All students are required to pass an oral examination based on their thesis proposal as part of their degree requirements. Two failures on this examination will result in the student being dismissed from the program. At the discretion of the faculty, additional courses at the undergraduate or graduate level may be required for a student found to have inadequate preparation. Selected with the approval of advisor. This is a basic course in the design and analysis of biological experiments.
Emphasis is given to analysis of biological and medical data.
The lab, BI412L MUST be taken concurrently . Fall BI412L is the laboratory portion of BI412G and MUST be taken concurrently . This course covers the principles of protein chemistry and enzyme nomenclature, catalysis, kinetics, and control. It includes three hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory. This course is a survey of the classification and morphology of fishes, with emphasis on local forms.