Doctoral candidates take additional courses as befits their research interests. A qualifying written and oral examination for the Ph.D. is taken when most course work has been completed. A booklet describing the research interests of the faculty is available on request. M.S. degrees require a minimum of 24 course credits and 6 hours of research credits. The Ph.D. degree requires 39 course credits and 33 research credits.
All degrees require a thesis based on the student's original research.
Since the number varies, students requesting financial aid are encouraged to submit their applications as early as possible. Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. J.M. Fagan, Ph.D., Assoc. Prof. Animal Sciences. R.P. Ferraris, Ph.D., Asst.