I&I Graduate Student Handbook

MPT Graduate Student Handbook

Required courses for I&I graduate students

Fall semester, 1st year

Course Name Credit Hours
MICROB 8303 Fundamental Virology 2
MICROB 8404 Foundations in Bacterial Pathogenesis 2
TR_BIOSC 8500 Translational Biosciences I 3
TR_BIOSC 8550 Skills in Translational Biosciences I 1
TR_BIOSC 8560 Data Design and Analysis I 3
TR_BIOSC 9085 Rotations in Translational Bioscience 1
MICROB 9087 Seminar in Microbiology 1


Spring semester, 1st year

Course Name Credit Hours
MICROB 8304 Immunology 3
MICROB 9087 Seminar in Microbiology 1
TR_BIOSC 8555 Professional Skills for Translational Biosciences II 1
TR_BIOSC 9085 Rotations in Translational Bioscience 1

 

Summer semester, 1st year

Course Name Credit Hours
MICROB 9090 Research in Microbiology 5

 

Fall semester, 2nd year

Course Name Credit Hours
  (I&I Advanced Elective) 4
  (Other Elective) 0-3
MICROB 9087 Seminar in Microbiology 1
MICROB 9090 Research in Microbiology 1+
TR_BIOSC 9422 Journal Club 1

 

Spring semester, 2nd year

Course Name Credit Hours
  (I&I Advanced Elective) 4
  (Other Elective) 0-3
MICROB 9087 Seminar in Microbiology 1
MICROB 9090 Research in Microbiology 1+
TR_BIOSC 9422 Journal Club 1
TR_BIOSC 9476 Fellowship and Grant and Manuscript Writing for Biomedical Scientists 3

 

Summer semester, 2nd year

Course Name Credit Hours
MICROB 9090 Research in Microbiology 5

 

I&I Advanced Electives (2 required)

Course Name Credit Hours
MICROB 9001 Topics in Microbiology (Adv. Virology) 4
MICROB 9404 Adv. Bacterial Pathogenesis 4
MICROB 9407 Adv. Immunology 4
MICROB 9449 Infection and Immunity 4

 

Other 8000/9000-level electives: The DGS and the student’s doctoral committee approves electives.

Credit-Hour Requirements

The graduate school requires 72 hours of advanced study to be completed for a PhD degree. A minimum of 15 hours of 8000-9000 level course work, not including Rotations, Seminar, and Dissertation Research.

Full-Time Student Enrollment

Graduate student full-time enrollment status pre-comprehensive exam:

  • 9 credit hours each for fall and spring, 5 credit hours for summer.

Graduate student full-time enrollment status post-comprehensive exam:

  • 2 credit hours each for fall and spring, 1 credit hour for summer.

Resources: (Forms and Travel information)

Doctoral Forms


Travel Award Applications