GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
(in addition to completing first year requirements in BBSP)
- Residency - be in residence at least 4 semesters
- Course Load - carry at least 9 credits per semester for 2 years
- Exams - successfully complete comprehensive qualifying exams (oral & written)
- Defense - successfully defend thesis before an examining committee
- Teaching - serve one semester as a teaching assistant (recommended in 1st or 2nd yr)
Select ONE from the following:
- TA in BIOC 107 or 108 for noncredit
- TA in BIOC 107 or 108 for 2 credit hrs via BIOC 702 or 703 - Teaching in Biochem
- TA in other science departments on campus (e.g. Biology) with documentation of satisfactory performance
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
(term, # of credit hours in parentheses)
CORES:
- BIOC 701 Seminar Topics in Biochemistry (Fall, 2)
- BIOC 712 Scientific Writing (Spring, 3)
- BIOC 715 Oral Scientific Presentation (Summer, 1)
- Choose 3 additional core courses from the following:
Molecular Biology, Systems Biology & Cellular Biochemistry (choose 2 courses)
BIOC 631 Advanced Molecular Biology I (Fall, 3)
BIOC 632 Advanced Molecular Biology II (Spring, 3)
BIOC 643 Cell Biology I (Fall, 3)
BIOC 644 Cell Biology II (Spring, 3)
Physical Biochemistry (choose 1 course)
Choose one of from these courses:
BIOC 601 Enzyme Properties, Mechanism and Regulation (Fall, 3)
BIOC 655 Case Studies in Structural Biology (Spring, 3)
OR Choose three modules (equals 1 course) from the Biophysics Track cores
ELECTIVES:
• 2 courses (or a minimum of 4 credit hours)
• Choose from any graduate-level course in a biomedical discipline (can include list of cores above, but courses taken as a core requirement in the department and BBSP cannot count as an elective.
Suggested Electives
BIOC 722 Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology (Fall, 2) – combined course w/NBIO 722
BIOC 700 Current Topics in RNA Structure, Function, and Technology (Spring, 2)
BIOC 706 Biochemistry of Human Diseases (Fall, 3)
BIOC 707 Cellular Metabolism & Human Disease (Spring, 2)
BIOC 725 Signal Transduction (Fall, 2) – combined course w/PHCO 725
BIOC 738 Nanomedicine (Spring, 3) – combined course w/PHCO 738
BIOC 805 Molecular Modeling (Fall, 3) – combined course w/MEDC 805
CHEM 733 Advances in Macromolecular Structure and Function (Fall, 3)
MCRO 614 Immunobiology (Fall, 3)
MCRO 630 Virology (Fall, 3)
*More information on the Graduate School's Ph.D. Degree Requirements and Admission to Candidacy can be found in the Graduate School Handbook.
