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Cell and Developmental Biology Graduate Program Course Structure

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General Requirements

The curriculum consists of an interdisciplinary core of courses that each student is required to successfully complete and additional graduate courses, deemed necessary by the student's research committee, available from among all course offerings through this and other graduate programs.  Minimal requirements of the Graduate College are the successful completion of 180 total graduate credits including research, with no less than 54 course credits of graduate course work, 18 of which must be outside the area of Cell and Developmental Biology.

Course Requirements

The Program Director and the student have the major responsibility for determining the student's initial training in the first year. During the first year the student typically enrolls in graduate courses selected from the core curriculum, unless these graduate requirements have already been completed, in which case additional elective course offerings may be selected. Each student is expected to maintain no less than a B (3.0) average in all course work. Attendance at all scheduled lectures, laboratories and other classroom activities is required. In general, all coursework should be completed by the end of the second year.

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Core Curricullum	Course Name	Credits
CB 570	Pathological Aspects of Disease	3
GC 665	Cell Signaling	3
CB 625	Principles of Molecular & Cell Development	3
CB 616, 626, 636	Current Topics in MCB I,II, III	1
CB 710, 720, 730	Seminar I,II,III	1
CB 470	Mechanisms of Personalized Medicine I,II, III	1
CB 920	Research I,II,III	Variable
BI 525	Genetic Information Transfer	3
GC 550	Foundations in Biomedical Sciences	10
GC 640	Research Ethics: Case Study Aproach	1
GC 660	Statistical Methods for Data Analysis	3
GC 730	Planning and Writing a Research Grant	1
TE	Basic Concepts in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine	2

Curriculum of Study PhD Program

Curriculum of Study for the MD/PhD Program

Suggested Elective Courses

Certain components of the Core Curriculum may be modified or waived to account for the individual experience and background of the student. Any modifications must be approved by the Program Director. In addition to the required courses, the graduate program and College offer a wide range of additional introductory and upper level courses which are available to students. Additional elective graduate courses are available from among all course offerings within the Graduate College. The student, in consultation with his/her research advisor, may thus select course offerings that meet specific objectives and/or needs.