The D.V.M./Ph.D. degree requirements will follow those established by the existing D.V.M./Ph.D. program in the VMRCVM. The Ph.D. requirements will be the same as those for the BME Ph.D. degree with the exception that the life science courses requirements taken for the D.V.M. degree will satisfy those requirements for the BME Ph.D. degrees, as shown below. In addition, the clinical rotation requirements for the D.V.M. degree will satisfy that for the BME Ph.D. program.

Subject	Course #	Title	No. Credits Req.
Biomedical Engineering (6 credits)	BMES 5104	Quantitative Physiology	3
Biomedical Engineering (6 credits)	BME 5000 or 6000 level	min. 3 credit hours approved by committee	3
Life Sciences		Satisfied with DVM courses	7**
Mathematics (6 credits – only 3 can be in Statistics)	5000 – 6000 level	Min. 6 credit hours (see approved list)	6
Electives (15 – 29 credits)	4000 level (approved for grad. credit only)	Approved by Advisory Committee	Total throughout program ≤ 9
Electives (15 – 29 credits)	5000 – 6000 level	Approved by Advisory Committee	6-29
Clinical Rotation		Satisfied with DVM Clinical Rotation requirement	2**
Medical Ethics (0 credits)		Medical Ethics (only if not required by DVM program)	0
Total Course Requirements: 36-50
Dissertation Research (40 - 54)	BMES 7994	Research & Dissertation	40-54
Total Minimum # of Credit Hours (Courses+Dissertation): 90

** = Course credit numbers are the same as for the single SBES Ph.D. degree, but the courses taken to satisfy these hours are not the “normal” SBES courses used in the regular Ph.D. program requirements.

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