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The Graduate School Departments and Course Descriptions scale, food processing, food safety and security, developing new products from biomaterials, and biotransformation to synthesize industrial and pharmaceutical products. Ecological Engineering – Integrates ecological principles into the design of sustainable systems to treat, remediate, and prevent pollution to the environment. Applications include mathematical modeling of watershed process, stream restoration, watershed management, water and wastewater treatment design, ecological services management, urban greenway design and enclosed ecosystem design. Prerequisites to the Degree Program: Admission to the M.S.B.E. program is a three-step process. First, the prospective student must be admitted to graduate standing by the University of Arkansas Graduate School. Second, the student must be accepted into the department’s program which depends on transcripts, recommendations, a statement of purpose, and the following additional requirements: 1. A GRE score of 1100 or above (verbal and quantitative). 2. A TOEFL score of at least 550 (paper-based) or 213 (computerbased) or 80 (internet-based). This requirement is waived for applicants whose native language is English or who earn a bachelor’s or master’s degree from a U.S. institution. 3. A member of the faculty who is eligible (graduate status of group II or higher) must agree to serve as the major adviser to the prospective student. Third, the prospective students will only be admitted to the M.S. programs provided engineering competence can be demonstrated by satisfying one of the following criteria: 1. Receipt of a B.S. degree in engineering from a program accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) or equivalent. 2. Students not possessing engineering undergraduate degrees often pursue graduate degrees in Biological Engineering. Students without an ABET-accredited engineering degree (or equivalent) can be admitted to the program, but must earn credit for the following 18 hours of course work in addition to Master’s requirements (additional hours may be required for prerequisites): 1) a minimum of 15 credit hours of 2000-level or above of engineering courses (with course prefix BENG, CSCE, CHEG, CVEG, ELEG, INEG, or MEEG) currently allowed for credit within the BENG undergraduate program; 2) minimum of three credit hours of 3000-level or above of BENG engineering design courses currently allowed for credit within the BENG undergraduate program, and 3) specific deficit courses are to be determined in consultation with the student’s major adviser and advisory committee. Additional deficiency courses may be requried for students with insufficient course work in a critical area (such as life sciences). In addition to the requirements of the Graduate School, admission to the departmental aspect of the Ph.D. program depends strongly on the judgment of the individual professor who will serve as the graduate adviser. The minimal admission criteria are: 1) a GRE score of 1100 or above (verbal and quantitative), 2) a TOEFL score of at least 550 (paper-based) or 213 (computer-based) or 80 (internet based) (This requirement is waived for applicants whose native language is English or who earn a bachelor’s or master’s degree from a U.S. institution), 3) a member of the faculty who is eligible (graduate status of group II or higher) must agree to serve as major adviser to the prospective student, and 4) a Master of Science degree in Engineering with a thesis. Unless the candidate has a Master of Science degree in Engineering with a thesis, however, the following admission criteria apply: 1. Students with a B.S. degree in engineering from an ABET accredited program or equivalent may be considered for the Ph.D. program based on their excellent academic records and/or outstanding 60 research experience. Minimum guidelines are a cumulative GPA of 3.5 for undergraduate work, and a GRE score of 1200. The Departmental Graduate Committee will review the student’s record and make a specific recommendation to the Department Head. 2. Students with both B.S. and M.S. degrees not in engineering will be required to demonstrate engineering competence by either: 1) passing all deficiency courses (listed above under Master of Science in Biological Engineering), or 2) upon approval by the Departmental Graduate Committee, pass a qualifying examination constructed and administered by the Committee. Students with a non-engineering B.S. degree will not be considered for directly starting into the Ph.D. program. Instead, they need to start an M.S. program first. Exceptions must be approved by the Departmental Graduate Committee and the Department Head. Detailed requirements are in the Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department Graduate Student Handbook, available at http://baeg.uark.edu/. Requirements for the Master of Science Degree: (Minimum 30 hours) In addition to the requirements of the Graduate School and the graduate faculty in Engineering, the following departmental requirements must be satisfied for the M.S.B.E. degree: 1. Candidates are required to complete not less than 24 semester hours of course work acceptable to the committee and a minimum of six semester hours of thesis. 2. The minimum acceptable grade on a graduate course is “C.” 3. Prior to acceptance into the program a candidate must, in consultation with the department head, identify a professor who is willing to serve as the major professor. During the first semester, the candidate must, in consultation with the major professor and department head, select a graduate committee. The candidate will, in consultation with the committee, prepare a written graduate program of study that will achieve the candidate’s objectives. 4. Candidates must prepare a paper suitable for submission to a refereed journal from research done for a thesis or BENG 500V. Detailed requirements are in the Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department Graduate Student Handbook, available at http://baeg.uark.edu/. Requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy Degree: In addition to the requirements of the Graduate School, the department follows the College of Engineering’s requirements with an additional requirement. 1. All students must complete a minimum of 78 semester hours of graduate-level credit beyond the engineering bachelor’s degree, including a minimum of 48 semester hours of course work and a minimum of 30 semester hours of dissertation research credits. 2. A minimum of 30 semester hours of course work must be at the graduate level (5000 or above). 3. Upon recommendation of the student’s advisory committee, a student who has entered the Ph.D. program after a master’s degree in engineering may receive credit for up to 30 semester hours. If the 30 hours includes master’s thesis research, the advisory committee may credit up to 6 hours of thesis research toward the minimum dissertation research requirement. 4. Complete a minimum of nine semester credit hours of coursework in a set of coherent courses in a related subject area approved by the student’s advisory committee. 5. Earn a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 on all graduate courses attempted. 6. Satisfactorily pass a written qualifying exam no later than the first time it is offered after the student has completed his/her first semester of graduate coursework at the University of Arkansas. The purpose of the written qualifying exam for Ph.D. students is to ensure the student has met minimum competency in the broad University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
The Graduate School Departments and Course Descriptions area of Biological Engineering and will be capable of teaching a sufficient breadth of the core undergraduate courses and upper level undergraduate courses in his/her area of expertise within Biological Engineering. If the student fails the qualifying exam, she/he has the opportunity to retake the exam or sections of the exam once. 7. Satisfactorily pass both a written and oral candidacy examination (Note that the Engineering College defines this examination as a qualifying examination). The purpose of the written and oral candidacy exam is to ensure the student has met a depth of competency in a narrowly focused area of specialization sufficient to understand and advance the current state of the art. After completing approximately two years of graduate study beyond the M.S. degree or equivalent, and at least one year before completing any other requirements, the prospective candidate must take the candidacy examination. Candidacy exam will be given by the student’s advisory committee. Students may retake a failed candidacy exam once, contingent upon approval of the student’s advisory committee. A student who fails the candidacy examination twice will be terminated from the program. 8. Complete and defend a dissertation on some topic in the student’s major field of study. 9. Satisfactorily pass a final comprehensive oral examination. Detailed requirements are in the Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department Graduate Student Handbook, available at http://baeg.uark.edu/. Biomedical Engineering (BMEN) (M.S.B.M.E.) The Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering is a multidisciplinary degree program designed for students from a multitude of academic areas. Regardless of undergraduate discipline, each candidate for the degree must complete a number of basic undergraduate engineering courses. In general, graduates of engineering programs will have completed most, if not all, of these courses and can expect to be accepted with little or no undergraduate prerequisite requirements. However, the prerequisite requirements for graduates of programs other than engineering can be quite significant. Program Objectives: The objectives of the M.S.B.M.E. program are to prepare graduates for careers in biomedical engineering practice with government agencies, engineering firms, or industries and to provide a foundation for continued study at the post-master’s level. Primary Areas of Faculty Research: Bioimaging and Biosensing; Bioinformatics and Computational Biology; Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials; Bio-MEMS/Nanotechnology. Prerequisites to Degree Program: Admission to M.S.B.M.E. is a three‐step process. First, the prospective student must be admitted to graduate standing by the University of Arkansas Graduate School. Second, the student must be accepted into the department’s program, which depends on transcripts, recommendations, a statement of purpose, and the following additional requirements: 1.A GPA of 3.00 or higher on the last 60 hours of the baccalaureate degree. 2. A GRE score of 1100 or above (verbal and quantitative). 3. A TOEFL score of at least 550 (paper-based) or 213 (computerbased) or 80 (internet based). This requirement is waived for applicants whose native language is English or who earn a bachelor’s or aaster’s degree from a U.S. institution. 4. A member of the faculty who is eligible (graduate status of group II or higher) must agree to serve as major adviser to the prospective student. Degree Requirements: All M.S.B.M.E. degree candidates, regardless of University of Arkansas, Fayetteville previous degree status, must demonstrate completion of the Basic Engineering Education and Biomedical Engineering Breadth requirements listed below. Candidates who do not possess a degree from an ABET-accredited program or equivalent must also satisfy the basic level ABET accreditation requirements. These include completion of no less than 48 credit hours of approved engineering topics and demonstrating, to the satisfaction of the student’s graduate study committee, that he/she possesses those abilities and characteristics required of graduates from ABET accredited engineering programs. This shall include the completion of a course that concentrates on a major design project and that results in the production of a design report or other design product as appropriate. The design project must build on and require engineering knowledge and skills from previous course work and must incorporate engineering standards and realistic constraints. The course selected to satisfy this requirement is subject to the approval of the student’s graduate study committee. Exceptions to these degree requirements may be requested by means of a petition outlining the reasons for the exceptions and presenting an alternate plan for completing the program. The petition shall be subject to the approval of the student’s graduate study committee and the Program Director and Department Head. Credit for courses taken at another institution is subject to the approval of the Program Director and Department Head. In particular, advanced engineering courses (3000, 4000, and 5000-level at the University of Arkansas) normally will not be accepted for transfer from institutions or degree programs that are not accredited by ABET or equivalent. I. Basic Engineering Education Requirements General Education Recommended Courses Credit Hours Humanities/social science 15 Acceptable to undergraduate program English composition 6 ENGL 1013 and 1023 Mathematics and Basic Science Recommended Courses Calculus & differential equations 16 MATH 2554, MATH 2564, MATH 2574, & MATH 3404 General Chemistry 4 CHEM 1123 & 1121L University Physics (calculus based) 4 PHYS 2054 & PHYS 2050L Microbiology 4 BIOL 2013 & BIOL 2011L Organic Chemistry 4 CHEM 3603 and CHEM 3601L Biochemistry 3 CHEM 3803 Human Anatomy 4 BIOL 2443 & BIOL2441L Human Physiology 4 BIOL 2213 & BIOL 2211L Cell Biology 4 BIOL 2533 & BIOL 2531L Basic Engineering Topics Recommended Courses Statics 3 MEEG 2003 Mechanics of Materials 3 MEEG 3103 Fluid Mechanics 3 3 CHEG 2133 or MEEG 3503 Circuits 3 ELEG 2103 & ELEG 2101L 61
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