Degree Requirements

Students must maintain continuous registration in BIOL 996, and register in BIOL 990 during the Fall and Winter terms.

  • GPS 960.0
  • GPS 961.0, if research involves human subjects
  • GPS 962.0, if research involves animal subjects
  • BIOL 990.0
  • BIOL 996.0
  • a minimum of 9 credit units of 800-level courses, completed prior to transfer
  • additional courses, if recommended by the student's Advisory Committee
  • dissertation defense
  • doctoral candidacy assessment