Degree: Master of Science (MS)
Field of Study: Pathology
Pathology (MS) Program Information
Degree: Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Medicine (MD) Program Information
Program Overview
The School of Medicine and School of Graduate Studies have partnered to offer a dual degree for the MS in Pathology and the Doctor of Medicine (MD) program.
Program Requirements
Students are expected to complete at least two graduate courses (3 credit hours each or total 6 credit hours) before beginning the laboratory research period (year 3), and students should take three graduate courses before the research period if this is possible. For students to receive graduate credit for any medical coursework (as IBIS credit, e.g. IBIS 403), they must register at the beginning of the semester. Students in the MD/MS joint degree program must attain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 in the graduate courses. Students in this program may participate in any of the three tracks of the Department of Pathology Graduate Program.
Students in the Pathology track must complete:
Course List Code | Title | Credit Hours |
PATH 601 | Special Problems | 18 |
PATH 511 | Experimental Pathology Seminar I | 1 |
or PATH 512 | Experimental Pathology Seminar II |
IBIS 600 | Exam in Biomedical Investigation | 0 |
And 9 credits from the Pathology courses listed below or other Approved courses. Other department's graduate level course may be accepted provided it is appropriate to the student's project and is approved by his/her Thesis Committee or the Graduate Program Director in Pathology.
Course List Code | Title | Credit Hours |
PATH 410 | Aging and the Nervous System | 1 |
PATH 416 | Fundamental Immunology | 4 |
PATH 444 | Neurodegenerative Diseases: Pathological, Cell. & Molecular Perspectives | 3 |
PATH 510 | Basic Pathologic Mechanisms | 4 |
PATH 525 | Neurodegenerative Diseases of the Brain and the Eye: Molecular Basis of the Brain-Eye Connection | 3 |