Curriculum

CMB Graduate Program Curriculum

All students are required to take:

• CMB 621 - Cell & Molecular Biology I
• CMB 622 - Cell & Molecular Biology II
• CMB 611 - Seminar in Biomedical Sciences, each semester
• CMB 626 – Ethics in Biomedical Research
• CMB 654 (various) – Annually

In the Fall of the second year, students must pass the qualifying exam, a two-part exam consisting of a written multiple choice test and an oral presentation.

PhD students

All Ph.D students are also required to take:

• QHS 601 – Fundamentals of Biostatistics
• CMB 669 – Essentials in Grant Writing

MS students

Must obtain at least 30 credits. Thesis and non-thesis options are offered.

A graduate student is considered to be enrolled full-time with a course load of 6-9 hours if a Graduate or Teaching Assistant, and 8-12 hours if not a GA or TA. Audited courses do not count towards these course load limits. Upper limits may be exceeded with permission of the Graduate Chair and the Graduate Dean.

 Sample PhD Curriculum

Sample MS Plan A Curriculum

In addition to the courses listed below, MS Plan A students also need to take 2 credit hours of electives over the course of their studies. 

Sample MS Plan B Curriculum

In addition to the courses listed below, MS Plan B students also need to take 2 credit hours of electives over the course of their studies.