Program
Requirements
Application Requirements
Applicants should have a B.S. degree in Engineering,
Life Science, or Physical Science.
Prerequisites [Top
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It is entirely the applicant's responsibility to ascertain that the required
prerequisites accompanying the selected field listed on the Prerequisite
Sheet have been fulfilled prior to starting coursework. The Department
does not take responsibility for an applicant's defiiciency in meeting
prerequisites nor for underachieving in the core and/or elective courses
listed in the Study
Plan or for underachieving in the MS Comprehensive or PhD Preliminary
Examination due to lack or neglect of fulfilling prerequisites. Please
Note: Applicants needing to complete prerequiste courses
while at UCLA or during UCLA Summer Sessions are advised to enroll in
these courses on a Pass/Not Pass (P/N), or, Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
(S/U) grading basis which will not affect the overall GPA while a graduate
student at UCLA. Prerequisite courses cannot be taken concurrently with
graduate courses while a student in the BME program.
Applicants can access the Prerequisite
Sheet at the following URL: http://www.bme.ucla.edu/admissions/PrerequisitesInformation.pdf
Grade Point Average [Top
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To apply for the M.S. or PhD degree, applicants should have a B.S. degree
in Engineering, Life Science, or Physical Science, with a grade point
average (GPA) of not less than 3.0 in the last two years of undergraduate
study. Applicants who already have the M.S. degree or will obtain the
degree before enrolling, should have an overall GPA of at least 3.25 for
the M.S., however, such applicants must still report their undergraduate
GPA. Meeting the above minimum requirements does not guarantee admission;
the actual standard for admission is set by the current pool of applicants,
and is generally much higher.
How to calculate JR/SR year GPA:
Jr & Sr Year GPA (Grade Point Average)
Junior and Senior Year units are the last 60 semester units, or last
90 quarter units, completed in undergraduate status. Your Jr/Sr GPA
should be calculated using a four point system (i.e., A=4, B=3, C=2,
D=1). Ignore pluses and minuses, unless the grade points are clearly
stated on the transcript. See sample calculation to follow.
If your school uses another system, and it cannot be converted
to a four point GPA, leave the GPA boxes blank. This applies in particular
to most international institutions.
For applicants who are in the process of completing the senior year
and are unable to calculate the GPA for the first quarter or first semester
because grades have not yet been posted, please calculate your GPA from
the junior (3rd year) only, i.e., last 30 semester units or last 45
quarter units.
SAMPLE GPA CALCULATION
| Grade |
Total
Course Units |
Multiplier |
Grade
Points Earned |
A |
33 |
X4 |
132 |
B |
21 |
X3 |
063 |
C |
09 |
X2 |
018 |
D |
00 |
X1 |
000 |
F |
00 |
X0 |
000 |
|
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|
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|
63 |
|
213 |
Total 1=63 Total 2=213
Divide Total 2 by Total 1 and carry to two decimal places:
213(total 2) divided by 63(total 1) = 3.38 (GPA)
HOW TO CALCULATE GPA IN THE MAJOR COURSES
In addition to your JR/SR GPA required on the Department
Application (PDF Version
/ WORD Version) is the GPA in
the major courses overall. Using the above sample, calculate your GPA
in all science, mathematics, and engineering courses for all four years
of your undergraduate studies. Do not include grades from fields other
than the ones listed above.
Transcripts [Top of
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Unless you received or will be receiving your bachelor
and/or master degree from UCLA, please submit two official
transcripts from all colleges or universities attended.
Transcripts of applicants who received or will be receiving the bachelor
and/or master degree from UCLA will be retrieved internally in your behalf.
International students, please submit two official transcripts,
degree certificates and/or diplomas. All documents must
bear the actual seal and/or signature of the Registrar. Photocopies are
not accepted. Do not send the original of an academic record that cannot
be replaced; obtain a properly certified copy instead.
Important: It is highly recommended that applicants
follow-up with each college and/or university where the applicant has
attended to ascertain that the official transcript(s) has been sent to
the Department of Bioengineering in ample time to permit receipt in the
department by our December 15th deadline. The Department
address to send the transcripts is located on the "When
and How to Apply" page. Please keep
checking the Status
Screen to verify that the transcripts have been received in the Department.
ATTENTION APPLICANTS FROM INDIA! Please do not send transcripts
from Secondary or Higher Secondary schools. Also, please do not send in
Certificates of Appreciation or any other type of Certificates.
Statement Of Purpose [Top
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This statement should be precise and brief. It should specify the research
area you are interested in. Your statement is a means of helping us match
your academic and research interest with those of our faculty (this is
very important if you are applying for financial support). It should not
be a personal life history; it should contain only such personal details
that will aid the Admissions Committee in evaluating your application.
Describe exactly what you wish to study at UCLA. "Biomedical
Engineering", for example is not specific enough. State what branch
of Biomedical Engineering interests you, e.g., biomedical signal &
image processing and Informatics, bioacoustics, speech and hearing, biocybernetics,
neuroengineering, etc.
 IMPORTANT:
 You
can now submit your Statement of Purpose instantly which
is the preferred way to submit it given our December 15th deadline.
You submit your personal statement through the on-line Graduate
Admissions Application via the Departmental Supplement. Through
the on-line Departmental Supplement, applicants complete the Statement
of Purpose which is instantly downloaded to the department upon completing
and submitting the on-line Graduate Admissions application. It is received
the next day!
Letters Of Recommendation
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Three letters of recommendation should be submitted. The recommender can
either forward the letter directly to our office or return it to you so
that you can forward it to our office. To ensure confidentiality, please
ask each recommender to seal the envelope and to sign his or her name
across the seal before returning it to you. Click here
to download Letter of Recommendation Form.
IMPORTANT:
You can now have your recommenders send their letters of recommendation
to us instantly which is the preferred way to submit
them given our December 15th deadline. However, your recommenders
will not be notified until two to three business days after you have paid
the application fee. All of your recommenders will have the convenience
of submitting their recommendations via return email. You initiate this
process through the on-line Graduate
Admissions Application via the Departmental Supplement. Through
the on-line Departmental Supplement, applicants are required to include
their recommenders' email addresses. Upon doing so, the automated system
immediately contacts all of your recommenders via email and requests that
they submit their recommendations via return email. As soon as your recommender
submits the on-line recommendation, it is instantly downloaded and received
in the department the next day! The automated system will re-contact
your recommenders periodically until the recommendation is received, however,
it remains each applicant's responsibility to follow-up with their
recommenders to ascertain they they have indeed forwarded their recommendation
letter to the department via return email by the December 15th deadline.
For the M.S. program, we recommend that you provide letters of reference
from professors who have taught you in your junior or senior years.
For the Ph.D. program, we urge that all your letters
be from academic references as recent as possible. If you have an M.S.,
letters from professors who served on your M.S. committee are particularly
helpful. If you cannot obtain academic references, the letters should
be from people who can comment on your recent professional attainments
and your qualifications for graduate study in Biomedical Engineering at
UCLA.
Confidentiality: Applicants are not permitted to inspect
or retrieve letters of recommendation in their UCLA files. If you are
admitted to UCLA and enroll, you will then have access to your letters
of recommendations unless you have previously waived the right of access.
Graduate Record Examination [Top
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http://www.gre.org/
GRE scores on the General (Aptitude) test are required for admission to
both the M.S. and Ph.D. programs. If necessary, GRE booklets can be obtained
from any college or university bookstore. If you do not take the exam,
your file will be considered incomplete. We cannot admit students "provisionally"
and allow them to take the GRE exam after they are at UCLA.
The GRE must be taken within the last five years before
the desired date of admission. The GRE code for UCLA is 1603.
If you have taken the GRE within the last five years, you may send a copy
of the resuts pending receipt of official scores from the Educational
Testing Service. The Department address to send the scores is located
on the "When
and How to Apply" page.
TOEFL OR IELTS [Top
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Test of English as a Foreign Language
http://www.ets.org/toefl/
or
IELTS band score - International English Language Testing System
http://www.ielts.org/
Students whose native language is not English are required,
for admission, to score at least 600 (paper exam), 250
(computer exam), or 100 iBT (Internet-based test) on
the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or have an overall band
score of at least 8 on the International English Language
Testing System (IELTS). The TOEFL is administered by the Educational Testing
Service (ETS). Applications may be obtained from ETS, Box 6151, Princeton,
New Jersey 08541-6151. IELTS is administered by local IELTS TEST CENTERS
throughout the world and applicants should consult them for the nearest
IELTS test center.
Because processing, sending, and receiving TOEFL and IELTS scores often
takes several weeks, international students must schedule the TOEFL examination
no later than October in order to meet the Departmental deadlines. TOEFL
scores should be sent directly to the Department address. The
Department address to send the scores is located on the "When
and How to Apply" page.
In addition, students whose native language is not
English must take the English as a Second Language Placement Examination
(ESLPE) on arrival at UCLA and, beginning in their first term in residence,
take any English as a Second Language courses needed as determined by
the results of the ESLPE. Because such courses may not be applied toward
the minimum course requirement, students who are required to take them
should expect to spend additional time in residence.
ETS Test Codes:
GRE: Institution Code: 4837/Dept. Code : 1603
TOEFL/TSE/IELTS: Institution Code: 7845/Dept. Code: 69
http://www.ets.org
Financial Statement for International Students [Top
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Click the following URL for a breakdown of anticipcated
expenses at UCLA:
http://www.gdnet.ucla.edu/gasaa/admissions/antexp.htm
The office of Graduate Admissions at UCLA requires that
international admits prove that they have at least US $43,681.00
at their disposal for the first academic year of graduate study. According
to U.S. Immigration and Naturalization regulations, the University may
only issue Certificates of Eligibility (Form I-20) for Visas to applicants
who have been offered admission and have submitted documented evidence
(e.g. Financial
Statement, bank statements, letters of sponsorship, etc.) of
sufficient funds for their study at UCLA.
These documents must bear the appropriate seals and/or signature of a
Bank Official, and must state the full name of the applicant and the amount
of the support offered. Please arrange to have these documents sent to
our office by the application deadline. If the Financial
Statement is not received by the December 15th
application deadline, the Form I-20 may be significantly delayed. All
financial statements are kept confidential.The Financial Statement should
be sent directly to the Department address. The Department
address to send this document is located on the
"When and How to Apply" page.
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