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2008-2009 Graduate Catalog 
    
2008-2009 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Genetics (Ph.D.)


Doctoral degree requirements


Genetics Program students are also required to meet the seminar requirements of the students in their host departments.

A minimum of 90 credits is required, with typical course programs of 25 to 40 credit hours: Courses must include:

  • A statistics course (700 level or higher)
  • A biochemistry class (700 level or higher)
  • A course in population genetics (700 level or higher)

Additional courses required for the PhD degree depend on the emphasis of the degree program:


Molecular, cellular and developmental genetics emphasis


PhD students in the Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Genetics emphasis must take two or more of the following courses:

Genetics of plant-microbe interactions emphasis


PhD students in Genetics of Plant-Microbe Interactions emphasis must take two or more of the following courses:

Arthropod genetics emphasis


PhD students in the Arthropod Genetics emphasis must take two or more of the following courses: