Degree Plans

Students are required to complete 30 credits of coursework, including 17 credits of required courses and 13 credits of elective courses. Most students choose to complete the program in two semesters, though a three-semester format is also available. Other variations are also possible; please contact the program coordinator to discuss.

Consult the Main Campus Academic Calendar for Add/Drop deadlines, exams, holidays and other important dates.

Our program charges a full-time, per-semester flat rate for students taking 12 credits or more in a semester, and a part-time, per-credit rate for students taking fewer than 12 credits.

Example Two-Term Plan

Fall Term

Course NameCredits
BINF 5210 Bioinformatics4
BINF 5240 Bioinformatics Computing5
BINF 5730 Bioinformatics Seminar Series I1
BINF 5860 Molecular Biology for Bioinformatics2
Elective3
15 Credits

Students pay the per-semester flat rate.

Spring Term

Course NameCredits
BINF 5740 Bioinformatics Seminar Series II1
BINF 7950 Bioinformatics Internship Proposal1
BINF 5800 Systems Biology & Bioinformatics3
Elective3
Elective3
Elective2
Elective2
15 Credits

Summer Term

Course NameCredits
BINF 7951 Bioinformatics Internship0-4
0-4 Credits

Students pay the per-semester flat rate.

Example Three-Semester Plan

Fall 1

Course NameCredit(s)
BINF 5210 Bioinformatics4
BINF 5240 Bioinformatics Computing5
BINF 5730 Bioinformatics Seminar Series I1
10 Credits

Students pay the per-credit rate.

Spring 1

Course NameCredit(s)
BINF 5740 Bioinformatics Seminar Series II1
BINF 5800 Systems Biology & Bioinformatics3
Elective3
Elective3
10 Credits

Students pay the per-credit rate.

Fall 2

Course NameCredit(s)
BINF 5860 Molecular Biology for Bioinformatics2
BINF 7950 Bioinformatics Internship Proposal1
BINF 7951 Bioinformatics Internship0
Elective3
Elective3
10 Credits

Students pay the per-credit rate.

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