Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, PhD
Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2019-2020. Learn more about Graduate College Academic Regulation 7.0.
Total Hours: 60 Hours (Beyond the Master's Degree)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core Courses | ||
| Combined 45 hours of required core courses and electives to total 45 hours. | 45 | |
| Research Compliance and Biochemistry Graduate Colloquium | ||
| Articulation of Research Logic | ||
BIOC 5121 1 | ||
| Other Core Courses Listed Below as Required by the Student's Advisor and Graduate Thesis Advisory Committee: | ||
| Biochemical Principles | ||
| Metabolism | ||
| Advanced Biochemical Techniques (10 credits maximum) | ||
| Seminar | ||
| Physical Biochemistry | ||
| Signal Transduction | ||
| Functional Genomics | ||
| Physical Biochemistry | ||
| Epigenetics | ||
| Protein Structure and Enzyme Function | ||
| Biomembranes and Bioenergetics | ||
| Plant Biochemistry | ||
| Electives | ||
Select 15 hours minimum from the following: | ||
| Introduction to Bioinformatics | ||
| Molecular Genetics | ||
| Biochemical Laboratory Methods | ||
| Selected Topics in Biochemistry | ||
Other Graduate-Level Courses Approved by the Graduate Committee | ||
| Hours Subtotal | 45 | |
| Required Research | ||
| BIOC 6000 (Offered for variable credit, 1-15 credit hours, maximum of 60 credit hours.) | 15 | |
| Hours Subtotal | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 60 | |
| 1 | Course to be taken 1 time each year prior to year of graduation. |
Total Hours: 90 Hours (Beyond the Bachelor's Degree)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core Courses | ||
| BIOC 5002 | Research Compliance and Biochemistry Graduate Colloquium | 2 |
| BIOC 5112 | Articulation of Research Logic | 2 |
| BIOC 5121 1 | 1 | |
| BIOC 5753 | Biochemical Principles | 3 |
| BIOC 5753 | Biochemical Principles | 3 |
| BIOC 5853 | Metabolism | 3 |
| BIOC 5930 | Advanced Biochemical Techniques | 3 |
| BIOC 6110 | Seminar 2 | 2 |
| BIOC 6740 (Offered for variable credit, 1-2 credit hours, maximum of 2 credit hours. ) | 3 | |
| Plus 4 advanced (BIOC 6000-level courses) | 12 | |
| Signal Transduction | ||
| Functional Genomics | ||
| Physical Biochemistry | ||
| Epigenetics | ||
| Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis | ||
| Protein Structure and Enzyme Function | ||
| Biomembranes and Bioenergetics | ||
| Plant Biochemistry | ||
| Hours Subtotal | 34 | |
| Electives | ||
| Select 41 hours of the following: | 41 | |
| Introduction to Bioinformatics | ||
| Molecular Genetics | ||
| Biochemical Laboratory Methods | ||
| Selected Topics in Biochemistry (15 Hours Maximimum) | ||
| Hours Required | 41 | |
| Required Research | ||
| BIOC 6000 (Offered for variable credit, 1-9 credit hours, maximum of 30 credit hours.) | 15 | |
| Hours Subtotal | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 90 | |
| 1 | Course to be taken 1 time each year prior to year of graduation. |
| 2 | Course to be taken 2 times at one credit each. |
Other Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, PhD, Requirements
- Pass PhD Preliminary Examination.
- Pass PhD Candidacy Examination: Present and pass the defense of a written research proposal.
- The student's Graduate Committee must approve the written thesis, and an oral defense on the content of the thesis must be passed.
General Graduate College Requirements
- A minimum Grade-Point-Average of 3.00 is required
- A minimum Grade of "C" is required in all degree applicable courses
- No courses utilizing the Pass-No Pass grading system are permitted
- GRAD 5082 or GRAD 5092 may not be used to meet degree requirements
Additional Graduate College Masters Degree Requirements
Plan I (coursework with thesis)
- A minimum of 30 credit hours
- A minimum of 24 coursework credit hours comprised of:
- 6 research or creative component credit hours
- 21 in-residence credit hours (maximum of 9 transfer hours with "B" or better)
- 21 credit hours at 5000- or 6000-level
- A minimum of 24 coursework credit hours comprised of:
Plan II (coursework without thesis)
- A minimum of 32 credit hours
- A maximum of 3 credit hours of research or creative component
- A minimum of 23 in-residence credit hours (maximum of 9 transfer credit hours with "B" or better)
- A minimum of 21 credit hours at the 5000- or 6000-level