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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+Summer Plan 
Fall Term 
Course Name Credits BINF 5210 Bioinformatics 4 BINF 5240 Bioinformatics Computing 5 BINF 5860 Molecular Biology for Bioinformatics 3 BINF 5730 Bioinformatics Seminar Series I 1 Fall Elective(s) 2 15 Credits 
 
Spring Term 
Course Name Credits BINF 5800 Systems Biology & Bioinformatics 3 BINF 5740 Bioinformatics Seminar Series II 1 BINF 7950 Bioinformatics Internship Proposal 1 Spring Elective(s) 10 15 Credits 
 
Summer Term 
Course Name Credits BINF 7951 Bioinformatics Internship (Full Session ) 0 0 Credits 
 
Example Three-Semester Plan 
Fall 1 
Course Name Credit(s) BINF 5210 Bioinformatics 4 BINF 5240 Bioinformatics Computing 5 BINF 5730 Bioinformatics Seminar Series I 1 10 Credits 
 
Spring 1 
Course Name Credit(s) BINF 5800 Systems Biology & Bioinformatics 3 BINF 5740 Bioinformatics Seminar Series II 1 Spring Elective(s) 6 10 Credits 
 
Fall 2 
Course Name Credit(s) BINF 5860 Molecular Biology for Bioinformatics 3 BINF 7950 Bioinformatics Internship Proposal 1 BINF 7951 Bioinformatics Internship 0 Fall Elective(s) 6 10 Credits 
 
 
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