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GRADUATE PROGRAM GUIDELINES
ADMISSIONS
All students are now admitted through a centralized Biomedical
Sciences Program:
Biomedical
Graduate Program.
Students complete core courses and laboratory
rotations during their first year, and then select a faculty
advisor and department at the beginning of their second
year. Both the MS and the PhD degrees in the Department of
Physiology are research intensive; visit
Faculty
and their research interests for more information on research
opportunities.
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Physiology Graduate Students complete a core in Biomedical Sciences and a Physiology core, including General Physiology and Experimental Basis of Physiology.
COURSE SCHEDULE
Year One, Fall Semester:
Cell
Biology....................................................................
4 credit hrs
Biometry
I........................................................................3
credit hrs
Seminar...........................................................................1
credit hr
Experimental Basis of
Physiology......................................2 credit
hrs
Year One, Spring Semester:
Biochemistry...................................................................9
credit hrs
General
Physiology.........................................................
9 credit hrs
Total Year One..............................................................28 credit hrs
Master's Degree:
In the second year, students must complete an additional hour of seminar and register for additional credit hours while completing a laboratory research project and preparing a written thesis.
Doctoral Degree:
After the first year, doctoral students must take Biometry II, three 1 hour seminar courses, and two of the three advanced courses listed. Doctoral students must register for additional credit hours while completing a laboratory research project and preparing a written dissertation.
ADVANCED COURSES IN PHYSIOLOGY
The Department of Physiology offers three advanced course beyond the Physiology core. A doctoral student is expected to complete two of the three, while a master's student may enroll in one or more courses, but is not required to do so.
Course I:
Membrane and Transport Biology
Course No: 630-5450/630-6450
Credit Hrs: 3 Hrs.
Instructors: Tom Ecay, Ph.D., and Robert Wondergem,
Ph.D.
Course II: Neuroregulation
Course No: 630-5400/630-6400
Credit Hrs: 3 Hrs.
Instructors: Brian P. Rowe, Ph.D., and Barbara
Turner, Ph.D.
Course III: Systems Physiology
Course No: 630-5350/630-6350
Credit Hrs: 3 Hrs.
Instructors: Carole Williams, Ph.d., and William L. Joyner,
Ph.D.
EXAMINATION AND GRADE REQUIREMENTS, EXPECTED TIMETABLE
Master's Degree:
A grade of B is required in all first year
courses. The student should select a thesis advisor before the
beginning of the summer semester.
The student, in consultation with his or her advisor should form
a three member thesis committee during the fall semester of the
second year.
The student should submit the thesis proposal to the committee
during the fall semester. The proposal should be given to the
committee members at least two weeks in advance of the committee
meeting.
The thesis committee will meet once each semester. Notes of the
meeting should be taken by the advisor and distributed to the
members of the committee.
Each semester the thesis advisor will submit
a report of the student's progress to the Graduate Coordinator.
The reports will become part of the student's permanent file
maintained in the Department Office.
The student will submit the to the committee at least two weeks
in advance of the scheduled seminar. Since the seminar is public,
a two week notification must be given within the College of
Medicine. The oral defense will be conducted by the student's
committee following the public seminar.
Doctoral Degree:
The doctoral program is a full-time program. A grade of B is
required in all first year courses. The student should select an
advisor by the beginning of the second year.
Each semester the dissertation advisor will submit a report of
the student's progress to the Graduate Coordinator. The reports
will become part of the student's permanent file, maintained in
the Department Office.
The student, in consultation with his/her dissertation advisor
should form a five member dissertation committee during the
spring semester of the second year.
The dissertation committee must meet once each semester. Notes of
the meeting should be taken by the advisor and distributed to the
members of the committee.
The Qualifying Examination should be completed before the end of
the fall semester of the third year. The Qualifying Examination
consists of a written and an oral portion. The preparation of an
NIH grant (R01) on the dissertation problem constitutes the
written portion. Page limitations are a fundamental requirement.
The oral portion of the examination involves the questioning of
the student by the committee on issues relevant to the grant
proposal. The purpose of the examination is to evaluate the
student's preparedness to conduct research. The preparation of
the grant proposal is the responsibility of the student, not the
departmental office. The grant proposal should be submitted to
the committee two weeks in advance of the oral examination.
The student will submit his or her dissertation to the committee
at least two weeks in advance of the scheduled dissertation
seminar. Since the dissertation seminar is public, a two week
notification must be given within the College of Medicine. The
oral defense will be conducted by the student's committee
following the public seminar.
In addition to the three courses in the designated area of study
(Physiology), the student must take two courses outside of the
designated area of study. Assuming these are 3 credit hour
courses, doctoral students have 49 credit hours of required
courses in addition to dissertation research.