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Graduate Program

Ph.D. Degree Requirements

The chairperson of the genetics program, with the concurrence of the student’s thesis adviser, nominates the student’s guidance and doctoral committees, which administer the qualifying and final examinations. Specific course requirements are developed by the student and the guidance committee. Doctoral students are expected to have a broad exposure to genetics courses, exceeding that required of master’s students. Students must complete a dissertation on original research in genetics and pass a qualifying oral examination and a thesis defense. The guidance committee for each graduate student determines whether a foreign language will be required. Students are required to attend Genetics seminars.