Registration Requirements
IMPORTANT. The Emory BME Graduate Office will
register students each semester from the M.D./Ph.D.
program whose Ph.D. major is Biomedical Engineering.
The Emory BME Graduate office will also register students
whose “institution of record” is Georgia Tech (Non-MD/PHD
students) for core courses and elective courses at
Emory. ALL BME PhD STUDENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR REGISTERING
THEMSELVES FOR COURSES AT GEORGIA TECH.
All other previously enrolled BME
major graduate students are required to register for
BME Program coursework at Georgia Tech during Phase
I registration (pre-registration) for the following
semester that occurs midway through the current semester.
Registration occurs using the Oscarweb system. Adherence
to this procedure enables the school to make timely
decisions regarding the viability of low-enrollment
courses. New BME major graduate students will register
during Phase II/III for their first semester at Georgia
Tech which occurs during the middle of August. After
the first semester, new graduate students will be
able to register during Phase I. Information regarding
registration can be found in the Georgia Tech course
catalog, OSCAR, or on-line at oscarweb.gatech.edu.
The on-line version of courses is the most up-to-date
version.
New students only will register for Thesis Hours (BMED 9000, Section SDE) during the student’s first
three semesters. Once the student obtains an advisor beginning in the third semester, the student will
register for thesis hours under their advisor’s name.
Registration Guidelines
Full-time status is required of all students receiving financial assistance
(e.g. GRA, tuition waiver, and fellowship) and for students
on visas. Such students must be registered for a minimum
of 21 hours (Fall & Spring) of letter-grade and/or pass/fail
credits, including thesis hours. During the Summer Semester,
students must be registered for a minimum of 16 hours.
Graduate research and teaching assistants must enroll
for the required credit hours on a letter-grade or pass/fail
basis. Research assistants working on thesis research
must sign up for Ph.D (9000) thesis hours under their
advisor’s name. Students sign up for BMED 7000 or BMED
9000. GRAs conducting research should register for letter
grade coursework (usually six to nine hours) and sufficient
thesis hours to bring their total load to 21 (Fall or
Spring semester) or 16 (Summer semester) credit hours.
IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT
VERIFY YOUR COURSE SCHEDULE:
After you have finished adding this course and dropping
that course during registration, make sure to go back
to the on-line registration system (oscarweb) and
look up your schedule for the semester. Check to make
sure your schedule reflects what you intended and
then print out a copy. (Keep the copy in a safe place)
If your schedule is not what you intended, then you
need to make the necessary changes. Always keep a
copy of your most recent schedule at least until your
receive your grades for the semester.
1. Students are to register for a total of 21 hours
for Fall or Spring Semester, 16 hours for Summer Semester.
2. Be sure to register under your advisor's name for
BMED 7000 or BMED 9000 hours each semester. [NOTE:
1st year students with register under Dr. Steve DeWeerth
(Section SDE), until such time they are assigned an
advisor.]
3. FORGOT TO REGISTER?
Best advice: Don't forget. Register
before the registration deadline. The registration
deadline for the semester is published on-line at
www.oscarweb.gatech.edu.
It is the student's responsibility to remember to
register. If you forget to register and it is past
the registration deadline, you will not be able to
be paid as a graduate research assistant, nor will
you be eligible to pay GRA tuition and fees. Not being
eligible to pay GRA Tuition and Fees, a student becomes
responsible for full tuition and fees as notated on
the bursar's website: www.bursar.gatech.edu.
