The Bioengineering PhD Student Handbook

Contents:

• Introduction
• The University of Pennsylvania
• Bioengineering Overview
• Goal and Philosophy
• Administrative Structure
• Advisors
• The Graduate Environment
• General Information & Policies
• Program Components
• Degree Requirements
  • Course Requirements
  • Timeline & Plan of Study
• Pedagogical Training
• Time Limit for Completion of the PhD
• Qualifications Evaluation Policy
• PhD Candidacy Examination: Submission and Defense of the Dissertation Proposal
• Annual Dissertation Progress Report
• Final Examination and Dissertation Requirements
• Graduation
• Records
• Financial Support
• Bioengineering PhD Course Planning Guide (CPG)
• Appendices (from the University Graduate Supervision Handbook)
  • Appendix 1: Supervisory Checklist
  • Appendix 2: Useful Websites
  • Appendix 3: Development of Writing Skills
  • Appendix 4: Patent & Tangible Research Property
  • Appendix 5: Policy on Fairness of Authorship Credit in Collaborative Faculty-Student Publications

The PhD Student Handbook is also available for download as a PDF document.