Cell and Molecular Biology - Doctor of Philosophy

Complete all of the following courses (15 credits):
Molecular Biology and Protein Structure
Cell Structure and Function
Cell and Molecular Biology Seminar
One graduate course in scientific ethics
Complete one of the following courses (3 credits):
Eukaryotic Molecular Genetics
Complete a minimum of two additional graduate courses of at least 3 credits each that are related to the student's research.
Complete a 10–week research rotation in the laboratory of each of three different members of the cell and molecular biology faculty during the first year of enrollment in the program.
Pass the preliminary examination given at the end of the second year of graduate study.
Successfully complete a minimum of two semesters as a teaching assistant in a department represented on the cell and molecular biology faculty. The student's teaching assignment must be approved by the director of the doctoral program in cell and molecular biology.