Overview of Curricular Requirements
Curricular Requirements
The PULSe curriculum has been designed to provide students with the basic information they will need to succeed in the PULSe Training Groups during their Ph.D. work. In addition, the curriculum provides a broad and interdisciplinary program of study with the maximum possible flexibility so that students may tailor their programs to their individual needs and explore several training areas before deciding on one for their thesis program. The core requirements are a combination of general courses, Training Group specific survey courses, and laboratory rotations.
Credit Hours: The core requirements comprise 16-19 credits;
- 7 credits of general coursework, divided into four focus areas
- 4-7 credits of Training Group Introductory courses (2 courses of 2 - 4 credits each); Training Groups may require additional, specialty coursework, beyond the core requirements
- 1 credit of a participatory seminar course
- 4 rotation credits of GRAD 60100, performing lab rotations in the first year, not to be listed on the Plan of Study
69900 research credits (number of 69900 hours taken are determined on an individual basis by the PULSe Office each semester; note that a total of 90 credit hours are required for the Ph.D.)
The student's research progress will be monitored for its ability to meet demands for publication in a peer-reviewed journal. This is one component of the Advisory Committee evaluation performed each year.
*The Biotechnology and Computational and Systems Biology Training Groups have additional core and credit hour requirements. See pages 10-11 in the PULSe Guidebook for details.
