PMCB Year 1 Curriculum | Course Name | Course Number | Credits | | Fall Term | | Structure & Function of Biological Molecules | CONJ 661 | 3 | | Genetic Mechanisms | CON 662 | 3 | | Practice & Ethics of Science | CONJ 650 | 2 | | Research Rotation | CON 601 | 6 | | PMCB Literature Club | CONJ 605 | 2 | | Winter Term | | Bioregulation | CONJ 663 | 3 | | Molecular Cell Biology | CONJ 664 | 3 | | Spring Term | | Development, Differentiation, & Cancer * | CONJ 665 | 3 | | Organ Systems * | CONJ 667 | 3 | | Molecular Biophysics & Experimental Bioinformatics * | CONJ 668 | 3 | Research Rotation
| CONJ 601
| 8
| Departmental Literature Club
| DEPT 606‡
| 2
| Summer Term
| PMCB Comprehensive Exam (pdf)
| CONJ 608A
| 8
| Research Rotation
| DEPT 601**
| 8
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*Students select two of the three courses and have until the end of the second year to complete the last course. ‡ Student choose a journal club offered by one of the five Basic Science Departments
** Students who have chosen a research mentor will register for Research under the chosen department and mentor
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PMCB Year 2 Curriculum | Course Name | Course Number | Credits | Fall Term, Winter and Spring Terms
| Courses, seminars and research requirements in the second year of study vary depending on the program the student selects for completion of their Ph.D. 9-16 credits will be taken each quarter.
| | Summer Term | PMCB Qualifying Exam (pdf)
| CONJ 608B | 8
| Research
| DEPT 601
| 8
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Year 3 Through Graduation After successful completion of a qualifying exam at the end of the second year, students are formally admitted into one of the five participating departments.
Departmental degree completion requirements are outlined in the PMCB Academic Guidelines
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