Electives - 13 credit hours minimum Students select courses from the following or other graduate courses approved by the
Graduate Director and Committee Chairperson:
BSC 6393 Advances in Life Science Credit hours: 1 (Can be taken 3 times)
PCB 6920 Advances in Cell and Molecular Biology Credit hours: 1
BSC 6932 Selected Topics in Biology (6 Credit Hours for this program)
MCB 5655 Applied and Environmental Microbiology Credit Hours: 3
BSC 6437 Biotechnology and Bioethics Credit Hours: 3
BSC 6910 Directed Research – (6 Credit Hours for this program)
Thesis (Research and Defense) - 8 credit hours minimum
BSC 6935 Graduate Seminar in Biology – Credit hours 1
BSC 6971 Thesis: Master’s 2-19 credits (7 credit hours for this program)
Submission and Approval of Thesis Proposal
Successful Completion of an Oral Qualifying Examination
Presentation Requirement (1 presentation at national/regional professional meetings)
