Mar 29, 2024  
Graduate Record 2017-2018 
    
Graduate Record 2017-2018 [ARCHIVED RECORD]

Microbiology


Prerequisites


Entering students must have demonstrated high levels of achievement in their undergraduate education. Students entering the program are expected to have had some laboratory research experience. Prospective students should apply for admission through the Biomedical Sciences (BIMS) Graduate Program.

Requirements Ph.D. in Microbiology


The student’s course selection will be made to fulfill MIC PhD and NIH training program requirements. The basic requirements for a Microbiology degree are as follows:

  • BIMS 6000 - Core Course in Integrative Biosciences  
  • Four (4) advanced modules (at least 2 of these must be MIC specific modules – see below)
  • BIMS 7100 - Research Ethics  
  • MICR 8006 - Continuing Colloquium in Microbiology   (primary literature is read, presented, and discussed)
  • Attendance at the weekly MIC Departmental Seminars – Attendance of all students in program is expected, and is required for first and second years.
  • Qualifying Exam: Toward the end of the second year, each student must prepare a written document and orally defend a detailed dissertation research proposal.  Ph.D. candidates are required to successfully prepare and defend the proposal before July 1st of the second year in order to remain in good standing as a Ph.D. candidate, and to continue receiving financial support from the Department. MSTP students are required to successfully prepare and defend the proposal before Oct. 1st of the second graduate year. One of the faculty with a primary microbiology appointment (not the mentor) should serve as the chairperson or first-reader of the committee. The student’s mentor will be an essentially silent member of the committee during the oral defense of the qualifying exam.
  • First-Author Publication: Each MIC student is expected to have a sufficient body of work, which includes at least one first-author, peer-reviewed and accepted research publication prior to the private defense of the dissertation with the thesis committee.
  • All MIC students must complete a minimum of 72 hours of graduate credit. A minimum of 24 out of the 72 credit hours must be graded coursework.

MIC Specific Modules: