General Requirements

Students pursuing a graduate certificate in Biology must complete the following requirements

• 18 credit hours in Biology
• Courses must be completed with a grade of B or higher
• Courses are 3 credit hours unless otherwise noted
• A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 is required

Course Requirements

• BIOL-T 570 Evolution
• Complete two of the following courses
  • BIOL-T 571 Introductory Biochemistry 
  • BIOl-T 572 Cell Biology
  • BIOL-T 573 Macromolecular Structure & Interaction
  • BIOL-T 574 Immunology
  • BIOL-T 575 Molecular Biology
  • BIOL-T 576 Bioinformatics: Theory and Application 
  • BIOL-T 577 Molecular Genetics and Genomics
• Complete two of the following courses
  • BIOL-T 580 Developmental Biology
  • BIOL-T 581 Neurobiology
  • BIOL-T 582 Advanced Field Zoology
  • BIOL-T 583 Problem in Genetics - Higher Organisms
  • BIOL-T 584 Marine Community Ecology
  • BIOL-T 585* Model Organisms in Research (Counted only once)
  • BIOL-T 586 Animal Nutrition
  • BIOL-T 587 Omithology
  • BIOL-T 588 Horticultural Plants: Biotechnology, Physiology, and Development
  • BIOL-T 589 Ecology 
• Complete one course 
  • BIOL-T 585* Model Organisms in Research 
  • BIOL-T 590 Critical Analysis of Scientific Literature
  • BIOL-T 591 History of Life
  • BIOL-T 592 Social Implications of Biology