GENEMS - Genetics
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Coursework. The Genetics GIDP requires 32 units of coursework, including
CMM 518 Fundamental Genetic Mechanisms (3 credits, fall semester)
Four (4) semesters of GENE 670 Recent Advances in Genetics (2 credits, fall and spring semester). This is the Genetics graduate seminar.
And, at least 15 additional coursework credits from the student's specific area of interest, as agreed upon by the student’s advisor or the Genetics Curriculum Committee, the Chair, or the Vice-Chair of the GIDP.
Required Coursework. At noted above, the Genetics Program has one required genetics course CMM 518 Fundamental Genetic Mechanisms. This three-credit course help in the fall semester covers a broad range of topics in science of heredity and genetics of DNA and chromosome transactions. Students learn to analyze and evaluate the primary literature, to solve complex problems in genetics, and to present oral communications of and to prepare written reports of old and new concepts in genetics.
Seminar. Students must attend and participate in the graduate seminar course GENE 670 Advances in Genetics for a minimum of four semesters. In this course, students learn to present their own work and the work of others to a broad audience of faculty and students on a regular basis. Students are also required to present in annual retreats of the Program, in the form of an oral presentation or a poster presentation.
Thesis units. 6 units of GENE 910 MS thesis credit.
Elective courses. Students chose from a wide range of genetics and other courses to fulfill their curricular needs. Program maintains a roster of potential elective courses in genetics, genomics and bioinformatics, and biochemistry on the Program website (https://genetics.arizona.edu/prospective-students/degree-requirements).
Course Description Units
CMM 518 Core requirement for Genetics GIDP 3 Units
GENE 670 Advances in Genetics, seminar 8 Units
GENE 910 Thesis 6 Units
Elective courses 15 Units
Elective Courses
Decided upon by student and Program ≥15 Elective courses. Students chose from a wide range of genetics and other courses to fulfill their curricular needs. Program maintains a roster of potential elective courses in genetics, genomics and bioinformatics, and biochemistry on the Program website (https://genetics.arizona.edu/prospective-students/degree-requirements).
Other courses
The inclusion of a new course offered by the University on one of the lists can be done by your advisor by contacting the Genetics Curriculum Committee, the Chair, or the Vice-Chair of the GIDP.
Grade requirements
The Graduate College expects students to maintain an overall grade-point average of at least 3.0 (B). One semester < 3.0 and the student is on probation. Two semesters < 3.0 and the Graduate College will remove the student from the program. The Genetics Program has a more stringent requirement that students must not have more than two (2) grades of C in their coursework. Failure to achieve such a record can result in dismissal from the Program. In this case, the Program asks the Graduate College to remove the student.
Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.