Core Curriculum (required of all graduate students)

*As will be explained to all students when they originally register, students register for Scholarly Integrity for two semesters.
**Any elective approved by the director of graduate studies.

English as a Second Language courses may be required for foreign students with marginal language proficiency as determined by the university and/or department.

To meet departmental requirements, doctoral students must obtain a grade of “B” or better in Graduate Physiology (“B-” or lower constitutes a non-passing grade), a grade of “S” for Scholarly Integrity, and a grade point average of 3.0 or better for all electives (a grade below “B”, but above “D-”, is permissible for individual electives, so long as the average grade point of all electives taken during the graduate program remains above 3.0).

To meet Graduate College requirements, doctoral students must maintain an overall grade point average of 3.0 or better.

The Ph.D. degree requires 72 semester hours of graduate credit. 

Typical curriculum for a PhD student

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Spring

Other courses commonly taken to meet the elective requirement

Any elective pre-approved by the director of graduate studies can be used to meet the elective requirement. A total of 3 semester hours of elective is required, not necessarily 3 courses. The following are some of the most commonly taken options:

Typical curriculum for a MSTP student

In total, 30 semester hours from the medical school curriculum can be applied toward the 72 semester hours required toward the PhD.

Fall

Spring

Other courses commonly taken to meet the elective requirement

Any elective pre-approved by the director of graduate studies can be used to meet the elective requirement. Because the first-year medical curriculum satisfies 6 of the required 9 semester hour elective credits, a total of 3 additional semester hours of elective is required. Note that 3 semester hours of elective are required, not necessarily 3 courses. The following are some of the most commonly taken options:

Core and Example Curricula—MS

Core Curriculum (required of all MS students)

*As will be explained to all students when they originally register, students register for Scholarly Integrity for two semesters.
**Any elective approved by the director of graduate studies.

English as a Second Language courses may be required for foreign students with marginal language proficiency as determined by the University and/or Department.

In accordance with Graduate College requirements, Masters students must pass all coursework (grade of “D-“ or better, “S” for courses graded S/U) and must maintain an overall grade point of 2.75.

The MS degree WITH or WITHOUT thesis requires 30 semester hours of graduate credit. 21 of those hours must be fulfilled through didactic course work.  

Additional Requirements

MS with thesis: After the thesis is accepted by the thesis committee, the candidate must pass an oral examination on the research described in the thesis or related subjects.

MS without thesis: A library research report must be prepared and the student must pass a written examination covering the area of the research report and the graduate program in Molecular Physiology and Biophysics.