University of Rochester : College Admissions

Graduate Engineering at Rochester (GEAR)

To begin a career in engineering, you'll need both a bachelor's degree and a master's degree, which would typically take at least six years of college. Admission to the master's program usually requires a strong score on the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) or Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT).

The Graduate Engineering at Rochester (GEAR) program allows you to skip the exam and accelerate your education, earning both your bachelor's and master's degrees in just five years. When accepted to the GEAR program as an undergraduate, you're also given assurance of admission to the University's Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (located right on Rochester's main campus) in one of nine master's programs:

Alternative Energy
Biomedical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Computer Science
Electrical and Computer Engineering

Materials Science
Mechanical Engineering
Optics
Technical Entrepreneurship and Management (TEAM)

GEAR students serve as teaching assistants during their final year, which pays for 75% of tuition. The program also provides advising by GEAR mentors, plenty of opportunities for research and internships, and access to first-rate research facilities.

Perks of the program include:

Assured admission to the MS program as an entering undergraduate
Exemption from qualifying exams for the MS program
75% tuition award for the fifth year of study (50% for Optics), in the form of a teaching assistantship
Focused advising by GEAR mentors
Extensive research, internship, and professional development opportunities
Access to premier research facilities as both an undergraduate and graduate student

Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

To learn more about the Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the full spectrum experience at Rochester, please visit http://www.hajim.rochester.edu/prospectives.html.

Sample 5-year Course Schedule

Biomedical engineering major with a concentration in biomechanics,
Class of 2012

Freshman Year:

AP credit for EES103 and MTH161 brought in from high school

Fall
Course	Description
BME101	Intro to Biomedical Engineering
CHM131	CHM Concepts/Sys./Pract. I
MTH162	Calculus II
WRT105	Primary Writing

Spring
Course	Description
CHM132	CHM Concepts/Sys./Pract. II
MTH164	Multidimensional Calculus
PHY121	Mechanics
Elective

Sophomore Year:

Fall
Course	Description
BIO110	Principles of Biology I
BME201	Fundamentals of Biomechanics
BME201P	MATLAB for BME
MTH165	Linear Alg. w/ Diff. Equations
PHY122	Electricity and Magnetism

Spring
Study Abroad
Student studied abroad in Sydney, Australia, and received credit for BME210, ME226, and two electives.

Junior Year:

Fall
Course	Description
BME221	Biomedical Computation
BME283	Biosolid Mechanics
ME110	Intro to CAD and Drawing (2 credits)
ME225	Intro to Fluid Dynamics
Elective

Spring
Course	Description
BME230	BME Signals ∓ Measurements
ME123	Thermodynamics
Elective
BME258	Human Anatomy

Senior Year:

Fall
Course	Description
BIO190	Genetics and the Human Genome
BIO198P	Principles of Genetics Lab
BIO263	Ecology
BME260	Quantitative Physiology
BME295	BME Design Seminar (2 credits)
ME204	Mechanical Design

Spring
Course	Description
BME296	BME Design Project
Elective
Master	Two master's-level courses

Master's Program in BME: This student would have completed two courses towards his/her master's degree during his/her senior year; the rest of the credits needed (22-24) could be divided among the summer, fall, and spring semesters after senior year to complete the master's degree. All GEAR students should speak with Kelly Johnson and their faculty advisor to plan out their own schedule.