Degree Requirements

Students must maintain continuous registration in the 996 course.

  • GPS 960.0
  • GPS 961.0, if research involves human subjects
  • GPS 962.0, if research involves animal subjects

A minimum of 24 credit units of coursework, including the following:

  • BIOS 990.0 
  • BIOS 996.0
  • candidacy assessment
  • dissertation defence

  • CHEP 800.3
  • PUBH 811.3
  • STAT 850.3
  • 3 credit units elective course appropriate to student's thesis research, as approved by the student's advisory committee

12 credit units from the following:

  • CHEP 806.3
  • CHEP 808.3
  • CHEP 810.3 or STAT 834.3
  • PUBH 842.3
  • PUBH 843.3
  • PUBH 846.3
  • STAT 812.3
  • STAT 847.3
  • STAT 848.3
  • STAT 851.3

Note: CHEP 805, PUBH 805, and NURS 818 cannot be used as credit for this program. Students cannot take 1 or 2 credit unit courses towards completion of this program.