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Summer, 2008
Degree requirements for PhD students
  • Doctoral degrees at FAU require at least 80 semester credits beyond the baccalaureate degree (a Masters degree is considered equivalent to 30 semester credits).  The following are requirements of the Program in Integrative Biology.
  1. A minimum of 19 credits of course work with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher with the following requirements:
    • 10 Credits will be in courses designated as core courses
    • The remainder of the 9 credits will be made up of elective courses that support the student’s research plan.  The student’s major advisor and the supervisory committee must approve all elective courses.
    • The elective courses must be 5000, 6000, or 7000 level biology courses in biology, biomedical science, chemistry, or approved cognates.
    • Courses designated as proficiency or remedial may not be used to satisfy the course requirements.
  2. Enrollment in three seminar/journal club courses offered by the program prior to graduation ≥ 3 Cr.
  3. Research involving independent research is required under the direction of the student’s Dissertation Research Committee prior to Candidacy.
  4. Successful defense of the research proposal before the full Dissertation Committee for admission to candidacy.
  5. A minimum of 25 credits of doctoral dissertation research after attaining Candidacy.
  6. Submission and public presentation of a research dissertation.  Following the public presentation, the defense of the dissertation will be held with the student’s dissertation research committee.