Core Curriculum
Requirements and Didactic Training for the Degree in Molecular and Cellular Toxicology: An applicant for the Doctor of Philosophy degree must complete a minimum of ninety credit hours including a minimum of thirty credit hours in dissertation research, and 60 credit hours in the core curriculum and electives. The applicant must pass a written and an oral qualifying examination. In addition, the student must write and successfully defend a dissertation, the presentation component consisting of a seminar open to the public.
Academic Requirements: All students are required to maintain at least a ‘B’ grade point average (3.0 GPA). Should a student’s cumulative GPA drops below 3.0 in a semester; the student will be placed on academic probation for the next semester. Should a student’s GPA remains below 3.0 for more than one semester; a Graduate Fellowship will not support the student. Failure to raise the grade point average to the minimum 3.0 levels is grounds for dismissal from the program. A failure (grade lower than ‘B’ or ‘fail’) in a Core Course may be grounds for dismissal for the program.
Core Curriculum: The Molecular and Cellular Toxicology program is composed of a set of core (required) courses together with a set of elective courses to allow tailoring of individual training to achieve the desired preceptor emphasis. The curriculum for the program is selected from relevant courses presently taught by the faulty in the basic science departments of the School of Medicine. The required courses will provide the student with a sufficiently broad base of knowledge and a basic comprehension of the field. The elective courses (see below) will provide the student with more detailed knowledge and laboratory experience necessary to develop sufficient expertise in the more narrowly defined specific area(s) of research that the student will be pursuing.