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Master of Science in Biology Curriculum
Students must complete a total of ten courses (33-35 credits), three of which are electives. For the physiology requirement, students may choose either a human based or plant-based course. Final selection of electives requires approval of the student’s academic advisor. Students may do a “two for one” substitution of two undergraduate courses to replace one graduate elective; this helps students fulfill requirements for other graduate programs (two semesters of physics for medical school). Such a substitution can only be made with prior approval of the program director. A minimum of nine credits per long term is required for full-time status.
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Required Courses - 10 courses |
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Course Title |
Credits |
Required Courses - 7 courses |
| BIO 502 |
Human Gross Anatomy |
6 |
BIO 504
BIO 525 |
Human Physiology OR
Plant Development |
3
5 |
| BIO 506 |
Principles of Neuroscience |
4 |
| BIO 532 |
Biostatistics |
3 |
| BIO 623 |
Methods of Biological Research |
3 |
| BIO 698 |
Biology Thesis I |
2 |
| BIO 699 |
Biology Thesis II |
3 |
Electives - 3 courses* |
| BIO 417 |
Genetics |
3 |
| BIO 418 |
Chemical Analysis Lab |
3 |
| BIO 431 |
Advanced Principles of Cell/Molecular Biology |
3 |
| BIO 438 |
Biochemistry I |
3 |
| BIO 439 |
Biochemistry II |
3 |
| BIO 440 |
Cell/Molecular/Biochemistry Lab |
3 |
| BIO 452 |
Computational Drug Design |
3 |
| BIO 508 |
Developmental Biology |
5 |
| BIO 551 |
Bioinformatics |
3 |
| BIO 552 |
Computational Drug Design |
3 |
| BIO 553 |
Special Topics in Biology |
3 |
| BUS 642 |
Ethical and Legal Issues in Health Care |
3 |
| BUS 645 |
Health Care Policy |
3 |
| BUS 648 |
Current Issues in Health Care |
3 |
| PSY 503 |
Applied Biological Psychology |
3 |
| PSY 629 |
Human Development Across the Lifespan |
3 |
| PWR 616 |
Technical Writing and Editing (online) |
3 |
| PWR 632 |
Science Writing (online) |
3 |
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| *Students may substitute two 200+ level undergraduate courses for one graduate elective with permission of the program director. |
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Typical Program Schedule
Students typically begin their programs in the fall and finish at the end of spring of the following year. Below is a sample schedule. |
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Fall Year 1 |
Spring Year 1 |
Summer or May |
BIO 502 (6) Gross Anatomy
PTH 504 (3) Human Physiology
BIO 623 (3) Research Methods
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BIO 506 (4) Neuroscience
BIO 532 (3) Biostatistics
BIO 698 (2) Thesis I
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1 credit CGC
Work on Thesis
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Fall Year 2 |
Spring Year 2 |
Summer or May |
Elective (3)
Elective (3)
Elective (3)
Continue Thesis
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BIO 699 (3) Thesis II
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Students who need additional tiem to finish thesis work may register for an additonal 1 credit GCG.
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