Course and Credit Summary
Totals
25 credits of course work total (this means 400, 500 or 800-level)
6+ credits of 600 level (research)
Of the total credits, 18 must be 500 or 600 level
Core Courses
First semester:
- MCIBS 503 (4) Critical Elements of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology
- MCIBS 590 (2) Colloquium
- BIO 893 (2) Experiential Teaching in Biology
- MCIBS 596 (1) Individual Studies (for research rotations)
Second semester:
- MCIBS 591 (2) Ethics, Rigor, Reproducibility, and Conduct of Research in the Life Sciences
- MCIBS 592 (2) Current Research Seminars
Totals = 13 of the 25 course work credits met by core courses
Emphasis area courses:
- 3 credits of a course with a quantitative basis (including statistics, population genetics, bioinformatics)
- 9 credits of other courses from the emphasis area list
Totals = 12 of the 25 course work credits met by emphasis area courses
Other requirements:
- Serve as a teaching assistant (TA) for one semester in a 400-level or lower undergraduate biosciences course, and register for a SUBJ 602 supervised teaching course to reflect your TA position
- English competency as prescribed by the graduate school
- Maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 to remain in good academic standing, and must be at least 3.0 to take candidacy, comprehensive, and final oral examination
- Take and pass the qualifying, comprehensive, dissertation, and oral exams