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2018-2019 Graduate Catalog 
    
2018-2019 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Integrative and Systems Biology, PhD


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►   Graduate School Rules  apply to this program.

Director for PhD Program:  Michael Greene
Office:  Science, 4111
Telephone:  303-556-5610
E-mail: Michael.Greene@ucdenver.edu
Website:  clas.ucdenver.edu/biology/grad.html

Requirements for Admission

  • A BA/BS or MS from an accredited institution awarded within the last 10 years (validation of current content may be required).·Minimum undergraduate GPA: 3.0 

  • General GRE test: minimum 50% performance in each section (quantitative, verbal, and analytical writing)
  • TOEFL: required for international applicants from countries in which English is not the official language 

  • 3 letters of recommendation 

  • Official transcripts from all attended institutions 

  • Students are required to contact faculty in advance. Prior to application, applicants must have identified and contacted an available Faculty Advisor to ensure availability of a position and appropriate research interests 


Prerequisite courses required:

  • One year of General Biology is preferred. Where needed, supplementary courses or reading programs may be designed to provide background information of sufficient depth for the Program curriculum 

  • One course in applied or biological statistics (through regression and ANOVA) 

  • Additional prerequisite requirements may be set by individual faculty 


Applications will be considered annually starting January 15 for both domestic US students and international students.  Application to the PhD program is through CU Denver Admissions.

Degree Requirements


The PhD degree requirements comprise six phases. First, students must complete a minimum of 60 credits, including 30 dissertation credits. Up to 30 hours of graduate level courses from other programs may be transferred and counted toward the degree. Students must also pass the Preliminary Exam, form an Advisory Committee and an Examination Committee, meet the academic residency requirement, pass the comprehensive exam, and write and orally defend a dissertation.

Research-based PhD degree program requires

  1. Completing 60 credits including 30 of dissertation (BIOL 8990)
  2. Meeting minimum academic residency requirements
  3. Passing the Preliminary Exam
  4. Forming Advisory and Examination committees
  5. Writing and defending research proposal
  6. Passing the Comprehensive Exam
  7. Writing and defending dissertation (including >1 publishable paper)

Required Courses

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