Rotations are organized according to each student's strengths and interests by a faculty advisory committee, which is assigned before matriculation on the basis of information submitted in the graduate school application. When a thesis adviser is chosen, the composition of the advisory committee is suitably adjusted. Course requirements include a core of four semester courses in biochemistry, molecular genetics, gene expression, and cell design principles, as well as three advanced level courses. A qualifying examination is administered in the spring of the second year. Students generally take five years to graduate following course work, research and preparation, and defense of a dissertation.
All students receive financial support throughout their graduate training.
No teaching or laboratory assisting is required for receipt of this financial aid, although opportunities are available for those who elect to do so. Subsidized furnished and unfurnished apartments are available opposite the College of medicine in the Max and Evelynne Low Residence Halls . Requirements for Admission An applicant for enrollment in the Sue Golding Graduate Division of Medical Sciences should hold a Bachelor's degree from a college or university of recognized standing or present evidence of an equivalent education. Evaluation of equivalency of an undergraduate degree, including qualifications of foreign students, will be determined by the Director and the Graduate Committee. The division admits students with diverse undergraduate training.