285770 - Cell Biology and Physiology (PhD)
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Application Deadline
Fall: January 15th
Spring: January 15th
Summer: January 15th
Contact Information
4005 LSB
801-422-2006
cell@byu.edu
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Required Tests
GRE not required, but is highly recommended.
Additional Requirements
Resume required
Document summarizing interest level, likely fit, and desire to conduct graduate research with at least 5 specific faculty members in the program.
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PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
This PhD degree program is a comprehensive academic endeavor in cell biology and physiology. Although the research project of each PhD student will focus in an area of either cell biology or physiology, all students will be expected to have an understanding of key concepts in both disciplines. The research project will include independent inquiry and in-depth application of the scientific method. Publication of the research in peer-reviewed journals is expected but not required.
REQUIREMENTS for Degree
Credit hours: 57 hours, including 6 hours of lab research/rotation (course) and 18 hours of dissertation (course).
Students who have earned a master’s degree must complete at least 36 semester hours of additional graduate work at BYU beyond the master’s degree.
Required courses: course (3 hr), course (3 hr), course (1 hr), course (3 hr; or course), course (1 hr), course (4 hr), course (4 hr), course (4 hr).
Research credit (course and course) may not exceed 27 hours.
A seminar must be presented each year (course)
Dissertation: standard university dissertation format or journal publication format.
Examinations: (A) qualifying exam: comprehensive written and oral + research proposal; (B) defense of dissertation.
