BIOE-MS - Bioengineering (MS)

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The Department of Bioengineering is committed to providing academic advising in support of graduate student scholarly and professional development. When most effective, this advising relationship entails collaborative and sustained engagement by both the adviser and the advisee. As a best practice, advising expectations should be periodically discussed and reviewed to ensure mutual understanding. Both the adviser and the advisee are expected to maintain professionalism and integrity.

Graduate students are active contributors to the advising relationship, proactively seeking academic and professional guidance and taking responsibility for informing themselves of policies and degree requirements for their graduate program.

For a statement of University policy on graduate advising, see the "Graduate Advising" section of this bulletin.

At the start of graduate study, each student is assigned a master’s program adviser: a member of our faculty who  provide guidance in course selection and in exploring academic opportunities and professional pathways. The department’s graduate handbook provides information and suggested timelines for advising meetings. Usually, the same faculty member serves as a program adviser for the duration of master’s study, but the handbook does describe a process for formal adviser changes.

In addition, the faculty Director of Graduate Studies (DGS) is available during the academic year by email and during office hours.

The department’s student services office is also an important part of the master’s advising team. They inform students and advisers about University and department requirements, procedures, and opportunities, and they maintain the official records of advising assignments and approvals.