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Biomedical Informatics and Computational Biology

Program Mission
The mission of the Biomedical Informatics and Computational Biology (BICB) graduate program is to provide interdisciplinary education in the area of biomedical informatics and computational biology at the interface of quantitative sciences, medicine, and biology. Graduate students receive training in the development and applications of computational methods and work in interdisciplinary teams of life scientists and computational scientists.

Faculty provide education through formal coursework, research seminars, and one-on-one advising. The focus of the Ph.D. program is on development toward independent research in an interdisciplinary environment. The M.S. program is primarily focused on coursework with an optional Master’s thesis.

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General Information

Graduate students are admitted to the University of Minnesota Graduate School after review of applications by the faculty of the program for which the student applied. The Biomedical Informatics and Computational Biology (BICB) graduate program is one of many graduate programs offered by the Graduate School of the University of Minnesota. A list of all majors and degrees offered by the University of Minnesota, the faculty members, requirements, and courses can be found in the Graduate School Catalog.

The BICB graduate program is an all-University, interdisciplinary graduate program. The administrative home is at the University of Minnesota Rochester. Faculty come from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, the University of Minnesota Rochester, the Hormel Institute, Mayo Clinic, and IBM. A Director of Graduate Studies (DGS) and an Associate Director of Graduate Studies (A-DGS) are the liaison with departments and partnering institutions.

General information about graduate programs at the University of Minnesota can be found at the web page of the Graduate School. The Graduate School has also issued a Graduate Student Handbook with useful information about policies and procedures that are relevant to all University of Minnesota graduate students.

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Registration Information

1. The Class Schedule is available under the Quick Links. Select the Term and then the Subject to find the courses you wish to register for. If you are registering for the first time, see your temporary advisor and the DGS/Associate DGS before you register for courses. Returning graduate students should discuss the schedule for the upcoming semester with their advisor/co-advisors and committee members. To register for a course, click on the Add Now button next to the section you wish to attend. If a course open to undergraduates (5000 level or below) requires departmental or instructor permission, obtain a permission number from the department that offers the course. BICB graduate courses are processed by the BICB Graduate Program Secretary at UMR. If a hold was placed on your registration, contact the DGS/Associate DGS.
2. The University requires registration every Fall and Spring semester to maintain active status. If you do not register, you are considered to have withdrawn, and you must seek re-admission to the Graduate School (see Maintaining Active Status). To get re-admitted, you need to pay a reapplication fee to the Graduate School (currently $55).
   
   The Graduate School has two registration options: active or full-time status. Full-time status is defined as 6 or more credits per semester. Students who are either Teaching or Research Assistants, or have loans to defer, or are on a foreign visa, or live in student housing must maintain full-time status (some fellowships and traineeships also require full-time status). Graduate students (M.S. Plan A or Ph.D.) who have completed all their coursework and required thesis credits and are working full-time on their research or writing of their thesis have the option to register for “Full-time Equivalent” (FTE). M.S. students register for BICB 8333 and Ph.D. students for BICB 8444 (see Procedures for FTR with One Credit for Advanced Graduate Students). Depending on the source of funding, the Graduate Program reserves the right to require registration for FTE for students who are eligible.
3. The University creates Internet accounts for all incoming students. In order to use it, you need to “initiate” it by defining a password. Your Internet account gives you 50 hours per month of modem access, as well as 50 MB of file storage space on a University server and 20 MB which can be used for a personal web page. Current students may download and use Symantec Antivirus on one personal computer (see: Virus and Antivirus Information).
4. Your e-mail account will remain active for a minimum of three semesters after the last term you registered. See Account Information for Graduating Students for more information.

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Program Procedures

Graduate students choose courses from a list of courses that satisfy requirements in Core Areas and Elective. There are five Core Areas:

1. Biochemistry, molecular and cell biology
2. Database, data mining, and computing
3. Informatics, analysis, and machine learning
4. Mathematics, biostatistics and statistics
5. Computational and systems biology

and Elective courses from the following eight areas:

1. Biochemistry, molecular and cell biology
2. Informatics, database, data mining, and computing
3. Mathematics, biostatistics and statistics
4. Chemistry, chemical engineering, and physics
5. Biophysics and structural biology
6. Imaging, information theory, and signal processing
7. Computational chemistry, medicinal chemistry and drug design
8. Clinical and translational sciences

The courses in the Core/Elective are listed in Appendix A. Students are allowed to pursue a Minor in a different program. Courses that are used to satisfy course requirements in the Core Areas of the interdisciplinary program cannot simultaneously be used to satisfy credit requirements for a Minor. The advisor(s) together with the DGS will ensure that the student selects appropriate courses.

There are specific requirements for the Ph.D., the M.S. degree, and the Minor:

Ph.D. Degree
The minimum course credit requirements for a Ph.D. are 24 course credits and 24 thesis credits (BCIB 8888). This minimum of 24 course credits must be taken to gain competency in the Core Areas (courses must cover Core Area 1 and at least two of the Core Areas 2-5 for a total of at least 12 credits, including Core courses with the BICB designator) and to cover Elective courses (total of at least 12 credits, including Core courses with the BICB designator). There is a limit of one 4xxx level course counted in the 24 course credits. In addition, students must complete 24 thesis credits (BICB 8888). Students may choose a Minor and the choice of courses must satisfy the Minor requirements. Courses that are used to satisfy course requirements in the Core Areas of the interdisciplinary program cannot simultaneously be used to satisfy credit requirements for a Minor. A maximum of 9 course credits in the Elective courses may be applied towards a Minor and thus count toward satisfying both the Elective and the Minor requirements. This program adopts the Graduate School rule that at least two-thirds of the total number of course credits included in any degree program of a Ph.D. graduate student must be taken A-F. Rules for transferring courses from other programs follow Graduate School guidelines.

Ph.D. students are required to complete a total of 120 hours of industrial or clinical internships or lab rotation(s) (collectively called internships). This is expected to be completed within the first two years and no later than by the end of the third year. If a student participates in an internship experience during the semester, he or she may sign up for BICB 8960 Internship Course (1 credit is equivalent to about 40 hours of participation per semester). Students are not required to register for internships but their participation will be tracked by the program (see Appendix C). Internships can be at any of the participating institutions or institutions/organization that are approved by the graduate program. For a list of approved organizations see Appendix C.

Ph.D. students are required to take two semesters of BICB 8920 (BICB Seminar) and four semesters of BICB 8930 (Journal Club). These credits do not count as Core or Elective Courses. They are required to take one semester of BICB 8932 Proposal Writing. This seminar is taken in preparation for their preliminary written exam. This seminar does not count toward Core or Elective courses.

Ph.D. students will take at least 1 credit in Ethics and at least 1 credit of Leadership and Management courses (see Appendix A) that cover the areas legal and intellectual property issues; academic leadership; science and technology leadership; and Clinical and translational research and entrepreneurship. These seminars or courses may count toward Elective courses.

M.S. Degree
The minimum credit requirements for a M.S. Plan A are 20 course credits in the interdisciplinary program, 6 of these credits may be in a designated Minor, and 10 thesis credits (BICB 8777). The minimum credit requirements for a M.S. Plan B are 30 course credits in the interdisciplinary program, M.S. students (Plan A and Plan B) are required to gain competency in Core Area 1 and at least one of the Core Areas 2-5 (total of at least 9 credits, including Core courses with the BICB designator). M.S. students will take at least five credits of Elective courses (including Elective courses with the BICB designator). There is a limit of one 4xxx level course counted in the total course credits. Courses that are used to satisfy course requirements in the Core Areas of the interdisciplinary program cannot simultaneously be used to satisfy credit requirements for a Minor. A maximum of 6 course credits in the Elective courses may be applied towards a Minor and thus count toward satisfying both the Elective and the Minor requirements.

This program adopts Graduate School standards: The Graduate School requires a minimum GPA of 2.80 (on a 4.00 scale) for courses included on any official master's degree program form. Courses with grades of A, B, C (including C-), and S may be included in the official degree program, but grades of S are not calculated in the GPA. Students pursuing a Plan A master's degree are required to register for 10 thesis credits (BICB 8777); these registrations are not graded and therefore cannot be used to meet course credit requirements. At least two-thirds of the course credits included on any M.S. degree program form must be taken A-F. Rules for transferring courses from other programs follow Graduate School guidelines.

M.S. students will take at least 1 credit in Ethics and least 1 credit of Leadership and Management courses (see Appendix A) that cover the areas legal and intellectual property issues; academic leadership; science and technology leadership; and Clinical and translational research and entrepreneurship. These seminars or courses may count toward Elective courses.

Minor
If a BICB graduate student pursues a Minor in a different program, courses that are used to satisfy course requirements in the Core Areas cannot simultaneously be used to satisfy credit requirements for a Minor.  A maximum of 6 course credits in the Elective courses may be applied towards a M.S. Graduate Minor and a maximum of 9 course credits in the Elective courses may be applied towards a Ph.D. Graduate Minor, and thus count toward satisfying both the Elective and the Minor requirements.

Graduate students who major in other programs may obtain a Minor in the BICB graduate program. For the doctoral Minor, a minimum of 12 credits must be completed from Core Area 1 and at least two of the Core Areas 2-5. Core BICB courses or core seminars may be included in the total of 12 credits . There is a limit of one 4xxx level course counted in the total course credits. For a Master’s Minor, a minimum of 9 credits must be completed from Core Area 1 and at least one of the Core Areas 2-5. Core BICB courses or core seminars may be included in the total of 9 credits. There is a limit of one 4xxx level course counted in the total course credits.

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Master's Degree

• The Degree Program
• Master’s Plan A
• Master’s Plan B

The BICB graduate program offers the master’s degrees under two different plans: Plan A, which requires a thesis; and Plan B, which substitutes additional coursework and a capstone experience.
Every M.S. graduate student will have a temporary advisor assigned when entering the program. The student is expected to decide on a research area by the end of the first year and to choose a permanent advisor by the end of the first year.

The examining committee for a M.S. graduate student must be chosen by the end of the first year. It consists of at least two members from the BICB graduate faculty and, if the student has a Minor, one member from the student’s Minor. If the student does not have a Minor, all members of the examining committee may be from the BICB graduate faculty but must represent at least two different budgetary units. The advisor will be the chair of the examining committee.

The Degree Program
A degree program is a list of coursework that you submit to the Graduate School as the basis for your degree. The Degree Program Form is available online. You need to file the form with the Graduate School when you have completed about 10 credits (and no later than by the end of the second semester for full-time students and the end of the second year for part-time students). List only graduate level courses (one 4000 level course is permitted). The Graduate School requires that at least 60% of the coursework for the official degree programs (excluding thesis credits) are completed as registered University of Minnesota Graduate School students. When you file your degree program, the Graduate School appoints your examining committee. Once the degree program is approved, any changes must be petitioned to the Graduate School by submitting a Petition Form.
M.S. students (Plan A and Plan B) are required to gain competency in Core Area 1 and at least one of the Core Areas 2-5 (total of at least 9 credits, including Core courses with the BICB designator).The Core Areas are:

1. Biochemistry, molecular and cell biology
2. Database, data mining, and computing
3. Informatics, analysis, and machine learning
4. Mathematics, biostatistics and statistics
5. Computational and systems biology

M.S. students will take at least five credits of Elective courses (including Elective courses with the BICB designator). The Elective courses are from the following eight areas:

1. Biochemistry, molecular and cell biology
2. Informatics, database, data mining, and computing
3. Mathematics, biostatistics and statistics
4. Chemistry, chemical engineering, and physics
5. Biophysics and structural biology
6. Imaging, information theory, and signal processing
7. Computational chemistry, medicinal chemistry and drug design
8. Clinical and translational sciences

There is a limit of one 4xxx level course counted in the total course credits. Courses that are used to satisfy course requirements in the Core Areas of the interdisciplinary program cannot simultaneously be used to satisfy credit requirements for a Minor. A maximum of 6 course credits in the Elective courses may be applied towards a Minor and thus count toward satisfying both the Elective and the Minor requirements.

M.S. students will take at least 1 credit in Ethics and at least 1 credit of Leadership and Management courses (see Appendix A) that cover the areas legal and intellectual property issues; academic leadership; science and technology leadership; and Clinical and translational research and entrepreneurship. These seminars or courses may count toward Elective courses.

This program adopts Graduate School standards: The Graduate School requires a minimum GPA of 2.80 (on a 4.00 scale) for courses included on any official master's degree program form. Courses with grades of A, B, C (including C-), and S may be included in the official degree program, but grades of S are not calculated in the GPA. Students pursuing a Plan A master's degree are required to register for 10 thesis credits (BICB 8777); these registrations are not graded and therefore cannot be used to meet course credit requirements. At least two-thirds of the course credits included on any M.S. degree program form must be taken A-F. Rules for transferring courses from other programs follow Graduate School guidelines.

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Master’s Plan A
The Plan A Master’s degree program includes the writing of a research thesis under supervision of a BICB graduate faculty. The minimum credit requirements for a M.S. Plan A are 20 course credits in the interdisciplinary program, 6 of these credits may be in a designated Minor, and 10 thesis credits (BICB 8777).

Students submitting a Master’s degree program under Plan A must present a public pre-thesis seminar to the faculty and graduate students of the program no later than in the middle of their third semester (full-time students) or middle of their third year (part-time students). The purpose of the seminar is to invite comments and suggestions on your research plan. The members of the advisory committee must be present and the seminar must be scheduled during normal working hours. Your presentation should be about 30 minutes to allow for questions.

Once the degree program has been approved by the Graduate School and the thesis is ready to go to the reviewers, you can request a Graduation Packet from the Graduate School or in person at 316 Johnston Hall). Submit the Application for Degree Form (included in the Graduation Packet) to the Registrar's office by the first working day of the intended month of graduation. You will receive a Thesis Reviewer's Report Form that needs to be signed and submitted prior to the final examination. This form generates the Final Examination Report Form (sent to your committee chair by the Graduate School after the Graduate School received the signed Thesis Reviewer's Report form). Remember to leave your committee enough time to read your thesis (at least two weeks). After your thesis defense and the final oral examination, submit the signed Final Examination Report form and two unbound copies of your thesis to the Graduate School (they must be submitted no later than by the last working day of the intended month of graduation).

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Master’s Plan B
The Plan B Master’s degree program includes a capstone experience for which students must complete one to three written reports or projects, totaling together about 120 hours of independent work. Suitable projects to satisfy this requirement must be identified by the student in consultation with the advisor and the examining committee, and approved by the advisor no later than at the end of the third semester. Written reports from appropriate coursework can be used to satisfy this requirement. The minimum credit requirements for a M.S. Plan B are 30 course credits in the interdisciplinary program.

After the examining committee accepts the capstone paper(s) or projects as satisfying the capstone experience, the student can schedule the final oral exam.

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Ph.D. Degree

• The Ph.D. Degree Program
• Journal Club
• Preliminary Examinations
• Suggested Schedule

The Ph.D. Degree Program
A degree program is a list of coursework that you submit to the Graduate School as the basis for your degree. The Degree Program Form is available online. List only graduate level courses (one 4000 level course is permitted). When you file your degree program, the Graduate School appoints your examining committee. Once the degree program is approved, any changes must be petitioned to the Graduate School by submitting a Petition Form.

The minimum course credit requirements for a Ph.D. are 24 course credits and 24 thesis credits (BICB 8888). Students may choose a Minor and the choice of courses must satisfy the Minor requirements.

Ph.D. students are required to gain competency in Core Area 1 and at least two of the Core Areas 2-5 (total of at least 12 credits including Core courses with the BICB designator). The Core Areas are:

1. Biochemistry, molecular and cell biology
2. Database, data mining, and computing
3. Informatics, analysis, and machine learning
4. Mathematics, biostatistics and statistics
5. Computational and systems biology

Ph.D. students are required to take Elective courses from the following areas (at least twelve credits, including Elective courses with the BICB designator). Courses from the designated Core courses may count as Elective courses in addition to courses designated as Elective courses from the following eight areas:

1. Biochemistry, molecular and cell biology
2. Informatics, database, data mining, and computing
3. Mathematics, biostatistics and statistics
4. Chemistry, chemical engineering, and physics
5. Biophysics and structural biology
6. Imaging, information theory, and signal processing
7. Computational chemistry, medicinal chemistry and drug design
8. Clinical and translational sciences

There is a limit of one 4xxx level course counted in the total course credits. Courses that are used to satisfy course requirements in the Core Areas of the interdisciplinary program cannot simultaneously be used to satisfy credit requirements for a Minor. A maximum of 6 course credits in the Elective courses may be applied towards a Minor and thus count toward satisfying both the Elective and the Minor requirements.

Ph.D. students are required to complete a total of 120 hours of industrial or clinical internships or lab rotation(s) (collectively called internships). This is expected to be completed within the first two years and no later than by the end of the third year. If a student participates in an internship experience during the semester, he or she may sign up for BICB 8960 Internship Course (1 credit is equivalent to about 40 hours of participation per semester). Students are not required to register for internships but their participation will be tracked by the program (see Appendix C). Internships can be at any of the participating institutions or institutions/organization that are approved by the graduate program. Approved organizations are the University of Minnesota, Mayo Clinic, and IBM. Organizations will be added as appropriate. The internship requirement can be petitioned in cases of significant relevant prior experience. Details on the internship requirement are provided in Appendix C.

Ph.D. students are required to take two semesters of BICB 8920 (BICB Seminar) and four semesters of BICB 8930 (Journal Club). These credits do not count as Core or Elective Courses.

Ph.D. students are required to take one semester of BICB 8932 Proposal Writing. This seminar is taken in preparation for their preliminary written exam. This seminar does not count toward Core or Elective courses.

Ph.D. students will take at least 1 credit in Ethics and at least 1 credit of Leadership and Management courses (see Appendix A) that cover the areas legal and intellectual property issues; academic leadership; science and technology leadership; and Clinical and translational research and entrepreneurship. These seminars or courses may count toward Elective courses.

Courses that are used to satisfy course requirements in the Core Areas of the interdisciplinary program cannot simultaneously be used to satisfy credit requirements for a Minor. A maximum of 9 course credits in the Elective courses may be applied towards a Minor and thus count toward satisfying both the Elective and the Minor requirements. This program adopts the Graduate School rule that at least two-thirds of the total number of course credits included in any degree program of a Ph.D. graduate student must be taken A-F. Rules for transferring courses from other programs follow Graduate School guidelines.

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Journal Club
All first- and second-year Ph.D. graduate students will participate in Journal Club (BICB 8930), which will be jointly organized by graduate students and their advisors. This seminar meets weekly for 75 minutes. The topics in a given semester are based on the thesis research of the participating second year students. The semester is divided into blocks. A second-year graduate student is assigned to each block and is responsible for identifying suitable papers in consultation with his/her advisor. The theme of each block is related to the student’s proposed thesis research. Each block starts with an introduction led by a graduate student. This is typically a PowerPoint lecture that is aimed at first-year and second-year graduate students from diverse academic areas. This is followed by a discussion of review papers and more technical papers. The discussions are led by the graduate student. The topics and papers will be different every semester.

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Preliminary Examinations
Ph.D. students will submit a research proposal on their thesis research to the DGS to satisfy the preliminary written exam at the end of the fourth semester for full-time students. The exam will be reviewed by three members of the graduate faculty, at most two of the reviewers may come from the preliminary oral examining committee. An advisor or co-advisor may not be a reviewer. Each reviewer must assign one of the following three grades: Pass, Conditional Pass, and Fail. The student fails the exam if at least two of the reviewers grade the exam as Fail. The student passes the exam if at least two reviewers grade the exam as Pass. In all other cases, the student conditionally passes the exam.

CONDITIONAL PASS FOR THE PRELIMINARY WRITTEN EXAM: The student is asked to rewrite the proposal within six weeks. (See below for rules on rewriting the preliminary written exam.)

FAIL FOR THE PRELIMINARY WRITTEN EXAM: The DGS must call a meeting of the reviewers and the preliminary oral examining committee [including the advisor(s)] to determine by majority vote whether the student should be:

• Asked to re-write the proposal (see below for rules on rewriting the preliminary written exam), or
• Switched to the Master's program (Plan A or B), or
• Terminated.

If the student is allowed to re-write the proposal, the procedure is identical to a conditional pass and the student shall be given six weeks to resubmit the rewritten proposal.

REWRITING THE PRELIMINARY WRITTEN EXAM: The reviewers are asked to review the rewritten proposal and to determine whether the rewritten proposal is satisfactory. (Different reviewers may be chosen for the review of the re-written proposal but at most two of the reviewers may come from the preliminary oral examining committee.) If the reviewers unanimously recommend passing the student, the student passes. Otherwise, the DGS must call a meeting of the reviewers and the preliminary oral examining committee (including the advisor) to determine by majority vote whether the student should be:

• Allowed to re-write the proposal for a second time, or
• Switched to the Master's program (Plan A or B), or
• Terminated.

If the student is allowed to re-write the proposal for a second time, the student shall be given six weeks to resubmit the re-written proposal.

The number of times a proposal can be re-written is limited to two. If the reviewers do not agree to unanimously PASS the student after the student had a chance to rewrite the proposal twice, the DGS must call a meeting of the reviewers and the preliminary oral examining committee (including the advisor) to determine by majority vote whether the student should be switched to the Master's program (Plan A or B) or terminated.

When the DGS calls a meeting of the reviewers and the preliminary oral examining committee [including the advisor(s)], both the DGS and the advisor are eligible to vote. The co-DGS may substitute for the DGS. Both the DGS and the co-DGS may be present at the meeting but only one of the two has a vote.

Once the student passes the preliminary written exam and the Graduate School received the Preliminary Written Examination Report Form that informs the Graduate School that the student passed the preliminary written exam, the student can schedule the preliminary oral exam. This exam must be taken no later than the fifth semester in residence for full-time students. Schedule the exam with the Graduate School at least one week in advance of the exam. The preliminary oral exam includes a pre-thesis seminar, which is open to the public, followed by an examination, which is closed to the public. The preliminary oral examining committee for the preliminary oral exam of a Ph.D. graduate student consists of at least four members, at least three are BICB graduate faculty from at least two different budgetary units, and, if the student has a Minor, one member must represent the student’s Minor. If the student does not have a Minor, the fourth member may be from the BICB graduate faculty. The advisor/co-advisor will be members of the preliminary oral examining committee.

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Suggested Schedule

• Selecting an Advisor and an Advisory Committee
  To be admitted to the Ph.D. program, a graduate student must identify an advisor/co-advisors who in turn must indicate a willingness to advise the student. The advisor/co-advisors will initially be referred to as temporary advisor/co-advisors to indicate that a student may select a different advisor/co-advisors if appropriate. However, we expect that most temporary advisor/co-advisors will be the permanent advisor/co-advisors. Students will select two other faculty by the end of the first semester who will become part of the preliminary oral examining committee. The student is required to have a permanent advisor/co-advisors by the end of the third semester. The preliminary oral examining committee must be chosen by the end of the first year.
• Filing degree program with the Graduate School
  The degree program must be filed no later than by the end of the first year (full-time M.S. or Ph.D. students) or by the end of the second year (part-time M.S. students)
• Expectations for Full-time Students
  We expect students to spend at least one third of their time on research in the first two years, complete most course work during the first two years, and complete the internship by the end of their second year and no later than the end of the third year. The preliminary written exam in the form of thesis proposal must be submitted at the end of the fourth semester and the preliminary oral exam must be taken no later than at the beginning of the fifth semester. The Thesis Proposal Form must be filed no later than the fifth semester. Once the Thesis Proposal has been approved by the Graduate School, you can request a graduation package from the Graduate School. The final oral defense of thesis is expected to take place at the end of Year 5, no later than end of Year 6. The Graduate School commencement ceremonies are held in fall and spring. If you wish to participate in commencement, contact the Graduate School, 316 Johnston Hall, one term in advance of the ceremony.

If a student wishes to explore the program before choosing an advisor, the student will be admitted to the M.S. program. If a Ph.D. advisor is found, the student will be allowed to switch into the Ph.D. program.

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Appendices

• Appendix A: Courses
• Appendix B: Examining Committee and Exams
• Appendix C: Internships
• Appendix D: Roles and Responsibilities of BICB Graduate Faculty
• Appendix E: Advisory Committee Form

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