Master of Science in Biological Science
About the Program
83.0 graduate semester credits total
34.0 graduate semester credits + 47.0 MSP certificate credits (both undergraduate and graduate)
Students who complete the one-year Medical Science Preparatory (MSP) certificate program with a B average or higher and have taken the MCAT exam are guaranteed admission to the program for the following year leading to the Master of Science degree from the Biological program.
Additional Information
For more information about the program, visit the College of Medicine Master of Science in Biological Science web page
| Required Medical Science Preparatory Certificate Courses | ||
| MSPP 400S | Advanced Topics in Chemistry I | 4.0 |
| MSPP 401S | Adv Topics in Chemistry II | 4.0 |
| MSPP 402S | Advanced Topics in Physics I | 4.0 |
| MSPP 403S | Advanced Topics in Physics II | 4.0 |
| MSPP 404S | Concepts in Verbal Reasoning I | 6.0 |
| MSPP 405S | Concepts in Verbal Reasoning II | 6.0 |
| MSPP 505S | Lab Tech in Bioch & Molec Biol | 2.0 |
| MSPP 511S | Concepts in Bioch & Cell Biolo | 4.0 |
| MSPP 513S | Special Topics in Anatomy | 4.0 |
| MSPP 525S | Community Dimensions of Medici | 2.0 |
| MSPP 515S | Biological Function & Regulati | 4.0 |
| PHRM 512S | GRADUATE PHARMACOLOGY | 3.0 |
| Required MS Courses | ||
| Summer Research Project | ||
| MSPP 550S | Research Project | 2.0 |
| Fall Semester | ||
| IMSP 502S | Medicine and Society I | 3.0 |
| IMSP 510S | Medical Biochemistry I | 7.5 |
| IMSP 520S | Medical Physiology I | 3.5 |
| IMSP 540S | Cell Biology & Microanatomy I | 5.0 |
| Medical Nutrition * | ||
| Medical Immunology * | ||
| Spring Semester | ||
| IMSP 503S | Medicine and Society II | 2.0 |
| IMSP 521S | Medical Physiology II | 3.5 |
| IMSP 511S | Medical Biochemistry II | 0.5 |
| IMSP 541S | Cell Biology and Microanatomy II | 3.0 |
| IMSP 560S | Medical Neuroscience | 6.0 |
| Total Credits | 83.0 | |
| * | These courses are optional. |
