- First semester
- BIO 501 Seminar 0 Sem hrs
- BIO 503 College Teaching Seminar 1 Sem hrs
- BIO 552 Biological Instrumentation 4 Sem hrs
- BIO 601 Special Topics Seminar 1 Sem hr
- BIO 550 Biometrics 3 Sem hr
- Second semester
- BIO 501 Seminar 0 Sem hrs
- BIO 553 Biological Instrumentation 4 Sem hrs
- BIO 601 Special Topics Seminar 1 Sem hr
- BIO ( ) Elective 3 Sem hr
- All Summer semesters — full time dissertation research
- Third semester
- BIO 501 Seminar 0 Sem hrs
- BIO 699 Dissertation Research 3 Sem hrs
- BIO 601 Special Topics Seminar 1 Sem hr
- BIO ( ) Elective 3 Sem hr
- Take and pass qualifying exam
- All semesters
- BIO 501 Seminar 0 Sem hrs
- BIO 699 Dissertation Research 3-6 Sem hrs
- BIO 601 Special Topics Seminar 1 Sem hr
- BIO ( ) Elective 3 Sem hr
- Sixth semester — take and pass doctoral candidacy exam
- Tenth semester — publish manuscript and defend dissertation