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Jul 01, 2022
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GRADUATE CATALOG 2015-2016 [Archived Catalog]
Biology (Medical Sciences), M.S.
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The Master of Science in Biology (Medical Sciences) program is designed to prepare students for a career in medical sciences research or for those students wishing to enter medical or dental school. This degree can be completed in one calendar year. For those who have a Class A Standard Educator License, this degree meets the requirement for Class AA Standard Educator License.
Admission Requirements
- Students must have a minimum score on one of the following exams in order to enroll in this program: MCAT 20, DAT 15, General GRE: Verbal -146 , Quantitative-146. Acceptable standardize exams must be submitted prior enrollment.
- Science undergraduate hours requirement: 16 hours of biology, 16 hours of chemistry, and 8 hours of physics are required to enter this program.
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Requirements of the Program
Students must complete a minimum of 33 semester hours of graduate work. Students must take 3 of the following courses: Vertebrate Histology, Pharmacology I, Human Gross Anatomy, Medical Physiology I, Medical Physiology II, and Human Neuroanatomy. Students must also complete BIO 6430 Graduate Seminar. Students who wish to earn the MS Biology (Medical Sciences) Degree may not count more than 6 hours of research toward the degree. The remaining courses may be taken from the following: - BIO 5403 - Vertebrate Histology Credits,: 5 sem. hrs.
- BIO 5404 - Pharmacology I Credits,: 5 sem. hrs.
- BIO 5405 - Pharmacology II Credits,: 5 sem. hrs.
- BIO 5406 - Introduction to Toxicology Credits,: 3 sem. hrs.
- BIO 5407 - Biology of Cancer Credits,: 3 sem. hrs.
- BIO 5409 - Human Embryology Credits,: 3 sem. hrs.
- BIO 5410 - Human Gross Anatomy Credits,: 8 sem. hrs.
- BIO 5412 - Medical Physiology I Credits,: 6 sem. hrs.
- BIO 5413 - Medical Physiology II Credits,: 5 sem. hrs.
- BIO 5414 - General Microbiology Credits,: 4 sem. hrs.
- BIO 5415 - Immunology Credits,: 3 sem. hrs.
- BIO 5416 - Immunology and Virology Lab Credits,: 1 sem. hr.
- BIO 5417 - Medical Microbiology Credits,: 4 sem. hrs.
- BIO 5418 - Infectious Diseases Credits,: 3 sem. hrs
- BIO 5419 - DNA Forensics Credits,: 3 sem. hrs.
- BIO 5422 - Virology Credits,: 3 sem. hrs.
- BIO 5425 - Human Neuroanatomy Credits,: 5 sem. hrs.
- BIO 5426 - Mitochondrial Genomics Credits,: 3 sem. hrs.
- BIO 5442 - Special Topics Credits,: 1 sem. hr.
- BIO 5443 - Special Topics Credits,: 1 sem. hr.
- BIO 5445 - Special Topics Credits,: 3 sem. hrs.
- BIO 5446 - Special Topics Credits,: 3 sem. hrs.
- BIO 5447 - Special Topics Credits,: 3 sem. hrs.
- BIO 5448 - Special Topics Credits,: 3 sem. hrs.
- BIO 5449 - Special Topics Credits,: 3 sem. hrs.
- BIO 6305 - Cell Physiology Credits,: 2 sem. hrs.
- BIO 6330 - Seminar Observation Credits,: 1 sem. hour
- BIO 6430 - Graduate Seminar Credits,: 2 sem. hrs.
- BIO 6460 - Independent Studies and Research Credits,: 1-3 sem hrs
- BIO 6461 - Independent Studies and Research Credits,: 1-3 sem hrs
- BIO 6462 - Independent Studies and Research Credits,: 1-3 sem hrs
- BIO 6501 - Unifying Principles of Modern Biology Credits,: 3 sem. hrs.
- BIO 6505 - Genomics Credits,: 3 sem. hrs.
- BIO 6506 - Food and Water Microbiology Credits,: 3 sem. hrs.
- BIO 6541 - Medical Genetics Credits,: 3 sem. hrs.
- BIO 6545 - Special Topics Credits,: 1-3 sem hrs
- BIO 6546 - Special Topics Credits,: 1-3 sem hrs
- BIO 6547 - Special Topics Credits,: 1-3 sem hrs
- BIO 6562 Research
- BIO 6563 - Thesis I Credits,: 3 sem. hrs.
- BIO 6564 - Thesis II Credits,: 3 sem. hrs.
- BIO 6591 - Field Studies Credits,: 1 sem. hr.
- BIO 6592 - Field Studies Credits,: 2 sem. hrs.
- BIO 6593 - Field Studies Credits,: 3 sem. hrs.
- CHE 5418 - Biochemistry: Macromolecules Credits,: 3 sem. hrs.
- CHE 5419 - Biochemistry: Metabolism Credits,: 3 sem. hrs.
- CHE 5420 - Bioanalytical Chemistry Laboratory Credits,: 1 sem. hrs.
- CHE 5421 - Biophysical Chemistry Laboratory Credits,: 1 sem. hrs.
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