Accelerated Masters Degree Program

The Master of Science program in Biomedical Engineering is currently accepting applications for the accelerated 4+1 program only. Eligible students include engineering students from UMass Amherst and the 5-colleges.

Students will require 30 credits for satisfactory completion of the accelerated M.S. degree. Of the required 30 credits, a minimum of 21 will be within BME. Students pursuing a thesis will require a minimum of 6 credits at the 600 level or higher (in addition to a minimum of 6 thesis [699] credits); non-thesis student will be required to take a minimum of 12 credits at the 600 level or higher. A minimum of 18 credits of coursework (not thesis or Independent Study credits) will be required. Students wishing to complete a thesis may take up to 12 credits of BME 699 (Master’s Thesis).

To help accelerate progress towards the M.S. degree, up to twelve credits of graduate level coursework taken during a student's undergraduate degree can be transferred directly to the M.S. degree. The student may use up to six of those credits (i.e., two courses) to satisfy degree requirements in both their bachelors and graduate programs. These “double counted” courses will be from the list of BME-approved classes. The other six credits may be taken during the bachelor's program, but must be above and beyond any bachelor's degree requirements. Additionally, a student may take up to 6 credits of independent study over the summer after their senior year working with a faculty advisor.