Successful completion of the master's program includes the completion of required coursework, a 20-30 minute Student Forum presentation, research project culminating in a research paper, successful defense of research, and GradPath forms.

The M.S. degree requires a minimum of 30 units of graduate work, which includes required foundational coursework, additional coursework as determined on an individualized basis by the student's Master's Committee, and research units.

Part of the student's course requirements consist of the following courses, in which the student must attain a "B" letter grade or better:

MS Core Courses (non-Thesis option)

course: Cellular and Molecular Physiology, 6 units
course: Human Physiology, 6 units
course: Physiology Student Forum, 1 unit taken each semester (up to 4 units total)
course: Physiology Series, 1 unit taken each semester (up to 4 units total)
course: Research Methods In Physiological Sciences, 3 units
course: Research, 8 units

MS Core Courses (Thesis option)

course: Cellular and Molecular Physiology, 6 units
course: Human Physiology, 6 units
course: Physiology Student Forum, 1 unit taken each semester (up to 4 units total)
course: Physiology Series, 1 unit taken each semester (up to 4 units total)
course: Research Methods In Physiological Sciences, 3 units
course: Research, 8 units
course:Thesis, 2 units

PSMS - Physiological Sciences

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