Yes, you can make the change. You will need to complete a Change of Major form and submit to your Program Manager. Additionally, you will need to complete a revised Program of Study form and submit to your Program Manager.
If you are enrolled in the Thesis option, your advisor must be a faculty member in the BME Department. If you go outside of BME for a faculty advisor, you must have a BME faculty member as a co-advisor. You are responsible for finding your advisors.
You must find your own Thesis Advisor. The best option is to view our faculty members and contact those whose research interests you.
If you change your home department from BME (for example, change to College of Computing or BioE), then your only option for the MSBMED program will be the Non-Thesis option.
Yes, as long as they are on the approved list of courses.
It means your degree will only have Georgia Tech and not Emory on your diploma. You can still take approved Emory courses but your diploma will state you Graduated from Georgia Tech.
If you want to work as a GRA/GTA during the summer, you must be enrolled in at least 3 credit hours. Otherwise, you must be hired as a Student Assistant.
You need to submit the following information:
· Official – Last name, First name and middle name
· Birthdate – Month, Day, Year
· GT ID –It is a long number that starts with a “9”
· Identify which program you are enrolling (Thesis or Non-Thesis)
· Which semester you want to start
· Complete mailing address (including postal code and Country)
· Email address just in case there is a problem with delivery
· Contact telephone number in case there is a problem with delivery
· Please NOTE: An adult must be present to sign for the delivery· The information should be emailed to pat.jordan@bme.gatech.edu
Yes, a student can attend part time or full time. You may also take a semester off. However, if you are an international student, you must follow the guidelines imposed by the Office of International Education (OIE).
Yes, you can defer for one year only. First you must accept our offer of admission. Then email pat.jordan@bme.gatech.edu and indicate that you want to defer. Please indicate in your email if you wish to defer for one semester or for the full year. You will receive a revised offer letter stating we are granting you a deferral for the period you requested. You must sign and date the revised offer latter and email it back to Ms. Jordan. If you defer for more than a year, you must complete a new application package.
Yes, we are developing a Micrsoft Teams “Hangout Group” and you will be able to correspond with current MS BMED students. As long as you have activated your GT account, you will have access.