Typical Schedule of Courses
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The Molecular and Cellular Pathology Ph.D. program has a minimal number of obligatory core courses. The schedule of courses taken by individual students will vary tremendously, reflecting differences in educational background and other advanced training. Thus, a specific sequence of courses is structured for each student after consideration of the student's career goals and previous educational background. Individual curriculum are designed to provide a strong foundation in the biomedical sciences and to maximize the student's understanding of pathobiology. Students who already have a professional degree, or who have taken satisfactory introductory courses as undergraduates or in Masters' programs, may proceed directly to more advanced topics in the first year. In contrast, students with recognized deficiencies in their educational backgrounds may receive extra tutorial teaching. Each student's curriculum will also include special advanced courses in the area of concentration of the student's research topic.
Typical Curriculum for Molecular and Cellular Pathology Ph.D. Students
This example assumes no previous graduate training or relevant undergraduate course work. Additional information about the pathology courses indicated in this example can be found under Course Offerings. Information about courses offered by other programs within the graduate school is available in The Graduate School Record.
First Year
| Fall Semester | Hours Credit | Spring Semester | Hours Credit |
Pathology 713 | 3 | Pathology 715 Systemic Pathology | 3 |
| Pathology 714 Mechanisms of Disease Laboratory | 2 | Pathology 716 | 2 |
| Pathology 462 Experimental Pathology | 2 (varies) | Pathology 462 Experimental Pathology | 2 (varies) |
| Pathology 801 Seminar in Pathology | 2 | Pathology 792* Seminar in Carcinogenesis | 2 |
| Genetics 631 Advanced Molecular Biology I | 3 | Genetics 632 Advanced Molecular Biology II | 3 |
OR | 3 | OR Cell Biology 644 Cell Stucture, Function, and Growth Control II | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 12 | Total Credit Hours | 12 |
*Elective hours (other basic science elective course hours can be substituted)
Second Year
| Fall Semester | Hours Credit | Spring Semester | Hours Credit |
Pathology 801 | 2 | Pathology 723 Translational Pathology | 3 |
| Pathology 900 Research in Pathology | 2 (varies) | Pathology 900 | 2 (varies) |
| Pathology 426* Biology of Blood Diseases | 3 | Pathology 725* Cancer Pathobiology | 3 |
| Biostatistics 600 Principles of Statistical Inference | 3 | Basic Science Elective | varies |
| Basic Science Elective | varies | Basic Science Elective | varies |
| Total Credit Hours | 10-12 | Total Credit Hours | 10-12 |
Third Year
| Fall Semester | Hours Credit | Spring Semester | Hours Credit |
| Pathology 900 Research in Pathology | 3 | Pathology 900 | 3 |
| Basic Science Elective | varies | Basic Science Elective | varies |
| Total Credit Hours | 3 (varies) | Total Credit Hours | 3 (varies) |
Fourth and Fifth Year
| Fall Semester | Hours Credit | Spring Semester | Hours Credit |
| Pathology 994 Doctoral Dissertation Research | varies | Pathology 994 | varies |
| Total Credit Hours | 3 (varies) | Total Credit Hours | 3 (varies) |
