StudyQA — Master: Bioengineering — University of California

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The M.S. program is part of BIG (Bioengineering Interdepartmental Graduate) Program. The M.S. program is ideal for professionals seeking greater depth in several areas of bioengineering or individuals with biological science degrees who wish to enhance their foundation for employment in the many biotechnology fields.

Core Courses

All BIG students are required to take at least three courses from the following Bioengineering courses. Other courses may be substituted but must be approved by the Bioengineering Graduate Advisor. Students from non-engineering backgrounds are also required to take BIEN 264 or BIEN 270 in addition to the courses stipulated here. M.S. and Ph.D. students alike are expected to complete the course requirements for the programs within their first year of residence.

BIEN 223 - Engineering Analysis of Physiological Systems
BIEN 224 - Cellular and Molecular Engineering
BIEN 242 - Advanced Biomedical Optical Imagining
BIEN 245 - Optical Methods in Biology, Chemistry, and Engineering
BIEN 249 - Integration of Computational and Experimental Biology
BIEN 264 - Biotransport Phenomena
BIEN 270 - Transport with Reactions in Biological Systems

Other Requirements

Other required courses: One bioscience class chosen from:

BCH 210 - Biochemistry of Macromolecules
BCH 211 - Molecular Biology
BCH 212 - Signal Transduction and Biochemical Regulation
BIOL/CMDB 200 - Cell Biology
BIOL/CMDB 201 - Molecular Biology
BIOL 203 - Cellular Biophysics
BIOL 221 - Microbial Genetics
NRCS 200A - Fundamentals of Neuroscience
Equivalent Selections from Biomedical Sciences Medical School Courses

Requirements

The nonrefundable $100.00 application fee ($125.00 for M.B.A./M.P.Ac./M.Fin./Flex M.B.A. applicants only) must be paid by credit card (VISA, MasterCard, or Discover) prior to submission of your application.
Applicants are required to submit an official copy of transcripts and degree certificates (in original language accompanied by certified English translations) from each academic institution attended after secondary school. These records should be sent directly from the Registrars Office of the academic institutions you have attended to the academic department to which you are applying. If this service is not available, applicants may also request official copies and send them in the institutions' original sealed and certified institution envelopes. Official records are original documents issued by the institution which bear the actual signature of the registrar in ink and the original wet ink stamp/seal of the issuing institution. The institution envelope must also bear that institution's appropriate authenticity indicator (original wet ink stamp and/or signature, etc.) from the appropriate department at that institution to consider the provided certified transcripts and degree certificates provided by the institution as official. Notarized documents are not acceptable. Credential evaluations by WES (World Education Services) or similar credential evaluation services are also not acceptable.
Statement of Purpose/Personal History Statement
Graduate programs require three (3) letters of recommendation. Applicants will be able to enter their recommenders' information directly into their electronic application. Recommenders will be notified electronically and provided instructions on how to submit a letter online. All letters of recommendation must be received electronically so they are attached to the applicants file for review.
The GRE general test is required of all applicants with the exceptions noted below. Some programs also require applicants submit scores from the Subject Test of the GRE. Consult the program to which you are applying for its requirements. Although current scores are preferred, some graduate programs will accept scores from tests taken within the last five years.
All applicants whose first language is not English and who have not earned an advanced degree at an institution where English is the exclusive language of instruction must submit scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). This exam is administered by the Educational Testing Service and offered in nearly every country abroad. This exam must be taken within two years of the time you intend to enroll at UCR. The minimum acceptable scores are: 550 for the written exam; 213 for the computer-based exam, and 80 for the internet-based exam (iBT). We strongly advise you to be aware of the deadline for the program to which you are applying. Dates and information for TOEFL may be obtained by contacting the Educational Testing Service (ETS) at the address below, by calling 1-877-863-3546, or by consulting the TOEFL Web site. Fellowship applicants should take the exam in time to meet the program deadline. Keep in mind that it may take up to two weeks for test scores to reach us from ETS.
Beginning with the Fall 2011 application cycle, UCR will accept scores from the Academic Modules of the International English Language Testing System IELTS) which is jointly managed by the British Council, IDP:IELTS Australia and the University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations. The exam must be taken within two years of the time you intend to enroll at UCR. The minimum acceptable scores are: overall band score of 7 with no individual section score less than 6. Please request an official Test Report Form (TRF) of your IELTS.

Applicants will need to have completed coursework in chemistry, physics, math, biochemistry and biology, and engineering. Students without an undergraduate engineering degree should have excellent training in mathematics and the physical sciences.

Specific recommendations for students without an undergraduate engineering degree are: