Engineering​​​​​​​

Required:

Anatomy Physiology: 3-6 credits
NDSU-BIOL 660 Animal Physiology (3 credits)
or
UND-BME 630 Anatomy and Physiology for Biomedical Engineers (6 credits)
Seminar: 3 credits (1 or 2 credits per semester)
NDSU-BME 790 Seminar (1-2 credits)
UND-BME 670 Seminar for Biomedical Engineers (1-2 credits)
Engineering Core Courses: 6-9 credits (2-3 classes)  
Thesis: BME 798 (9 credits)

Electives:

Internship (industrial, clinical, or research lab): 0-3 credits
Graduate Preparation:  0-3 credits
Elective Courses (approved by advisor): up to 9 credits

Required:

Anatomy Physiology: 3-6 credits
NDSU-BIOL 660 Animal Physiology (3 credits)
or
UND-BME 630 Anatomy and Physiology for Biomedical Engineers (6 credits)
Seminar: 3 credits (1-2 credits per semester)
NDSU-BME 790 Seminar (1-2 credits)
UND-BME 670 Seminar for Biomedical Engineers (1-2 credits)
Engineering Core Courses: 6-9 credits (2-3 classes)  
Project: BME 797 (3 credits)

Electives:

Internship (industrial, clinical, or research lab): 0-3 credits
Graduate Preparation:  0-3 credits
Elective Courses (approved by committee): up to 15 credits