Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Biomedical Sciences

The Biomedical Sciences PhD program is an interdisciplinary program that combines biological and physical science. This program is intended to educate students in independent research and team collaboration within the field. The Biomedical Sciences PhD program requires a minimum of 72 credit hours beyond the bachelor?s degree, including a minimum total of 27 hours of formal course work exclusive of independent study that are required. The program requires 23 credit hours of core courses, 12 credit hours of electives, and a minimum of 15 credit hours of dissertation research. The remaining 22 credit hours may consist of additional electives, doctoral research and/or dissertation research. Students with an earned master?s degree may request that up to 30 credit hours of previous course work be waived. New students will take a two-semester introductory course, participate in laboratory rotations to identify a research area of interest, and take a sequence of required seminars.