Apply to BME
Before You Apply
Deadline for completed applications is February 7 . This is the only application deadline for the entire year. Please review carefully our programs in research and courses. You may also contact individual faculty to learn about current research activities and possible opportunities for academic support. If you have a strong interest in our programs, you are welcome to apply using the procedure below.
How To Apply - Apply online
Please file an electronic application over the Web.
The five digit application codes for Biomedical Engineering are:
- 01289 for Ph.D.
- 03289 for M.S. (terminal).
Mail Completed Application Materials:
Karen Stephens, BME Graduate Coordinator
University of California, Irvine
Department of Biomedical Engineering
204 Rockwell Engineering Center
Irvine, CA 92697-2715
kstephen@uci.edu
Application Fee: All applications (electronic and paper ) require a fee of $60. Your application will not be filed without this fee. No exceptions.
What Happens Next
Once all the paperwork is in, your application is evaluated by the Graduate Admissions Committee. The Committee will decide admission and possible financial support. We are as anxious as you are to make early decisions. If your application is recieved by February 1, we will contact you on or around March 1. If accepted you will be invited to visit the campus mid to late March. You will be expected to give us a response by April 15.Financial Support
Biomedical Engineering was awarded a multi-million-dollar grant from the Whitaker Foundation in 1999. This prestigious award allows us to provide stipends for graduate and postdoctoral students, and allows us to further develop core resources in biophotonics, robotics, computational science and nanoscale systems.
We frequently receive questions early in the application process regarding the availability of support. We will not have the answers until your application has been completed and evaluated, at which time we will let you know immediately.
Foreign students, or students whose high school education was not English-based, cannot work as Teaching Assistants unless they pass the Test of Spoken English (TSE) with a minimum score of 50. The TSE website indicates the dates of the exam.
Once You Are Admitted
Please read the Graduate Student Handbook. This handbook provides helpful information to assist you in making a smooth transition as a new graduate student.
