iBio Course Requirements

During their graduate studies, students must take at least 6 s.h. of advanced lecture-based courses, see Section III list below for examples, plus a data informatics requirement and a free elective. If a student is required to take any lecture courses to make up for undergraduate deficiencies (e.g., Physics, Biochemistry, or Fundamental Genetics Lecture), these do not count towards the 6 s.h. minimum. Specialized introductory courses (e.g. Cell Biology BIOL:2723, Ecology BIOL:2673) also do not count towards the 6 s.h. minimum. An additional free elective is also required and can be fulfilled with either a third advanced lecture course or a second data analysis course. Most students will take more than the minimum during their graduate career.

All continuing iBio students (Ph.D. and M.S.) must enroll in the COSMOS Fall Graduate Seminar Series (1 s.h.) each Fall semester and must participate by giving research seminars as scheduled.

I. First Year

Students should have up to a total of 15 s.h. of enrollment (9 s.h. minimum) for EACH semester. Other electives may be included as desired. Most students will also TA either BIOL:1411 or BIOL:1412 during the Spring semester.

Ph.D. students should add research hours to reach 15 s.h. total in each of their first four semesters.

II. Second Year

Ph.D. students should add research hours to reach 15 s.h. total in each of their first four semesters.

III. Advanced Lecture Courses

The following courses are considered advanced lecture courses to satisfy the 6 s.h. course requirement for the iBio graduate program (Ph.D. and M.S.). These courses must be 3000-level or higher and must be designed primarily for seniors and graduate students. Any lecture courses used to make up for undergraduate deficiencies (e.g., Physics, Biochemistry, or Fundamental Genetics) and other specialized introductory courses (e.g., Cell Biology BIOL:2723, Ecology BIOL:2673) are not counted towards the advanced lecture requirement. The list below is not exhaustive and students are encouraged to seek out other appropriate courses in consultation with their advisor and the Director of Graduate Studies.

IV. Seminar Courses

All continuing iBio students (Ph.D. and M.S.) must enroll in the COSMOS Fall Graduate seminar series (1 s.h.) each Fall semester and must participate by giving research seminars as scheduled.

In the Spring semester of the second year, all iBio students (Ph.D. and M.S.) must enroll in:

In addition to "Seminar: Writing in Natural Sciences (BIOL: 6188)," Ph.D. students must enroll in 3 (and M.S. students in 2) more seminar courses during their graduate career. This count would include "COSMOS Seminar (BIOL: 6298)" taken for 2 s.h. in the second semester/Spring of the first year in residence.

Because the topics in both the Fall and Spring 2 s.h. offerings of "COSMOS Seminar (BIOL: 6298)" will change each time it is offered, these courses can be taken several times to meet the Seminar Requirement.
 

V. Data Informatics Courses